The West Side Urban Garden Market opens May 23, 8 a.m. – noon, at 1025 North Bendix (just south of Lincoln Way West)  – If you have produce to sell or are looking for some delicious fresh local produce to buy, please check the attached UGM fact sheet for more information.

July 17 & 18: The College Football Hall of Fame has expanded their Enshrinement Festival to include a ribs cook-off and a downtown block party and fireworks spectacular on Friday, July 17th plus an Urban Adventure Race and a Hall of Fame Grand Parade, 9:30 a.m., July 18th.  WNDU-TV will broadcast the parade live.

If you would like a parade or booth application, or are interested in volunteering along the parade route, please contact me and I can send those to you or connect you to the appropriate individual.

If you would like to share your neighborhood news with your community neighbors, please send to me at dhess@southbendin.gov.   Please note that I will be out of the office May 20-23 attending the Neighborhoods USA Conference but will send out any news the following week on May 29th.