It is with great pleasure that I announce that TDOT has officially approved the installation of the mural in the 6th Avenue underpass! Thanks goes to everyone who has been involved in the process so far, especially Lynne Sullivan for her patience and persistence in pushing for TDOT’s final approval.

Our next step will be working with the City and the artist to coordinate workdays for the preparation of the space and the actual installation of the mural. Stay tuned for additional information as well as a schedule of workdays in which your participation will be greatly appreciated!

Best Regards,

Calvin Chappelle

Also, check out the new Facebook & Website for the Garden!

We are currently seeking an engaged individual to serve on the board as a replacement for Chelsea Caraco. With this new seat, also opens the position of Secretary. Although, serving as Secretary is not a requirement in joining the board.

If there are enough members present we will plan on electing the new board member at this meeting. Current paid members are eligible to vote. If you have not paid your dues, Tuesday would be a good opportunity to join. Dues are $10.00 per person per household.

We look forward to seeing you!

PCO Meeting
When: Tuesday, April 2nd 6:30pm
Where: YMCA
Agenda:
Meet new police liaison, Chris Hutton
PCO House update
Working Group: marthon, mural update, communications update, Neighbors working group will update about block captains and outreach party.
Volunteer activity
These are just a few items to be discussed.
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The City of Knoxville has chosen Caswell Park as the location for the 2013 Community Development Week!
Come out, bring the family, and get a taste of what all the Knoxville Community has to offer.
Check out exhibits from local agencies and community groups.
Discuss community issues and network with local officials.
Keep the kids busy with fun, food, and games.
Enjoy FREE food and treats.
Stop by the Parkridge Community Org. Booth.
Celebrate a year of success with FOOD, FUN, and FRIENDS!
When: Friday, April 5th from 4:00pm until 7:00pm.
Where: Ashley Nicole Playground, Caswell Park, 620 Winona Street.
For more information, call 215-2180.
For an accommodation request, call Disability Services 215-2034.
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The Parkridge Mural Committee invites you to join us on April 5th at 6:00pm for First Friday at Saw Works Brewing Company. Artwork submitted for the 6th Avenue mural competition will be on view, and the works will be available for purchase in the form of a silent auction.

The silent auction will run from 7pm until 8pm. Guests will have the opportunity to talk with artists and learn more about the project from members of the Parkridge community. During this time the local community will be able cast their vote for the mural design. The majority winner from the community vote will be included along with the votes of the professional judging panel. Majority vote wins.

The winning artist will be announced at approximately 8pm. Please join us in this exciting new step towards the overall beautification of the 6th Avenue Gateway. Saw Works Brewing Company is located at 708 East Depot Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917.

http://sawworksbrewing.com/
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Wacky Waterstop and Neighborhood Cheering for the Knoxville Marathon.
The Knoxville Marathon is Sunday, April 7th. If you want to participate at the Wacky Water stop please let us know. We will have some extra tee shirts as a couple people that originally planned to come won’t be able to make it. If you plan on cheering along the route dress wacky if you like. We made signs to post silly phrases of encouragement along the way. Let us know if you want sidewalk chalk to decorate your marathon space. We will be grilling metts and hot dogs once most runners have passed. Everyone is welcome to join. This is a neighborhood competition so please give Parkridge a good showing by cheering on the runners. The route is Winona, Washington Avenue, Bartrand, back to Magnolia.
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Parkridge Community Garden: Spring Opening Celebration.
When: Sunday, April 7th, 2:00pm until 5;00pm.
Where: Olive & E. 5th
Join us as we celebrate springtime and the beginning of the season at the Parkridge Community Garden!

Festivities include:
- Cookout & beverages (feel free to bring more food to share)
- Garden demonstrations
- Kids activities

We will be flyering in the neighborhood this week for this event, and we hope to see lots of our neighbors! Everyone is welcome, so join us!

Questions? Email: parkridge.community.garden@gmail.com

The silent auction will run from 7pm until 8pm. Guests will have the opportunity to talk with artists and learn more about the project from members of the Parkridge community. During this time the local community will be able cast their vote for the mural design. The majority winner from the community vote will be included along with the votes of the professional judging panel. Majority vote wins.

The winning artist will be announced at approximately 8pm. Please join us in this exciting new step towards the overall beautification of the 6th Avenue Gateway. Saw Works Brewing Company is located at 708 East Depot Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917.

http://sawworksbrewing.com/

Guests view mural entries on March 23rd at the ShareHouse

Wednesday, March 13, 9am-4pm @ Cherry to Olive, Magnolia & north alleys

• PCO GARDEN & SE ALLEY CLEANUP.  With help from the volunteers of Hope Central.

Saturday, Mar. 16, 2pm @ 1640 Jefferson.

• Help us make decorations for our Wacky Waterstop & Cheering Route for the upcoming Knoxville Marathon route though Parkridge.  WACKY Burma Shave Signs, yarn bombs, and other WACKY decorations for the race route.  Suggestions welcome.  Contact:  Susan Koelzer  jskoelzer@yahoo.com

Saturday, Mar. 23, 7:30am – 3 pm @ Knoxville Convention Center

• NEIGHBORHOOD CONFERENCE.   a variety of FREE workshops.
• Sign up by Tuesday, Mar. 19!  at www.cityofknoxville.org/neighborhoods or call the Office of Neighborhoods  865-215-3456 or 865-215-3232.

Saturday, March 23, 6pm – 10pm  @ (various locations throughout Parkridge)

• PAINT THE TOWN!  Progressive Dinner Party & House Show
• Join us for some fun & fundraising, so we can buy supplies to paint our ugly underpass at 6^th & Washington. Tickets $25 per person.  Tickets sales end Sat. Mar. 16!  Price includes appetizers, entrees, wine/beer, desserts, at three Parkridge/Park City homes, and entertainment at The SHAREhouse by the band “Red Shoes & Rosin.“  Mail cash or check to: Paint the Town, 1640 Jefferson Ave, 37917
• For more information, contact Travetta Johnson travetta@msn.com  865.368.5778.

Saturday, Mar. 30, 9am – noon @ Caswell Park

• PARKRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP
• In preparation for the Knoxville Marathon passing through Parkridge, and for the overall beautification of our community.  Contact:  Calvin Cassady jcassady@utk.edu

Saturday, Mar. 30, 9am @ 5^th & Olive    

• PCO Garden Workday

Tuesday, April 2, 6:30pm @ Cansler YMCA (tentatively)

• PCO MONTHLY MEETING

Friday, April 5,  4-7pm  @ Ashley Nicole Playground at Caswell Park

• COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FAIR   
• Free food. Activities for children. Information on housing programs, homelessness prevention, and a wide variety of public services. (Rain Location: Cansler YMCA) Sponsored by the Community Development Dept. 865-215-2235
• To help contact: annaschaad@gmail.com

Sunday, April 7,  7:30-noon   @ Caswell Park

• WACKY WATERSTOP & NEIGHBORHOOD CHEERING for Knoxville Marathon 2013.  Let’s make this the WACKIEST neighborhood waterstop in town and win the $150 PRIZE!!! WACKY costumes, jugglers, unicyclists, musicians, street entertainers, yarn bombs, and sidewalk chalk artists are welcome. Mimosas are also welcome.    Free T-shirts.  Breakfast & coffee provided.  Bring down your grill and let’s fire up some Mets & Beans for lunch to celebrate our WACKY day of fun! We will also have water and soda. and some leftover mimosas…?   Marathon Route: North on Winona. East on Washington. South on Bertrand.
• Contact:  Susan Koelzer  jskoelzer@yahoo.com

Sunday, April 7, 2pm  @ 5^th & Olive

• PCO GARDEN GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION

All events can also be found on the calendar page.

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PCO Meeting
Tuesday, March 5 @ 6:30pm
PCO House

Location:
2361 East Fifth
Knoxville, TN 37914

Join us as we discuss upcoming events, committee activities, and neighborhood
outreach.

This is a perfect time to pay membership dues or become a new member. Membership
is $10 and is due by the first of the year. If you cannot attend the meeting and
would like to pay please mail your check payable to the Parkridge Community
Organization to the address listed above. We will soon have a Paypal account
button on our website. Details will be available soon.

This will not be a potluck meeting due to the non-functioning kitchen and
bathroom.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Saturday, March 23rd

City Sponsors 2013 Neighborhood Conference on March 23

Below is information pertaining to the City sponsored Neighborhood
Conference. We do have workshops open that PCO does not have representation. We
do have a sign up sheet on Facebook. If you would like to view the document let
us know and we can forward the information to you. The PCO Board has suggested
that you communicate with the Board as well as your other neighbors so not
everyone attends the same workshop. This way we can cover as much material as
possible. At this point, having multiple representation is okay. Please contact
the board with questions. As we solidify workshop attendees, information will be
posted on the website, the list-serve, and the Facebook page:

February 8, 2013 – The City of Knoxville’s Office of Neighborhoods is
sponsoring its first-ever Neighborhood Conference for Knoxville and Knox County
residents on March 23, 2013, at the Knoxville Convention Center. With the theme
of “Connecting Neighborhoods, Building Community,” the day-long conference will
offer more than 30 workshops on issues including codes enforcement, crime
prevention and neighborhood organizing. Registration, admission and parking for
the conference are free.

“We have a great slate of panelists to talk about everything from zoning to
greenways. This is a real opportunity for people in local neighborhood
organizations, or people who would like to start a neighborhood organization, to
learn more about how to effectively advocate for the things that matter most to
them,” said David Massey, Coordinator of the Office of Neighborhoods.

The conference will run from 8 a.m.-3 p.m., including a free continental
breakfast and box lunch. There will be three sessions of 75-minute workshops, in
12 different categories. There will also be more than 20 information booths from
local governmental agencies and nonprofit groups. Participants will have the
opportunity to hear from and meet City and County senior staff as well as
members of City Council and County Commission.

For a complete schedule, see the conference web page at
http://www.cityofknoxville.org/development/neighborhoods/conference. Online
registration is available at http://www.cityofknoxville.org/2013conference.

Anyone needing a disability accommodation in order to attend the conference
can contact City ADA Coordinator Stephanie Brewer Cook at 865-215-2034 or
scook@….

Original Source:
http://www.cityofknoxville.org/Press_Releases/Content/2013/0208.asp

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Progressive Dinner Party & House Show
a Fundraising Event for The Parkridge Mural Project*
Saturday March 23, 2013 6pm – 10pm

[When]
Saturday, March 23, 2013
[Time]
6:00pm until 10:00pm
[Where]
2413 E. 5th Ave. / 1912 Washington Ave. / 1640 Jefferson Ave.

* The Parkridge Mural Project is a multi-community effort to create a mural on
the four walls of the 6th Ave & Washington Ave/Glenwood Ave underpass of I-40.
Proceeds help us meet our matching portion of a grant from the City of Knoxville
Dept. of Parks and Recreation for the enhancement of the First Creek Greenway.

Tickets $25 per person (includes appetizers, entrees, wine/beer, desserts, at
three Parkridge/Park City homes, and entertainment by the band “Red Shoes &
Rosin”)

Tickets sales end Saturday 16 March. Payment by check to PCO c/o Amber Crouse
(2105 Jefferson Ave, 37917) or Travetta Holley Johnson (1640 Jefferson Ave,
37917) or with check/cash at the monthly PCO Meeting at 6:30pm on Tuesday, March
5, at the PCO House (2361 E. 5th Ave, 37914). Please include any dietary
restrictions with payment, ie, vegan, vegetarian, nut allergies, etc.

Donations of prepared food, paper goods, decorations, and/or money welcome! Let
us know in advance, ASAP, please.

For more information, contact travetta@… 865.368.5778.

For a map link:
http://parkridgecommunity.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/214/?preview=true&preview_id=\
214&preview_nonce=70d706df83

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Saturday, March 30 @ 9:00am @ Caswell Park
In preparation for the Knoxville Marathon passing through the hood, and for the
overall beautification of our community there will be a Parkridge Neighborhood
Cleanup on Saturday March, 30. We need all of the help we can get, so please
spread the word. More details soon to come…

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WACKY Waterstop and Neighborhood Cheering for Knoxville Marathon 2013

[When]
Sunday, April 7, 2013
[Time]
8:00am until 12:00pm

Let’s make this the WACKIEST neighborhood waterstop in town and win the $150
PRIZE!!! WACKY costumes, jugglers, unicyclists, musicians, street entertainers,
yarn bombs, and sidewalk chalk artists are welcome. Mimosas are also welcome.
Some ways you can help:

In preparation, join us on Mar.16 at 2 pm at 1640 Jefferson to make WACKY Burma
Shave Signs, yarn bombs, and other WACKY decorations for the race route. and
then…(scroll down)

On race day, wear something WACKY and
-Come from 7:00 – 8:00 am to help us set up the waterstop and decorate the
route. We will have a free T-shirt for you, and some breakfast and coffee.
-From 8:00- noon, help us pass out water and line the route to cheer &
entertain.
-Bring down your grill and let’s fire up some Mets & Beans for lunch to
celebrate our WACKY day of fun! We will also have water and soda. and some
leftover mimosas…?

Marathon Route through Parkridge: North on Winona. East on Washington. South on
Bertrand.
(As a reminder: if you live on this route, make sure you do not park on the
street or you will be towed. A reminder will be sent closer to the marathon
day).

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On Sat., April 6th, at 4 pm, The SHAREhouse is hosting Rachel Milford, of
Reclaiming Your Roots, to teach us how to be naturally more healthy. Check out
her class offerings and tell us which one you’d be most interested in.
http://reclaimingyourroots.com/herbal-allies/

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Our neighbors need your help. A family of 5, lost their home in a fire on
February 26th in the 2500 block of E. Glenwood. Travetta Johnson followed up
with a phone call. They are asking for donations to provide medical care for
Charlie, their cat, who was badly burned. If you would like to contribute,
contact the Oak Ridge Veterinary Hospital
513 Oak Ridge Turnpike
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
865-483-6614
The family escaped without harm. They lost a puppy, as well as all their
posessions. They are homeowners, and they are insured. We will try to keep you
posted as to other ways we might be able to offer assistance.

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We are in the news! Here is an article written by Terry Shaw:
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/feb/26/terry-shaw-new-parkridge-board-hopes-to\
-grow/

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As always, keep up to date with all our events on our website
http://parkridgecommunity.wordpress.com/
Or the Facebook Group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/237204139451/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hist_Parkridge
And share your photos on our Flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/historic_parkridge_knoxville/with/8498312227/#photo\
_8498312227

Thank you all for being you and for making Parkridge at home with diversity.

Anna Chappelle
Board Member
Communications Chair

For those attending the planning session please thoughtfully consider the following points:

* How would you like to see the garden structured for the upcoming season? Should we continuing plot rental or try gardening communally? Should we have a method of produce distribution? How will we plan for on going maintenance of the common areas and plots?

* Take a moment to stop by the garden and note issues that need addressed. So far our ‘to do’ list includes but is not limited to: replacing and rebuilding all of the plot frames, repairing the fence and gates, serious structural attention to the shed, the possibility of building a new water system, collection of materials (wood pallets, barrels, compost materials, leaf mold, manure, etc.), inventory of the tools, replacement of missing and damaged tools, mapping the garden and master plan…..

* The above list will help us prioritize our first work party tentatively scheduled for March 16/17. Therefore, what issues do you find most pressing?

* What would you like to see happen to promote the garden? We usually have an opening celebration. How should that take place? Seed swap? Communal planting in the common areas? Pot luck? It is usually also a gentle work party.

* What topics or skills would you like to have showcased in workshops or workdays throughout the season? Are you or someone you know a master gardener that is absolutely dying to share their skills with us??
Please submit your thoughts even if you are unable to attend the planning meeting as all input is greatly needed and appreciated.

Contact info: parkridge.community.garden@gmail.com.
Thanks in advance! We look forward to having a successful season!

Location:
2361 East Fifth
Knoxville, TN 37914

This will not be a potluck meeting due to the non-functioning kitchen and bathroom.

We look forward to seeing you there!