Neighborhood Association Meeting- November 12th

The Neighborhood Aassociation meets every 2nd Thursday except during the summer months. The next meeting is on November 12th.

Our meeting starts at 6:00pm and is held at the Frank Pierce Center - 2000 7th Street South, Room #1.

Agenda

Fellowship and dinner. Please bring a covered dish to share.

Crime Watch Report: Citizen's patrol is going out every week. Please volunteer an hour.

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Telephone Tree: We need a volunteer to organize calls to all residents who ask for a reminder call.

The African American Health Forum

The African American Health Forum

The African American Health Forum will be held at Johnnie Ruth Clarke, providing FREE screenings and presentations by many of the community's black physicians and health experts.

FMI: mdmills916@msn.com or 727-510-5051

Roser Park Art Festival: Nov 7 and 8

Website for more information: http://roserpark.blogspot.com/

Over 70 artists, painters, craftsmen and an estimated 10,000 visitors from all over! Live music, food and drinks, historic walking tours, wine tasting booth and an atmosphere of celebration in the beautiful and scenic backdrop of the Historic Roser Park Neighborhood.

Music by Karen Benjey Trio and Henry Ashwood, Jr. on Saturday, Paul Wilborn & Blue Roses and The Acho Brothers on Sunday.

Halloween in Gulfport

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Halloween in Bartlett Park Community Garden

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Kids Jackolantern Carving at the Garden!

Halloween was about pumpkin carving, bobbing for apples and costumes at the Bartlett Park Commuity Garden this past Saturday, October 31st.

The garden invited neighbors to bring kids of any age to carve their own jackolantern and dress up in costumes. Snacks and pumpkins were provided!

Special thanks to Twigs and Leaves Florida Native Plant Nursery for sponsoring this event and to Julien and other volunteers.

Photos by Andrea Lypka.

Kids Jackolantern Carving at the Garden!

October 31st 1:00 pm, 1443 Highland Street South

Halloween pumpkin carving and costumes at the Bartlett Park Commuity Garden next Saturday, October 31st.

Bring kids of any age to carve their own jackolantern and dress up in costumes. Snacks and pumpkins to be provided! Special thanks to Twigs and Leaves Florida Native Plant Nursery for sponsoring this event!

Call Julien, at 727-480-3182 for more information.

Graffiti removal a priority

Please report all graffiti ASAP. The association made this a priority at last weeks meeting.

First call police at 893-7780 so that they can document the graffiti and see if it is gang related.

Then call Graffiti Removal 893-7394 to have it painted over. I called to report several spots last Friday and found it had been repainted by Saturday morning. This great service does a lot to discourage more graffiti. When the kids come back to show off their work they find if gone. Soon they get tired of of this and give up.

Much of it is from kids playing with gang signs. Wannabes. This can lead to criminal activity. Some of it is from gangs that provoke violence by tagging each others territory or defacing rival graffiti.

All of it makes the neighborhood look blighted so we accomplish a lot by simply reporting it.

This Saturday- Cleanup and Block Party

August 29th, Saturday
Dumpster available on MLK and Newton Avenue South near the Community Garden and billboard, for yard waste and furniture, no tires or chemical waste
Trash Pickup-early morning, call Resource Center (826-9774) and leave your name, phone number and email for details
Block Party-on Church MLK Street property between 14th and Newton Ave.


Check this page for more information

Rest in Peace Lonnie Donaldson

Services will be held for Lonnie Donaldson at Zion Hill Mortuary, 1700 49th St. So. in St. Petersburg from 11A-1P on Saturday, August 29th.