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WBNA Enews 12.17.2011
The WBNA would like to wish everyone
“A Happy & Safe Holiday Season”
4th Annual West Side Caroling – Sunday December 18th 5pm: Spread warmth and merriment during one of the coldest times of the year. Join us as we joyfully carol through historic streets surrounded by beautiful Victorian architecture in Providence's Armory District. Annually, the Sunday before Christmas!
Meet up at Loie Fuller's restaurant from 5-6 p.m. before heading out at 6 p.m. to bring holiday cheer to the neighborhood through festive holiday songs. They have planned stops with neighbors along the way for warm drinks and bathroom breaks, before ending at 8 p.m. for milk & cookies at Leadership Rhode Island headquarters -- one block from Loie Fuller's, the original starting point.
Playground News - Great News, a new toddler gate will be installed at the toddler area of the playground on Tuesday December 20th. Funds for this gate were donated to the WBNA by employees of Citizens Bank. The gate was designed by youth participating in an afterschool program of Downcity Design. The Steel Yard fabricated and will be installing the gate. Thanks to all of these groups and individuals who worked towards this unique addition to our park.
P.S. The Parks Department has also installed swings at the playground for the older kids to enjoy for as long as the weather permits. Thanks Parks Department!
Westminster Street Improvement Program News – Drive by Westminster and Barton Streets and notice the new traffic signal that is replacing pressure treated poles that have stood there for over a decade! The WBNA secured funding for these signals from then Senator Frank Caprio and it became part of the Westminster Street Improvement program scope of work.
Grove Street School – Sad news for our neighborhood! The tear down will take place on Monday December 19th. The WBNA’s worked hard with the Providence Preservation Society, lawyer Deming Sherman and the City to save this building from the wrecking ball. Even after a second round of illegal demolition in August, the building remains structurally sound. Yet after several appeals by the WBNA and PPS, the City issued the final blow to this once majestic building.
Poirier’s Diner - rolled down Westminster Street on Tuesday December 13th in grand fashion to its new home located at 1380 Westminster Street. Check out this video of the move from the Providence Journal http://bcove.me/euqj90qy. Read more about this historic diner here http://www.pbn.com/Historic-diner-to-reopen-on-West-Side,63213
Annual Meeting – Mark your calendar January 10, 2012 at the Providence Hmong Church, 46 Dexter Street. Renew your 2012 Membership at the membership table at the “Meet & Mingle Reception” so you can cast your vote for the 2012 board members. There will also be a special slide show presentation on the history of Dexter Training Ground by Sarah Zurier of the RIHPHC plus awards and a slide show of our wins and losses in 2012. Come out and join us!
Apply by January 15 for Spring 2012 Street Trees from PNPP- Providence lost 616 street trees (trees planted along public sidewalks) during two extreme weather events in 2011. In June, an extremely strong wind storm struck down or damaged 206 street trees in southern Providence neighborhoods. Hurricane Irene took down an additional 410 street trees in late August.
To address this major loss of tree canopy, Providence Neighborhood Planting Program (PNPP) is adding an extra planting day to its regular spring street tree planting. The program is hoping to assist in the planting of 280 street trees over the course of four Saturdays in spring 2012.
To receive street trees through the Neighborhood Street Tree Planting Award, neighborhoods should have: at least five properties that each need at least one tree (minimum request is 5 trees) within an area of one city block, permission from each property owner to plant each tree requested, a promise from each property owner or tenant to help plant their tree on planting day, water weekly and weed regularly. Applications are due by January 15 for spring 2012 street tree plantings and are available at www.pnpp.org or contact us directly at 401-368-5380 or street_trees@pnpp.org
PNPP considers Elmwood, Federal Hill, Lower and Upper South Providence, Olneyville, Reservoir, Smith Hill, Valley, Washington Park and West End neighborhoods high priority planting areas and encourages applications from these neighborhoods especially. However, all Providence neighborhoods are eligible for this award.
Trees 2020 (Trees2020.org) offers low cost trees for private property planting. When PNPP applicants order a minimum of 5 trees for private property through Trees 2020, PNPP will deliver all the trees together, saving homeowners the normal delivery fee of Trees 2020 trees and helping the neighborhood to plant as many trees as possible. |
