Folwell to start using space at Christ English Church
For the duration of 2019, the Folwell Neighborhood Association (FNA) will have office and storage space, along with outdoor event space, …
Neighborhood Associations: The work of placed-based organizing
As “placed-based organizations,” our Neighborhood Associations play a critical and unique role in the work of the city, county and state. That work …
Fresh fall harvest
Summer 2018 has been a hot one with big rain storms and drought at different times. While the community gardens in Folwell got a bit of a late start, they are …
Loppet in the Camden Community
A new neighbor in the neighborhood With so few businesses on the Dowling corridor, it is no surprise at the amount of community interest in the building …
Folwell launches neighborhood night
“It felt like jazz,” said one resident at the end of Folwell’s first Neighborhood Night in early June at Folwell Park. “Everyone …
Restoring connection
Disconnection runs rampant in our current culture. Though more linked through the Internet and social media, human contact and genuine connection are …
Door knocking is coming to Folwell this summer
There is development happening all over the city. It’s not just orange cones blocking streets, but cranes at work constructing new business and …
A way to find each other
Community gardening has a way of bringing people together. On the Northside we don’t have a lot of ‘third space’ options to be together. We …
Community garden efforts warming up
I love the month of April because of the hope it brings. Sure, grey days linger and we still may need a scarf and jacket, but then you get a glimpse of earth …
Celebrating 100!
Florence Timmerman, a lifelong Northsider, just celebrated her 100th birthday on January 18. While shoveling for Ms. Timmerman, the Boys to Men Club in Folwell …