For Frog Hollow residents and hangers-on, there is now a Facebook group “dedicated to the most vibrant and diverse neighborhood” in Hartford.
The stated purpose of it is for people to “[f]ind out about everything from neighborhood cleanups to NRZ & Blockwatch meetings to events at our local entertainment venues.” It’s an open group in which anyone can post information, photos, videos, links, documents, and events.
Currently, there’s discussion about a creative DIY way to “build a better block.” There’s also an invitation for a clean up around Billings Forge. Last weekend, residents on a different block in Frog Hollow took part in their own annual clean up; about a dozen residents pitched in over the course of three hours on Saturday morning.
This group was set up on Saturday and there are already 60 members. This could be a good space for those who feel like they find out about events after the fact, or for those who feel compelled to exchange ideas with others about how to improve upon what truly is a vibrant and diverse neighborhood.
Luis
Just thought I’d cut n paste a recent exchange on the Frog Hollow FB group:
Christopher Brown
Alert: My trash can was stolen this morning, one of the small (relatively rare) ones, with white “119 Putnam St” lettering on it (if it hasn’t been peeled off already, that is). I also had a large 30″ x 48″ x 36ish” blue steel box stolen last Tuesday, and caught a guy stealing a car door from my back yard at 6 AM this past Friday morning. Has anybody else had such theft problems lately?
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Luis A. Santiago Chris, I see your trash can. It’s behind 7-9 Mortson Street.
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Christopher Brown Thanks, Luis! Good looking out!
about a minute ago.
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Luis A. Santiago No problem. That’s what we neighbors out here for. We’ve got to look out for each other.
Kerri Provost
The way that copy & pasted, it looks like this is a “Christopher Brown Alert,” which makes me wonder if we need one for if/when the *other* Chris Brown rolls into town. Like, “Chris Brown Alert Red: bolt down anything that can be used to smash a window.”
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-03-22/gossip/29349274_1_rihanna-gma-chris-brown