Monthly Archives: March 2011

2011 Pride Grants

Posted on March 30, 2011 by admin

PRIDE grants help homes and neighborhoods look good by providing up to $600 for limited exterior residential improvements in 13 participating neighborhoods: Clinton, Downtown, East Campus, Everett, Hartley, Havelock, Hawley/Malone, Irvingdale, Near South, North Bottoms, South Salt Creek, Univer-sity Place and Woods Park.
Applications for PRIDE grants are available beginning March 1, 2011 and funds are [...]

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Bike Racing

Posted on March 30, 2011 by admin

The top racing cyclists in the Midwest will converge on the Near South May 21st for the Capitol Criterium races as part of the 2011 Biketacular, and you can be part of the excitement. Bike races are staged in categories to ensure that racers of similar experience and ability compete against each other. Beginner’s categories [...]

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Tour of Homes

Posted on March 30, 2011 by admin

[ May 8, 2011; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] The biennial NSNA Near South Home Tour will be held again this year on Mother’s Day, 8 May 2011. Ticket holders will be given access to some of the most beautiful and interesting historic homes in the area.

Additionally, we are pleased to include the newly renovated Hazel Abel Park on our itinerary.

Please plan to join [...]

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Neighborhood-wide Garage Sale

Posted on March 30, 2011 by admin

[ June 4, 2011; 6:00 am to 3:00 pm. 6:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Kick start your summer by joining us for a neighborhood-wide garage sale!
When:            Saturday, June 4th
Time:              8:00am – 4:00pm
Contact:         rhasty1@hotmail.com

(A Google map of garage sale locations was linked to our home page. Edited June 5)

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2011 Spring Clean-up

Posted on March 30, 2011 by admin

[ April 9, 2011; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] NSNA will hold its annual Spring Clean-up on Saturday, 9 April, 2011.

Volunteers will meet in the morning be-hind Lincoln High and fan out across the neighborhood to pick up litter. They will be assisted by UNL volunteers as part of their Big Event. A roll-off dumpster will also be available for large trash drop-off and [...]

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Biketacular

Posted on March 30, 2011 by admin

[ May 21, 2011; ] The Near South Neighborhood will again be hosting the an-nual Biketacular event this year. Biketacular is slated for Saturday, May 21 and is open to all interested in biking, bike racing, and other bicycling activities. It will run along beauti-ful Goodhue Boulevard just south of the State Capi-tol. Thanks to the cooperation of many volunteers, [...]

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