Litter pickup at Simpson Park

We had a wonderful group of volunteers turn out for our Rock Rimmon clean up. We started the morning with a short chat over coffee and passed out bags, gloves, and trash pickers to all the volunteers. Trash picking started just beyond the new playground (which was a huge hit with the kids). Despite the…

We joined a hardy group of volunteers from St. Anselm’s Meelia Center for Community Engagement to clean up Rimmon Rock Park in pouring rain. We made good headway on the playground and around the Rock. It is a huge park, and we really need more help to thoroughly clean it up. Please subscribe to our…

The hill section of Dubuque Street (near the South end) attracts a lot of litter and dumping. It is an eyesore especially in Spring. We, two neighbors living nearby, took matters in our own hands and picked up a whole SUV full of trash. We also used the city’s SeeClickFix request management system to report…

After sharing coffee and conversation, a good-sized group of volunteers, nine adults and three kids, helped to clean Sweeney Park today. Come help us make our neighborhood a better place at our next event — we’re cleaning up around Conant and Cartier streets on Monday, August 1st.

It was a beautiful morning for a pick up with 10 volunteers.  While we don’t like to see excess litter, it’s always nice to look at a park after our team has been through and see a stark improvement.  We ventured around the block, walking down to second street to collect debris built up along…

We Heart West held its first neighborhood cleanup in more than a year this past Saturday, May 1st, at Wolfe Park. The morning started off windy and cold, but quickly warmed up as volunteers collected food wrappers and discarded masks. Wolfe Park seems to be a hot spot for people to enjoy their fast food…