July 2023 Newsletter
It's a sizzling summer in Elmwood Park and the neighborhood is bustling with live music and neighborhood hangs. Enjoy this month's news and updates!
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Join Us Tomorrow for Last Friday Night: Featuring DJ VooDoo Child
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Join us tomorrow, July 28, from 7 - 9 p.m. on the 1000 block of West Confederate Ave to jam out with DJ VooDoo Child!
Put on by a small group of Elmwood Park neighbors, Last Friday Night is an ongoing concert series that takes place on the last Friday of every month.
If you enjoy the Last Friday Night series and want to help keep it going, please financially support the event at the button below. All donations go directly to the artists performing and help build the budget for booking artists for the year.
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Neighborhood Safety Reminder
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Please always call 911 first for immediate help and then follow up with our Community Response Team (CRT) Officers. You can also call the non-emergency number (803-252-2911) first.
Officer Hendrix is our North Region CRT Officer serving Elmwood Park and is our primary point of contact with the Columbia Police Department. You can reach him at 803-318-6986.
You can also reach:
- Corporal Rogers at 803-397-2090
- Lieutenant Brink at 803-509-1787
Please also continue to file police reports for anything of concern. There is a convenient online reporting tool for non-emergency matters.
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Rates Rise for Nightmare In Elmwood 5K on 7/31
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This year’s Nightmare in Elmwood Park 5k is October 28. Registration prices rise at midnight on July 31, so sign up today.
Not a runner but a killer fundraiser or a rockstar logistics coordinator? WE NEED YOU! Join the planning team to help us reach our goals for race registrations and sponsors for the event. Email ebonnthomas@gmail.com for more information.
Own a business and want to support the creepy event? Contact us about that, too! We have lots of sponsorship levels available. Let’s make our second year a smashing success.
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Elmwood Park Neighborhood History Tour
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From 2022-2023, the Elmwood Park Neighborhood Association worked with Historic Columbia to develop and launch an online Neighborhood History Tour. The research was completed by our neighbor and Historic Columbia Director of Preservation, John Sherrer.
The tour is comprised of eight sections:
- Development, Early Resident, & Street Names
- Before Elmwood
- Moving Around
- Places of Rest & Worship
- Stylish Living
- For a Better Neighborhood
- Leisure & Learning
- Quality Goods & Service
This project was made possible by generous funding from the Richland County Conservation Commission, an ACTION Grant from the City of Columbia and our annual Halloween 5k fundraiser.
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Yellow Shirt Ambassadors Now on Elmwood Ave
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On July 1, the Yellow Shirt Ambassadors expanded their coverage area to Elmwood Ave! They are performing clean and safe services from 7 a.m.- 11:30 p.m. seven days a week on both sides of Elmwood, from Bull Street to Lincoln Street.
To get in touch with the Yellow Shirt Ambassadors, call their customer service line at 803-587-7831, or find them in their bright yellow shirts along the street.
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New Elmwood Park Merch Now Available
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Our new logo means new merch! Head over to the Elmwood Park website to purchase shirts, hats, cups, flags and even a new apron.
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Congratulations to Eric Shealy, Rob Davis and Jon Robertson at 2255 Wayne St. for being selected as July's Yard of the Month (YOM) winners! Over the last three years, the homeowners ripped out the original landscaping to pursue a more beneficial landscape for birds and pollinators.
A big thank you to Image 360 for providing us with beautiful YOM signage and to Gardner's Outpost for providing all winners of Elmwood Park's YOM a gift certificate to use at their store on Franklin St in Cottontown. We appreciate your support!
The Elmwood Park YOM Committee is in search of new members! If you’re interested in helping to nominate and select winners each month, please email Dave Barbeau.
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Renew Your EPNA Membership
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While we moved to rolling annual memberships last year, many memberships are coming up for renewal now! Please be on the lookout for your renewal email from our Wild Apricot membership platform. If you’re not yet a member yet, join us!
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Thank you to Iron Hill Brewery for hosting our July Porch Party (brewery edition). We had a great turnout and enjoyed many brews!
Interested in hosting a porch party? Email board@historicelmwoodpark.org with your name, address and preferred month. The parties are potluck; hosts need only provide whatever food and drink they'd like, a place for people to gather, and (preferably) restroom access. We'll connect you with our Porch Party Captain, Bart Tittle, to help with coordination.
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Gardener’s Outpost Tip of the Month
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It's time to think about planting fall vegetables. The No. 1 question we get at the store is, "Should I pull out all my spring vegetable plants"? We usually tell people to keep the best-producing plants going, even their tomato plants. Tomatoes will stop producing fruit as the weather stays consistently above 90 degrees but will start producing again when the weather cools and the nighttime temperatures are still above 60.
So save the prettiest spring plants for a second harvest and pull any that were not performing as well to begin the fall planting season!
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Need help or have questions? Visit Gardener’s Outpost at 1211 Franklin Street!
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Interested in becoming a neighborhood sponsor? We'd love to have you! Let us know!
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