This September marks the second annual Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.  Created by President Barak Obama in 2011, the purpose of the designation is to bring understanding to the country’s fast-growing health crisis.  Beyond showcasing the facts that make childhood overweight and obesity so serious, this month gives parents, guardians, teachers, and community members the opportunity to take action to get kids moving more and eating better.

 

According to the Centers for…

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I've just spoken to Emilye Crosby who lives on Weldon. She is concerned about the state of former owner occupied homes becoming rental property too. Even if your street isn't affected you are still affected. I'm asking those concerned to join me in setting aside a time to speak to city council about zoning laws and ordinance that may help us preserve home ownership. I'm not a lawyer but I don't believe this sort of thing could so easily take place in some of our suburban neighborhoods. It's…

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I love the community and the people. I feel when Dr. Stroud was the Leader at school #16 he engaged the parents to get involved. I was presented with a second chance to be part of a great movement and that movement is addressing how our children cope with learning today. Today we teach from a desk room, teacher, point of view, and our children has not adjusted to this obsolete teaching method. Our children today are learning virtue online, wireless cell phone with all the web design…

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Due to threat of rain, the cookout for 8/14/12 at Enterprise and Post has been postponed.  Will let you know when rescheduled, first part of September.

Our week was very productive, we were able to accomplish our tasks. On Monday, we had a day off because we have to work on Friday for the SWAN block party. On Tuesday , we finished interviewing business owners on Genesee street. On Wednesday we went to Rochester Works, and they presented us with the correct ways to make a resume, and then we made are own resume. Today is Thursday and we painted posters and signs for the SWAN block party on tomorrow. 

Friday from 3-6 we will be hosting a block party at SWAN. Please come and join us for affordable food, games, and entertainment. This event will be fun for all ages. In addition to the food and entertainment there will be customized shirts done by an local artist. Today we prepared for the block party by making signs to advertise we also fresh smoothies and pickles which will be giving out as free samples.

John, Congratulations on another great photo for the header.  Stunning!  Hoping to see some more from the trip to Cobbs Hill Daylily Garden sometime in the future.  Mark

Maybe it's just me or maybe I'm late to the game, but I think I'm seeing a bad trend around my neck of the 19th ward. That is the turning of good single family homes into apartments. A former long time neighbor and friend in the house behind ours put her home up for sale. Gone for cash in 4 days. Guess what will happen next. This is a very nice, well maintained single family home. As the UR expands it's student population some very good single family homes around the Brooks avenue area are…

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