If you’re lucky enough to live in Tom Owen’s district then you get to participate in Front Porch Tuesdays. The first one is tomorrow night. Sorry for the late notice, I meant to write about it earlier.
“This is the third year, we have encouraged Front Porch Tuesdays. Each
year, it continues to grow,” says Owen. “With the beautiful spring we
have had so far, we’ve structured a time for neighbors to talk and
visit with one another.”The idea is a simple one. On two Tuesday
evenings in the month of May, neighbors will either host or go visit
their neighbors on the opposite side of the street. On May 13th, people who live on the odd numbered side of the street will host. Then on May 20th, the even number side of the street will welcome an evening of conversation.“To often, we have let time go by and we just do not get know the
people who live right next door to us or the people we may throw a
glance at when we hop in the car in the morning to go to work,” says
Owen. “Many of us remember the days growing up when you knew just about
every one in the neighborhood. That is the goal here.”Owen says hosting does not have to be elaborate. The idea is just to
talk and find out if there is anything in the neighborhood that may be
of common interest as you get to know other home owners. “After all,”
he says “for some, community is built one ‘howdy do’ at a time.”
To let your neighbors know you’re participating you can pick up a sign at Highlands/Shelby Park Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library to put in your yard.
May 13th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
I think this is a really nice idea.
I remember when I was a kid, we knew all of our neighbors’ names. It seems like now sharing a courtesy smile is all you get. I’m lucky enough to know my neighbors, but have only invited them to our home once or twice.
Not my district, but I’m inspired to extend the olive branch to my neighbors.
May 13th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
I think it’s nice as well. We do know all of our neighbors but even so I think it’s nice to make a concerted effort one day a year to meet anyone you might not know and just be extra friendly.