After cancellation of the Bissett’s annual neighborhood-wide “Yard-Zale” in 2020 due to COVID-19, we were pleased to hold the event again this past July 17. With 24 homes participating, it was a great way for many to find new homes for their surplus belongings, and of course make a little money. …
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Newly elected Zone 1 City Councilwoman Angela Romine and 131st District State Rep. Bill Owen conducted a listening session with representatives of Zone 1 neighborhood associations May 27 at Woodland Heights Presbyterian Church. The event was organized and hosted by the Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association. Twenty-four neighbors representing the Bissett,…
First street cleanup a success Bissett Neighborhood Association held its first street cleanup of the year on Saturday, April 17. We targeted Hillcrest between Nichols and Chestnut Expressway. Thanks in large measure to volunteers from Eden Village 2, we were able to get most of it cleaned up. These cleanups…
In 2018, the Bissett Neighborhood Association Neighborhood Works proposal for new amenities to L.A. Wise Park was approved. Now, we are happy to report that construction has commenced! Sitting benches are being installed along the existing walking/jogging trail, vegetation cleanup is underway, cooking grills are going in adjacent to the…
And what a year it was! As with virtually everyone, BNA activities for 2020 were a shadow of previous years,’ with many meetings and events cancelled. Bissett was home to some who passed on due at least in part to COVID and we mourn their passing. That said, the spirit…
‘Twas the night before COVID, when all through the ‘hood, Not a meeting was canceled; our plans were all good. When out through the air came a virus so feared, That all was disheveled, so much we held dear. So now a year later, we look with some hope, That…
Many thanks to our officers and board members from past years, and their willingness to continue to participate in 2021. They are: President: Russell Moore Vice President: Vickie Grinde Secretary: Rob Sorbo Treasurer: Sheila Radecki Board Members: William Harvison, Patty Goss and Mario Gonzales. As we continue to deal with COVID restrictions, we have…
Construction for a several new amenities to L.A. Wise Park are slated to begin this fall. This is made possible by the City’s Neighborhood Works initiative. Begun in 2016 and funded via City sales tax, the Neighborhood Works is a unique program through which neighborhood associations compete for funding to…
No doubt the coronavirus has really hurt our ability to hold many activities, but we are optimistic that things will gradually pick back up as the year goes on. First and foremost is the ever-popular Neighborhood Cleanup. It has been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12, 8 a.m.-noon at the Bissett…
In the fall of 2019, the developers of Eden Village, a tiny-home community for the chronically homeless located on East Division, began efforts to build a second community on the site of the former Fairfield Mobile Home Park at 3155 W. Brower in the Bissett neighborhood. This article outlines the…