When the pandemic hit, we initially missed a beat. University Heights Neighborhood Association skipped its April 2020 meeting while we waited with the rest of the world to find out what it would mean to us. By May, we knew we would be in limbo a while, but we had…
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In April, the University Heights Neighborhood Association launched a monthly speaker series exploring all sorts of topics of interest to the neighborhood. The series kicked off April 6 with Master Gardener and UHNA treasurer Donelle Blubaugh talking about how to get rid of invasive species such as the particularly vigorous…
University Heights Neighborhood Association celebrated Halloween with its second annual contest for best decor and best hands-free treat-conveyance system. Taking first place in the best decor category was the O’Connell family, who won a $50 gift card to Mama Jean’s. Second-place winners, the Head family, took home a gift bag…
We hauled off a serious amount of trash! Thanks to everyone who volunteered and to everyone who got rid of their stuff! Also a big thank-you to our street team who took care of tidying our streets. 118 households served (attendees and curbsides total) 24 volunteers (11 of those volunteers…
We have a sculpture coming to the ‘hood! Thanks to Sarah Harkins Arnold’s curiosity about what a Public Works crew was up to near the WaterWise garden, I learned a sculpture is being moved from the Springfield Art Museum to the greenspace between the tennis courts and the garden. Here’s…
It all began with a beleaguered nurse’s request for someone to bake a pie. What followed could happen only in the era of social media and was certainly fueled by everything 2020. When University Heights Neighborhood Association neighbors saw her plea on our Facebook group page, the offers to help…
University Heights Neighborhood Association welcomed a new member to its board of directors on May 6. Donelle Blubaugh was unanimously elected to fill the role of treasurer, vacated in April by Joel Thomas. Thomas has been instrumental in keeping the spark of UHNA going through a couple of incarnations of…
University Heights Neighborhood Association sprang into action when COVID-19 arrived in Springfield. Board members scrambled to create a postcard to alert every neighbor within its boundaries of Brookside/Bennett, Campbell, Sunshine and National that volunteers were willing and ready to help them get whatever support they needed to safely navigate the…
Now in its second year, University Heights Neighborhood Association is working to take on bold initiatives and nailing down plans to build a stronger, more connected community. At its January meeting, UHNA’s events committee outlined a yearlong slate of events to keep momentum alive throughout 2020. Committee members Linda Regan,…
About a dozen University Heights Neighborhood Association members gathered at an uncharacteristically early hour on Nov. 3, 2019 to cheer on runners as part of the Bass Pro Marathon Neighborhood Challenge. With a theme of Museum Mayhem, in celebration of the neighboring Springfield Art Museum, the group took part in…