We are pleased to announce that Mayor Greg Ballard will be the feature of our next neighborhood meeting! Mayor Ballard wants to speak to us about the importance of neighborhoods, among other things. More details are forthcoming, but make sure you put this date on your calendar so that you don’t miss your opportunity to speak [...]
In the next month, Little Flower Neighborhood, Emerson Heights, and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful will team up to plant 40 trees in our neighborhoods. The new trees in Little Flower will be planted from 10th street up Bosart, Drexel, Wallace, Dequincy, Riley, Bancroft, and Emerson. We always need volunteers for these plantings and to maintain the [...]
LFNA Memberships are way down in the last year. Our newsletter lost funding over a year ago and ever since memberships have been dwindling out. Are you a current member? Have you let your membership lapse?
LFNA is currently searching for new funding for our newsletter, as well as other projects. We hope to publish a [...]
Indianapolis is improving trash collection service for 120,000 households in Marion County. To find out more information about these changes, or to ask questions of DPW visit their webpage: http://www.indy.gov/eGov/City/DPW/Residential/Trash/SolidWasteImprovement/Pages/home.aspx
The only change that we noticed to Little Flower’s pickup is that “Heavy Trash Day” has moved to the fourth Monday of the month. Residents can [...]
Feast of Lanterns is one of the best events on the near eastside – the magic of paper lanterns strung throughout the park, the music, the great food, the unique craft, jewelry and artwork, information booths, fun and educational activities for families and children. Below is a message from Denise Walker, the Volunteer Coordinator of the [...]
The Benton House is a historic landmark in Irvington, just over a mile from Little Flower. They are collecting books for the Benton House Book Sale which takes place August 27-28th. If you have books to donate, please contact Rose Mary Clarke at 317-356-8692 or rwclarke@mibor.net with “BOOK SALE” in the subject line.
They are also [...]
Here is a link to a recent article from the Indianapolis Star. It focuses on the revitalization of the 10th Street Corridor, which begins downtown and ends at Little Flower on Emerson. Things are really moving in the right direction and the article outlines a lot of exciting developments coming to our area! Read more [...]
Design Guidelines: maintaining/renovating your historic home. The devil is in the details.
Design Guidelines: http://www.chicagobungalow.org/restore/guidelines.shtml
How-To: http://www.chicagobungalow.org/restore/howto.shtml
Breaking Silence: Speak Up for Yourself and Your Neighborhood.
There are many ways to effectively change your neighborhood, positively. Break the silence!
1.) Join an internet web forum or chatroom to gain ideas or to vent
2.) Create a blog on the Internet
3.) Report issues/concerns to the Mayor’s Action [...]
Here are 12 Things YOU can do to Improve Your Neighborhood Right Now!
1. Pick up the litter near your home, even if you didn’t put it there. Get others working toward a common goal. Everyone feels good because they can see the results of their efforts. Also, when it is NOT trash day, keep your [...]
