Jun 4, 2015
I have clearly underestimated the excitement of fresh asphalt as the day the alley got paved, I actually took the day off of work. It’s not that I necessarily planned it that way but it was a long road in coming and I didn’t want to miss a minute. Paving... 
Jun 2, 2015
Having an idea is one thing but bringing it to fruition is a whole other can of worms. If it wasn’t for the sponsors that supported our alley project and our vision right from the beginning I can easily say it would have never happened. It would have simply been... 
Apr 28, 2015
When we were sitting around dreaming of all the alley could be, lighting was definitely part of the discussion. Several of us on the block ride our bikes as a main form of transportation in the nicer months and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve hit a... 
Apr 21, 2015
When I started dreaming of the alley project, I had no shortage of ideas of cool things to do but I always like to see what is already out there. What someone else has done. So I went to my go-to (Google) and starting combing the web. Most of the search results... 
Mar 31, 2015
It’s a little embarrassing to show the alley project “before” pictures – or what is actually our “current”. While a lot of exciting progress is being made on the project, it’s hard to convey it in an exciting way as it’s all... 
Mar 16, 2015
The neighbors had so much fun at our inaugural get together, we almost immediately started planning our next community event. Even though I’m just now in the spring starting to write about our alley beautification project, and the process behind it, the vision... 