Walkable Eastwood

Does it really make sense to actually inject a lot of stuff into the earth? Do we really know how the earth would react to these kinds of massive changes? Well, we’re finding out. Oklahoma is experiencing a significant increase in the number of earthquakes and it’s because of hydrofracking.

Quake Outbreak Tied to Drilling Wastewater

Oh, what . . . → Read More: Hydrofracking causes earthquakes

We’re fortunate here in Syracuse to have a great parks department, amazing parks atop every drumlin and tucked away in corners of every neighborhood, and dedicated, resourceful volunteers who insure that we have places of great beauty to enjoy.

We used to have these places right in our business districts, too. Here is one of them. Do . . . → Read More: A place of great beauty

The most popular Walkable Eastwood blog post is turning out to be this one – “You haven’t lived in Eastwood if you…”

The comments from people who remember growing up in Eastwood are so touching and often so funny. I’m asking myself – what was it about that Eastwood that people here remember, long for, . . . → Read More: A heart attack in Eastwood

. . . → Read More: Puente Flamenco at Cafe Kubal downtown

Our Eastwood neighbors are featured on the front page of OCRRA’s spring newsletter, in which “members of the Eastwood Baptist Church collect litter during the Earth Day Cleanup in 2011. Help beautify Onondaga County and register your group by April 6 at OCRRA.org.”

If you don’t know this guy to the left, you should. He’s . . . → Read More: Annual litter cleanup April 20 and 21

A neighbor who attended the Planning Commission meeting on Monday, March 12 sent me the following:

A new proposal at the former funeral home (aprox. across from Books & Memories).  The same developer (from Cortland) who’s done some “Five Guys burgers & fries” proposes a “Carroza’s pizza & wings.”  They would demolish and rebuild.   They “require” a . . . → Read More: Demolish, build in a sea of asphalt. Again.

We’ve found all sorts of things on our front porch, such as half-eaten pizza, slices of bread that the squirrels have torn apart, and a box of mayonnaise. Okay, that last one was shipped to us because I’d purchased one of the last brands of mayonnaise that’s still sold in glass jars.

But today, Dave found the . . . → Read More: “Laundry Day” mystery

The Eastwood Plaza is a fun place!  Not only has Cafe Kubal completed its expansion, but while we suffered the loss of our neighborhood hardware store, we have Paul Birchmeyer’s Auction Service there now.

You may not see it from the front, but if you just walk around to the east side of the building, you’ll find . . . → Read More: Doings at the Eastwood Plaza

It would be great to see some Eastwood art on the Connective Corridor bus!  The following was sent to me today. Jan Cruz was one of the SU professors instrumental in the Art-In-Motion project, which got us Gustav, the 17-foot street puppet.

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Hello!

My name is Francesca Merwin and I am the Engagement Fellow/Communications Coordinator for the Connective . . . → Read More: Mobile Galleries Project for the Connective Corridor

A simple concept: a million letters to Governor Cuomo asking him to prohibit hydrofracking in New York State.

A simple action on your part: Write a letter

1. Watch the video about hydrofracking.
Time: 1 minute, 53 seconds.

2. Write your letter from the heart. Or use their cool online letterwriter.
Time: 3 minutes, 47 seconds.

3. Phone the governor.
Time: 2 minutes, 10 . . . → Read More: You’re one in a million

Check it out, folks: Eastwood Neighborhood Planning Council Facebook page. Can’t make it to meetings but want a place where your thoughts on planning issues are valued? What better place than Facebook where plenty of us are hanging out these days?

Please go to that page and “Like” it. Read some of the entries, and by all . . . → Read More: A Facebook page for Eastwood!

Common Council attempting to change City Charter to diminish powers of the Planning Commission.
Please write letters to the editor and contact your City Councilors (links below). Tell them to leave our city charter alone!

The Council is making a power grab against our City Planning Commission.

o   Legislation would give Council the ability to reverse ANY decision made by . . . → Read More: Stop this power grab

I just bought a new pair of all-leather pumps made in Spain, plus a darling red dress, all silk, and the total came to $10.41. Here in Eastwood.

Green Fashion Closet is located at 3056 Burnet Ave in a little strip mall, next to the cleaners. They’ve been there for at least a couple years, and their . . . → Read More: Great clothing in Eastwood

. . . → Read More: Uncle Sam expects you to keep hens

The following email, in regard to the proposed design for a Kinney’s at the corner of James and Midler, was forwarded to me and is reprinted with the author’s permission:

The proposal is discouraging, and not only because it erodes the adjacent residential street:

The curb cut on James St is a surprise; it will promote neither automobile . . . → Read More: A design professional weighs in

The following was forwarded to me in an email and is posted with Mike’s permission. It is  in reference to the proposed razing of a building that is on James Street and built up to the sidewalk:

I ask everyone to please drive by and look at the proposed site for the Kinney drug store. While I . . . → Read More: Save that building – Behnke

As an Eastwood resident who has long been interested in smart development for our walkable neighborhood, I feel I must express my grave concerns about the possibility of the Common Council amending the city charter in order to, as Sean Kirst put it, “… essentially overthrow the Planning Commission…giving the council immediate power over delicate planning . . . → Read More: Trained planners should do the planning

From Catskill Mountainkeeper:

Today we would like to offer you the opportunity to learn from the first person account of Libby Foust. Libby is a resident of the Finger Lakes region of New York State. There is no question that what happened at Libby’s farm in Bradford County PA is going to happen in the Finger Lakes, . . . → Read More: How fracking will affect us

Yeah, that might seem extreme, but this truly is an amazing conference with a wealth of learning opportunities for us who live in this city. At a mere eight bucks, it has to be the best tuition deal I’ve ever seen. Ever. So what is it?

Syracuse Neighborhood Action Conference
Grewen Hall, Le Moyne College
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 . . . → Read More: A conference to die for