A series of entries designed to capture the ongoing adventures of NINA! See how we came to be where we are today, and follow along as we enter the new century of social media!
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ServCorps is holding a benefit concert at the Asylum Hill Congregational Church on March 9, and in advance of that Ruth Grobe, the master of all things ServCorps, submitted an article that the Courant published today. It describes the upcoming concert as well as the productive partnership that ServCorps and NINA have forged. The article isn't available online, but we preserved a copy of it for posterity.
There was a small meeting today at the home of Valerio and Dulcie Giadone, 21 Ashley Street, as we get organized for the Landscape Design Challenge. Some of the homeowners on Ashley Street met with their landscape designers, and they went over preliminary ideas for the new gardens that will be installed.
Bernie Michel submitted a very nice opinion piece on NINA and our work in Asylum Hill that the Courant published today. He focused on 33 Sargeant Street, which is NINA's first new construction project, and he thanks our major funders -- Bank of America and The Hartford -- as well as our partners -- ServCorps and YouthBuild Hartford -- on the project. Bernie is chair of the Asylum Hill Neighborhood Association (AHNA), and he's a long-time resident of Asylum Hill (1994!). Full disclosure: he's also a long-time friend of ours.
Not sure if I’m impressed or not by this, but today I noticed graffiti scratched into the shingles on the dormer on the 201 side of 199-201 Sargeant Street. I think I’m impressed: it was clearly designed to be read from the outside, so they leaned out the window? Got on the roof? And, all in all, it’s pretty easily read, once you know it’s there.
A peek inside the original dining room at 55 Ashley Street, most recently used (probably) as a bedroom for a child.
There was a holiday party at the Giadones, 21 Ashley Street, this evening. The party also doubled as a kick-off event for the Vest Pocket Gardens program.
A closer look at the woodwork in the gables of 55 Ashley Street. It occurs on three sides of the house, and we will restore it.
Some details of the current exterior at 199-201 Sargeant.
Some details of the current exterior at 55 Ashley.
