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Zoning Meeting Tuesday, March 9

Important zoning meeting Tuesday night!
Bella Vista Town Watch will hear a request from 736 S. 8th St. (Vesuvio Restaurant and Bar) for: “Application for an extension of live entertainment to include live music, d.j. music and self contained [sic.] music for dancing by patrons 1st and 2nd floors, no signs in this application, in [...]

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Cianfrani Park on WHYY

WHYY-TV filmed Iron’s concert in Cianfrani Park last summer as part of WHYY’s “On Canvas” series.
The program aired January 6, 2010.
Here’s the YouTube clip:

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Dec. 1 Meeting Minutes

Here are the minutes from the Dec. 1, 2009 Friends of Cianfrani Park meeting.
Minutes from the Jan. 5, 2010 meeting will be posted shortly.
A .pdf version of the minutes is also attached.
FRIENDS of CIANFRANI PARK
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING December 1, 2009
Palumbo Recreation Center
ATTENDING:  There were more than 50 people attending (see sign-in sheet).

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Park Cleanup – Saturday, Nov. 21

The “Fall for Your Park” annual citywide clean-up is scheduled for next Saturday, November 21, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lunch will be served at noon for all participants.
The main jobs will be raking and sweeping leaves and maintainance painting of the fences.
Also, there will be a general Cianfrani Park meeting December 1 at [...]

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A big Thank You

A big “thank you” to all the folks who have been emptying the park trash cans. It’s greatly appreciated.

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Dogs off leash

This is an excerpt from an e-mail Charlie M. sent. The e-mail is being resent to the Cianfrani Park list for those who haven’t seen it yet.
The issue of dogs being off leashes has become an increasing problem lately.
Recently, following an incident where a pit bull left another dog bleeding, 911 was called. The incident [...]

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Notice to Users of Cianfrani Park

Times are tough. Our park is important. We need to all pitch in to keep it looking good.
In much more elegant prose, Rosemary explains:
“We are about to enjoy another summer season in Cianfrani Park.   Our third annual “Friday Concerts in June” series will soon resume. The weather is getting warmer and everyone is looking [...]

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The New Trees Are In

In case you missed it, the new trees have been planted along Fitzwater St.
Great work by all of the volunteers last weekend. I have to check with our resident arborists to get the type of the trees that were planted – though I think two are maples (?).
The trees will need lots of watering in [...]

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New Look!

Thought I’d try out a new look for the site.
I like it. It’s very park-y. I’d still like to do something more customized using photos of the park, but I keep forgetting to take pictures.
Let me know if you like this look in the meantime.

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Graffiti update

Kudos to those who removed (covered over) the graffiti on the garage wall and the garden wall.

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