December 2008

The Island of Lead-based Toys

(December 4, 2007)

Turn it down when you're not around

Programmable home thermostat offer for Seward and Longfellow residents ends Dec. 15
by Jeremy Stratton (December 5, 2007)

SE Como residents lobby to get 19th century streets paved

(December 6, 2007)

SNG newsletter, December

unedited, as emailed from Seward Neighborhood Group (SNG)
by Bernie Waibel and Seward neighbors (December 6, 2007)

Southeast Como Improvement Association (SECIA)

December 4, 2007 board meeting
(December 6, 2007)

Seward Co-op breaks ground on Riverside Market site

Project funding includes first assistance from city's 'Great Streets' program
by Jeremy Stratton and Chris Stedman (December 7, 2007)

Midtown Eco Energy public meeting is Thursday, Dec. 13

Public comment period on controversial biomass burner closes Jan. 14
by Jeremy Stratton (December 10, 2007)

Coyle Center Girl Scouts featured in New York Times

(December 12, 2007)

Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association (MHNA)

Dec. 11 meeting
by Sarah Phemister (December 12, 2007)

Hard Times will reopen Saturday, Dec. 15

West Bank cafe emerges sparkling from 'bureaucratic red tape'
by Jeremy Stratton (December 12, 2007)

Despite lawsuit victory, hurdles remain for DeLaSalle athletic field

(December 14, 2007)

Seward Concert Band holiday concert — Saturday, Dec. 15

(December 14, 2007)

Help Cadillac and Cornbread get out of town

‘Blues Day’ fundraiser concert is Tuesday, Dec. 18 at Eagles Club
by Jeremy Stratton (December 17, 2007)

Christmas and Hanukah concert at Tom’s Schneider Drug Store — Thursday, Dec. 20

(December 17, 2007)

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Suspect charged in Seward-area homicide

(December 26, 2007)

Vacancies on the Heritage Preservation Commission

(December 27, 2007)

Preservation of Your Memory at Pratt, Dec. 3

(December 1, 2008)

West Bank nonprofit awarded for innovation in serving East African Women

Weavers' group particpates in Gaviidae gift store
by Tara Bannow (December 1, 2008)

Made in Bridgeland

Buying local is the gift that gives back
by Jeremy Stratton (December 1, 2008)

Sanford Job Corps offers snow shoveling, more

by Linda Lincoln (December 1, 2008)

Sanford Job Corps offers snow shoveling, more

by Linda Lincoln (December 1, 2008)

The anti-Christmas Carol at Bedlam, Dec. 3–7

by Tara Bannow (December 3, 2008)

University Baptist madrigal dinners, Dec. 5–6

by Jeremy Stratton (December 3, 2008)

The ghosts of Christmas productions past

The Guthrie brings Dickens’ Carol to life for 34th season
by Tara Bannow (December 3, 2008)

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Prospect Park Community Choir concert, Dec. 7

(December 5, 2008)

Patricia Cumbie reading, Dec. 9

(December 8, 2008)

St. Frances Cabrini's "Labyrinth Days", Dec. 9–11

(December 8, 2008)

Free gift-wrapping at Southeast Christian Church, Dec. 13

(December 8, 2008)

Bedlam serves up mock 'Seagull' with four-course holiday meal

West Bank troupe spoofs the holidays with first dinner theatre production
by Jeremy Stratton (December 8, 2008)

1920s-style New Year’s Eve gala to benefit Emergency Foodshelf Network

Three Sons Signature Cuisine presents 'Moonshine on the Mississippi'
by Jeremy Stratton (December 8, 2008)

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Seward Concert Band holiday concert, Dec. 13

(December 11, 2008)

Christmas praise concert, Dec. 14

(December 11, 2008)

Seward businesses host shopping day, Dec. 13

Vote for the best-decorated shop
(December 11, 2008)

Rash of armed robberies plagues Midtown Greenway, Hiawatha trail UPDATED 12-12

Bikers will 'Take Back the Greenway' with ride on Dec.13
by Roxanne Bergeron and Jeremy Stratton (December 11, 2008)

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Florence Court development moves ahead

Developer, neighborhood agree on new construction, historic renovation
by Jeremy Stratton (December 29, 2008)

Smelly pole raises stink in Seward

Residents ask Xcel Energy to stop installing penta-treated utility poles
by Jeremy Stratton (December 29, 2008)

Southeast Como Improvement Association Dec. 2, 2008 board meeting

Governor’s Award for Pollution Prevention Feb. 11, new board members, board officer elections, public apology
by Roxanne Bergeron (January 7, 2009)

West Bank Community Coalition — Dec. 17, 2008 board meeting

New board members and officers, CURA grant awarded for “culture of peace” project, LED lighting, safety issues, landscaping at Cedars, Central Corridor utility boxes
by Roxanne Bergeron (January 7, 2009)

Seward Neighborhood Group, Dec. 10, 2008 board meeting

Three new SNG staffmembers; Neighborhood Community Engagement Commission representatives; Financial report; Xcel Hiawatha substation; Seward Childcare Co-op; mental health facility at Bystrom Bros. site?
by Liz Riggs (January 7, 2009)