Bashing Block Parties, Bashing Community Building
August 5, 2007
* Third Annual Farwell Block Party
Now here's a block that really knows how to throw a rockin' block party. Take our neighbors who live east of Sheridan Road, on Farwell, by the lake. They have a huge, open park, (Loyola Park) right there at their footsteps. And, guess what? They decide to call their local alderman pal to come out and block off the street, with his fancy blue sawhorses. A brilliant idea for a neighborhood struggling with parking issues. But it doesn't faze these folks, or our Alderman. They've got off-street parking. At least most of them do. . . . . Post & Pictures
Posted by Craig Gernhardt
The option of having a block party is something that the neighbors of a block get together and decide to do to build the relationship between neighbors. No one could ever dispute that having a place to park is a very difficult problem, but sometimes there are things that are more important. If for a portion of one day, one time a year the neighbors on an individual block determine that renewing the bond between neighbors is more important than a parking space for those hours it is a worthy and wise investment in our community. In spite of the significance of the computer and the Internet in our modern times, the value of a face to face with your nieghbors will never be replaced. I wish that every block had a few neighbors that were dedicated enough to bring the block together.
* Third Annual Farwell Block Party
Now here's a block that really knows how to throw a rockin' block party. Take our neighbors who live east of Sheridan Road, on Farwell, by the lake. They have a huge, open park, (Loyola Park) right there at their footsteps. And, guess what? They decide to call their local alderman pal to come out and block off the street, with his fancy blue sawhorses. A brilliant idea for a neighborhood struggling with parking issues. But it doesn't faze these folks, or our Alderman. They've got off-street parking. At least most of them do. . . . . Post & Pictures
Posted by Craig Gernhardt
The option of having a block party is something that the neighbors of a block get together and decide to do to build the relationship between neighbors. No one could ever dispute that having a place to park is a very difficult problem, but sometimes there are things that are more important. If for a portion of one day, one time a year the neighbors on an individual block determine that renewing the bond between neighbors is more important than a parking space for those hours it is a worthy and wise investment in our community. In spite of the significance of the computer and the Internet in our modern times, the value of a face to face with your nieghbors will never be replaced. I wish that every block had a few neighbors that were dedicated enough to bring the block together.
Labels: Block Parties, Building Community, Farwell
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