Plant Swap Reminder, Yard Sale+CAKE?, New Alder Info, & Other Stuff!

The Spring Plant Swap is This Saturday!

Edgewater Glen’s Spring Plant Swap will be held Sat. May 20th from 10am til noon in the backyard of 1420 W. Glenlake, weather permitting. Rain delay date is the next day, Sun. May 21st, same time & place. Spring is a great time to thin & share hostas, ferns, and any other plants or gardening paraphernalia that you’d like to find a home for. Even if you don’t have anything to share, come & meet your gardening neighbors. We often have leftovers that need a home. For more info contact Kim Kaulas at kaulas@rcn.com or 773-368-3949. More details can be found here https://edgeglen.com/plant-swaps/.

Edgewater Yard Sale + CAKE???

The Yard Sale will take place on Saturday, June 3rd. Last year we had over 300 sellers – more than 100 in Edgewater Glen! Learn more about the Yard Sale and registration by visiting https://www.edgewateryardsale.com/. This year’s sale is concurrent with the Chicago Alternative Comic Expo at the Broadway Armory, so it’s going to be a busy weekend! Learn more about the Expo at https://www.cakechicago.com/.

New Alderwoman Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth

This is Leni’s first week. She’s already hired a Chief of Staff, Nicole Granacki (campaign fundraising chair, non-profit director, and Peirce LSC Vice Chair) and a Director of Constituent Services, Angel Rubi Navarijo (former Constituent Services Coordinator for Alderman Andre Vasquez). She has already agreed to speak at our Fall Community Meeting on October 16th, but we were going ask some basic questions now (e.g., how to escalate 311 requests). We’ll let you know what she says and keep you in the loop on any town halls, etc. You can sign up for her newsletter here https://mailchi.mp/the48thward/newsletter-signup

Other stuff!