Irvine and Ronald Street Plantings
We finally got it all done (well for the most part.). With a hand full of volunteers, the Irving and the Ronald plantings are in place for another summer. Thanks to the hardy souls that broke a sweat for Greenfield! The plantings look great and make the neighborhood look great, too!! If you happen to...
Greenfield Portal Project: Update and Seeking Funding
On July 15, 2010, Connect Greenfield and the Greenfield Organization convened the second community meeting at Hough’s Sports Bar to discuss the results of an on-line survey and next steps regarding the design of a new Greenfield neighborhood sign at intersection of Beechwood and Alger. One hundred and forty seven Greenfielders voted on line for...
Reminder: Greenfield Portal Design Project – Community Meeting #2
We’re on for the next community meeting to discuss proposed sign designs, the online voting results, and next steps in advancing the redesign of the neighborhood portal at Beechwood and Alger. Community Meeting #2 will be held at Hough’s Sports Bar, this Thursday, 6:30 pm, July 15, 2010. As noted earlier on the site, the...
Greenfield Portal Design Community Meeting: July 15, 6:30 PM
We’re on for the next community meeting to discuss proposed sign designs, the online voting results, and next steps in advancing the redesign of the neighborhood portal at Beechwood and Alger. Community Meeting #2 will be held at Hough’s Sports Bar, 6:30 pm, July 15, 2010. If you haven’t voted yet, you can choose your...
Greenfield Portal Design Project: Vote for Your Favorite Sign Design
In follow up to Connect Greenfield’s March 15, 2010 community meeting on the redesign of the triangular median at Beechwood and Alger, a resident volunteer and landscape designer, Wayne from Lami Grubb Architects, agreed to develop alternative sign designs. Guidance from the community meeting included the following: Include “Greenfield” in the sign with “Welcomes You”...
Greenfield Spring 2010 Clean Up: Take Two
We’re on again this Saturday to finish the job. Although we had 25 hardy/waterproof souls show up (plus a contingency from the Greenfield School) and the rain held off until 10:00 last Saturday, we were only able to get Magee in tiptop shape putting away 52 large bags! Thanks to those who ventured out. But...
Greenfield’s 2010 Spring Community Clean Up – Saturday, April 24th
Now that spring has sprung, so too has the litter. On Saturday, April 24th, the Greenfield community will be conducting its annual spring clean-up of the neighborhood from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Everyone is meeting at the Magee Field Basketball Courts. Coffee and Pastries at 8:30 AM. Last year, 24 volunteers disposed of 13...
Attacking Greenfield’s Illegal Dump Sites in 2010 – UPDATE
Pat wrote about Stash the Trash back in February. This week, the Post-Gazette profiled Stash the Trash and the work that they do in this article. Greenfield is their focus this year (7th paragraph). Any help the community can provide would be great. They are particularly interested in stewardship of the sites they clean. To...
Greenfield Portal Design Community Meeting
After receiving over 140 responses to the Greenfield Portal Design Survey, we are evaluating and tabulating the results. To discuss these results and next steps, we’ve scheduled a community meeting for Monday, March 15, 2010, 6:30 PM, at Hough’s Sports Bar, 563 Greenfield Avenue (smoke free). Feel free to stop by and hear what we’ve got and where...
Attacking Greenfield’s Illegal Dump Sites in 2010
Stash The Trash is a community-based organization looking to clean up the city through supporting litter pick-up programs and cleaning up overgrown sidewalks and lots. In addition, they are working diligently to eradicate illegal dump sites and while they serve the entire city, they plan to focus on Greenfield in 2010 and clean up our...
Greenfield Portal Design Project
The sign is gone and the timbers deteriorating. The Greenfield Organization and Connect Greenfield are teaming up to address the deteriorated condition of one of Greenfield’s most prominent portals - the Welcome to Greenfield sign and landscaped median located on the Greenfield end of the Greenfield Bridge at Beechwood Boulevard and Ronald Street. The space...
Community Meeting in the Run: Thursday, Oct. 22
From the Greenfield Organization: City Council Public Hearing in Greenfield Regarding Ivondale Street Thursday, October 22, 2009, 6:30 pm Operating Engineers’ Union Hall 300 Saline Street Concerned about landslides and flooding in the Run? Community members have been working with City Council President Doug Shields to solve environmental problems in the lower Run related to...
