It was no fun being a scarecrow tonight. One stepped in a bucket. Another was pinned high on a door. A third lay crumpled, as if shot. Yet another perched next to a green bin that smelled like it had last been emptied in August.
Yum.
Happy Halloween.
Nov. 5 update: The equipment and rubber surface are in place (see top photo). The kids won’t have long to wait now.
Two arches forming a new play structure now rise above St. Joseph’s-Alexander McKay Elementary’s upper yard, almost exactly two years after parents at the school formed a committee to try and improve the concrete play area. Excavation work started last week and workers are aiming to finish the base before the frost arrives in earnest.
Volunteers have created an extensive Facebook site chronicling the project.
Volunteers are now putting up signs in advance of today’s Switch event. This stretch of Agricola Street is among the roads that will close to car traffic from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Young fans soak up the tunes at the Northwood Street Party.
And just like that, in the span of one day, volunteers painted a permanent street mural at the intersection of Northwood Terrace and Black Street.
Hot weather, sidewalk chalk and whole bunch of art-making helped make the Northwood Street Party a success on Saturday. For a full description of the pavement mural project visit the Facebook page set up by the organizers.
North and Agricola 