KETV posted a segment about the Dodge Street Subway's facelift on their website.
Check it out here.
Tree Planting Success
More Trees Planted in Dundee
By Dave Schinzel
On Saturday, October 24th, 23 new trees were planted on the east side of 50th Street between Leavenworth St. and Howard St. The trees were planted along a chain link fence on the west side of Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. The street had been lined with crabapple trees that flowered every spring but over the years most of these trees had reached the end of their lives and had to be removed. A variety of new flowering trees and maples were planted as replacements.
Funds for the 23 trees were provided as part of the Midtown Neighborhood Alliance’s Re-Tree Midtown project. Over 200 new trees have been planted in Dundee over the past 7 years as part of Re-Tree Midtown.
A special thanks to John Ransom, Adam Langdon, Mibby Schinzel, Tom Craig and his son William for taking time out of their Saturday morning to help plant the trees. Because of their efforts, Dundee will once again have a tree-lined entrance to our neighborhood in the coming years.
October 2015 Newsletter
In this month's newsletter:
- Letter from the president - Adam reviews what city councilmen Pete Festersen & Chris Jerram discussed during September's neighborhood meeting.
- If you're interested in championing the revamp of the Elmwood & Memorial Park Nature Trail system, email Adam.
- Check out the new improvements outside the Sorensen Library/ Rec Center.
- Have you seen DCG's new little free library? It's so neat, go check it out!
- Old House Mechanic - get tips on how to make painting less of a pain.
- The Dundee Merchants Association had a new president. Welcome Sarah Troiah from Denim Saloon!
Have a fun & safe Halloween!
Dundee Day Photos
If you have any more photos, please send them our way!
September 2015 Newsletter
In this month's newsletter:
- President Adam talks in detail about DMPA's stance on the Farnam Street conversion
- Check out the updated Walking Tour on our site done by senior Elias Witte
- Have you seen the poems on the bike racks? Do you know who wrote them?
- DCG news: there's some great photos of recent events in the newsletter
- Does your old, beautiful, challenging house sag? Old House Mechanic has some insight
New Walking Tour by Elias W.
We'd like to say "THANK YOU!" to Elias W. for refining DMPA's Walking Tour Map. Elias completed the project as a part of his high school Senior Project. He refined the old PDF by taking new, higher resolution photographs; by researching the sights in the Dundee Pictorial History book, he added/removed information to make the descriptions as accurate as possible; and removing outdated stops and adding new ones, such as the Dodge Street Subway.
He also created a Google Maps version. He states, "When you look over the Google Maps version, the description is in the upper left-hand corner (click downward arrow next to text to see full explanation). Simply click on the red numbers to see the pictures and information pop-up on the map. You are able to zoom in and out in the bottom right-hand corner and can toggle between a generic map and satellite images by clicking "satellite" in the bottom left."
His goal was to provide the community with a tool that would promote exercise and historical knowledge of our wonderful neighborhood. Job well done!
Here is the Walking Tour PDF and link to Google Maps.
Farnam Street Petition
DMPA is advocating for Farnam Street to be a two way street at ALL TIMES. Safety is our priority, and we believe the way it is set up now is confusing and dangerous.
Please sign the petition here if you agree.
THANK YOU!
August 2015 Newsletter
This month's newsletter highlights:
- Safety is our priority: a call to re-evaluate traffic through Farnam St. and 51st & Underwood
- Set your calendars for Dundee Days and Rundee
- Community Garden Upcoming Events
- Old House Mechanic random tips
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July 2015 Newsletter
In this month's newsletter:
- President Adam talks about the new development on Nebraska Medicine's campus and explains the flower basket watering schedule
- Dundee Community Garden news and upcoming events
- Old House Mechanic - removing paint drippings off brick exterior
- Subway Tunnel Project update
- AV Sorensen Library upcoming events
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See you next month neighbor!
Old Grandpa's Location Gets Much Needed Love
Have you driven down Underwood Ave and noticed that the Old Grandpa's store is gone? It happened overnight, didn't it? Well there are excited things happening. Here the details:
In Dundee development news, Grandpa’s Convenience Mart at 5018 Underwood will be razed and replaced with a three-story mixed use building. Construction is scheduled to begin this June which sets the project’s completion for late spring of 2016. During construction the sidewalk near the site will be closed and some parking stalls will be temporarily unavailable, but become usable again before the building is done. Compared to the building it replaces, the new mixed-use building will be taller and sit closer to the street. The façade materials will include red brick to match the historic Dundee aesthetic. The first floor retail space will be equipped to house two restaurants, the second floor will be a pediatric clinic, and the third will contain six apartments. Omaha Public Works is involved in part of the project that involves partial replacement of the adjacent alley. The owner is Red Brick, LLC, the architect is Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture, and the contractor is Boyd Jones Construction.
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