Summer in Platt Park is rolling along rather quickly it seems as I write this edition. Hope you’ve gotten out and done whatever it is you love to do in the summer months but if not, there are yet plenty of beautiful days to come. I know Covid is not vanquished but compared to the… [Read More]
Platt Park and Washington Park Neighborhood Update
Platt Park & Washington Park Neighborhood Update As I write this Platt Park and Washington Park Neighborhood Update the first hints of fall are starting to appear after what seemed to be an especially hot and particularly smoky summer. Glad the smoke was not so much coming from Colorado fires, as in past summers but… [Read More]
Platt Park Covid-19 Neighborhood Update
Platt Park Covid-19 Neighborhood Update, as of July 2020 Covid-19 edition part deux. In case you haven’t noticed that darn pandemic is still hanging around–not that you’d know if you swung by Washington Park to join a sweaty basketball game or wanted to jump in on a little volleyball action—looks a bit ‘life as… [Read More]
Platt Park Neighborhood Holiday Update
As you read this I hope you find yourself settling into a comfortable chair by the fire as the snow gently falls outside your window, the sound and smell of chestnuts roasting (not entirely sure what that’s like but sounds good) blending with the scent of your favorite warm beverage (or beverage that warms) to… [Read More]
Platt Park Neighborhood History
Platt Park Neighborhood Notes Summer seems off to a wonderful start around the wonderful Platt Park neighborhood. So far my garden has not been pounded into salad-dust by a hailstorm and I haven’t seen nary a Japanese beetle to mimic a biblical feeding frenzy on what’s left. The Platt Park neighborhood has been pretty quiet… [Read More]