Confidentiality, Community Development & Power
This post has been sitting for a second, but I've been a little distracted. It is written in protest of the confidentiality component of the recently launched (March 30th) Hill District Development Review Panel…
Still thinking of a Master (Arts) Plan
Rolling again on the Hill District Consensus Group Arts Plan! Meeting this Tuesday at 6 pm at the Hill House Kaufmann Program Center. One of the things we'll discuss is what…
Hill CDC Meeting Announces Lower Hill Deal
Take two after losing the post I wrote last night. Last night, The Hill District Community Development Corporation (The Hill CDC) had a community meeting focused on two subjects…
Thinking of a Hill Art Plan
A couple of weeks ago, the Hill District Consensus Group (for whom my wife works, I am a supporter and the organization I work for, The Heinz Endowments, is a funder) held…
First new writer to Hillombo!
Starting today you will begin to occasionally (at first) see new writers on the Hillombo blog. As noted in the "About" section, Hillombo takes its name from the Quilombo…
Today was a good day
Snuck into the Hill District Consensus Group (HDCG) meeting yesterday having missed the update on the grocery store, but did get there in time to hear Dr. Emma Lucas Darby…
Feels Like Public Process in Lower Hill is Waddling
Attended the Hill CDC meeting Monday evening and when I came in at 7 pm (meeting began at 6 p.m.) roundtables were being held looking for participants to weigh in on what appeared…
The Mayoral Election + Race + Hill District = Jack Wagner?
It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you...Interesting tweets a week ago Friday night as Mayoral candidate Bill Peduto was on a Hill District bar crawl going to the Flamingo and Ace's…
You Can Find Me In 'Da Club...The Block Club
Last evening, Nazura Haymon and I knocked on doors in the Middle Hill as a part of an effort of the Hill District Consensus Group (an organization for which Nazura and my wife work)…