One of the most exciting weekends of the year for people who love urban issues and urban exploring…. or exploring urban issues… Either way, there are 30 walks to choose from starting Friday May 4 through Sunday May 6. Three walks are led by Midtown Mount Hope residents and two of them are hosted right … More It’s Jane’s Walk Weekend!
Which is oooodles of time to pull together a walk for this year! What is Jane’s Walk? Jane’s Walk is an annual festival of citizen-led walking conversations inspired by Jane Jacobs. Jane’s Walks encourages people to tell stories about their communities, explore their cities and connect with neighbours during the first weekend in May. Walks … More Jane’s Walk is one month away
Our neighbour, Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region (EAFWR) has a LOT of amazing programs, including one called FamilyHome where an adult with a disability has the opportunity to live with a family and to share life together. Some adults have the goal of living semi-independently and EAFWR helps them do that through FamilyHome. EAFWR is currently … More Got a live-in unit in your home?
In November 2017 when neighbours gathered for the “Make it happen in the ‘hood” event at McCabe’s, Gordon brought two colleagues of his with an idea for a neighbourhood art project. The project is picking up steam and artists Timothy & Denise (TIMEANDDESIRE), would like to meet some more neighbours, share the community art project … More Let’s make community art together
There’s a fine article about the neighbourhood chalkboards in the February Community Edition – read it here! We’re looking to add a few more artists to our chalkboard roster – do you love design & drawing? Do you know someone who does? Let us know by emailing: midtownkw@gmail.com.
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