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Corbin Park Yard Sale, June 15

Corbin Park Yard Sale, June 15

The annual Corbin Park Yard Sale will take place next Saturday, June 15. That’s all the info we’ve got, unfortunately. We’re assuming that it will run — as in years past — from 9am to 4pm, rain or shine. And, assuming other details remain the same, the participating homes will span the blocks between Division and Post [map] in Emerson-Garfield — which means streets like Waverly Place, Park Place, Cleveland and Euclid. They’ll be selling everything under the sun: antiques, collectibles,…

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Need Help Hauling on Spring Cleanup?

Need Help Hauling on Spring Cleanup?

If you can’t come to Spring Cleanup this Saturday (April 27), there’s a chance that Spring Cleanup could come to you! A group of volunteers from North Central High School and Cub Scouts from Pack 151 are going to be doing on-site collection — which means they will come to your home and haul away the refuse that you’re unable to bring to the roll-off containers at Faith Bible Church. If you or someone you know — a housebound or…

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Emerson Community Garden Work Day, Apr 20

Emerson Community Garden Work Day, Apr 20

As the 2013 planting season gets underway, the Emerson Community Garden is gearing up for its second year. It will be holding a work day on Saturday, April 20 from 1–4pm for all those interested in participating or just stopping by to meet the neighborhood gardeners. They will be preparing the garden beds for planting as well as doing general spring cleaning. That will involve activities like mowing garden paths, spreading mulch, pulling weeds, installing the garden’s sign, making row…

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Join (or Start) Your Nextdoor Neighborhood

Join (or Start) Your Nextdoor Neighborhood

Even with this blog, a Twitter feed, a city-hosted website, and a Facebook page, it’s not always easy for our neighborhood to come together and interact online. A new social media website called Nextdoor is changing that. Think of it as a cross between Craigslist, Facebook, a classic Internet forum, and a community bulletin board. It’s geared exclusively to neighborhood needs such as broadcasting community events, posting items for sale (or free), addressing crime/safety concerns, soliciting ideas about how to…

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Corbin Park Little Free Library

Corbin Park Little Free Library

A Little Free Library (for more info on LFLs, see our “Wouldn’t it be nice if…” post here) is flourishing in the Corbin Park area of our neighborhood. For more info — and current offerings — check out the library’s Facebook page.