Short North Community Forum this Thursday at 7pm

Short North Community Forum When: Thursday, April 19th, 7pm Where: Goodale Park Shelter House (120 W. Goodale St., Columbus, OH 43215) Hosted by: Short North Civic Association, Italian Village Society and Harrison West Society Special Guests: - SNBA/SID will inform us about upcoming construction projects, and provide an overview about plans to help minimize related noise, traffic, and parking issues. - COTA Community Relations Manager will discuss current programs and upcoming projects - Westminster Thurber will offer a presentation about their planned addition. We invite you to take an active civic role by joining us at this neighborhood forum and participating in these important community discussions. RSVP to Facebook Event here - see you there! Root Down: Earth Day Work Day and Celebration This past weekend Friends of Goodale Park organized volunteers, including participants from United Way's PRIDE Gives, Old Navy, Quantam Health Care, Stonewall, ComFest, JP Morgan Chase Pride, Columbus Bar Association to join forces to work on projects throughout the park. A total of 117 active community members showed up (for 277 hours) to put their 'Root Down,' while getting their hands dirty planting, raking, weeding, mulching and other Spring cleanup projects. Join them and the rest of Columbus this Saturday, April 21st, 11am-10pm at Columbus Commons downtown to Celebrate 'Going Green.' Historic Preservation: Best Practices Online Resource The Historic Resources Commission Working Group, est. in 2010, has released an online guide of best practices, follow here. This site is designed to provide web resources to further promote and spread awareness of the advantages of preservation. It will provide property owners a vast amount of information, techniques while promoting only the best pratices. Short North Yard Sale - June 2nd Join us for the largest neighborhood yard sale in Columbus. This daylong treasure hunt takes place across the Short North neighborhoods, including Victorian Village, Harrison West, Italian Village, Dennison Place, and The Circles. Area residents who would like to be included in the official listing can register at yardsale.shortnorthcivic.org. The online listing features an interactive map and details about the various items that will be for sale. Invite and share the online event here with your Columbus friends and neighbors to help spread the word. Become a member of the Short North Civic Association The SNCA welcomes all area homeowners, renters, business owners, and employees to become members. Annual SNCA memberships cost $25 for individuals, $50 per household, and $75 for businesses. They can be purchased by visiting the link below.  JOIN TODAY!