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September 10th is the Graceland West Neighborhood Fest

Sunday September 10, 2023 | 3-7 PM

4100 North Greenview between Belle Plaine & Warner

Join us for Graceland West’s largest fundraiser of the year! Come out and meet-up with your neighbors
while supporting our special neighborhood. All are invited including those outside GWCA.

Day-Of Volunteers Needed: contact Sarah Maxwell at sarah.maxwell@gmail.com for more information. Click here to sign-up today to volunteer and/or contribute.
Fest Contributions Helpful: silent auction donations (gift certificate, goods, or services) donation or lending of item(s) to be used during Fest including chairs for Euchre tournament
Fest Sponsor Donations Sought: The George Pullman ($100), The Ernie Banks ($250), The Ruth Page ($500), The Conrad Sulzer ($750), The Daniel Burnham ($1000)


DJ ☀ Miniature Golf ☀ Bounce House ☀ Magic by Randy

Kids Create Studio Activity ☀ Tie Dye ☀ Spin Art ☀ Juggler

Euchre Tournament ☀ 3:15-4:45 ☀ 3 rounds of round robin, $30 buy-in per player with cash prizes. Contact Paul Monzella at pmonzella@gmail.com to sign-up by 9/8

Sign-Up for Experience Parties ☀ We’re hosting 3 fun parties this fall & winter to hang out with your neighbors.
Be sure to check out the sign-ups for “Gals of GWCA”, “Guys of GWCA” and “Next Gen of GWCA” at the Fest

Magic By Randy ☀ 3:30-4:00

Silent Auction ☀ Featuring items from The Long Room, ClimbZone, Lakeview Taproom, Cubs game tickets, Namaskar Yoga, Interstellar Records & more!

Create Custom Tie Dye T-Shirts & Spin Art ☀ 4:00-6:00

Kids Create Studio Activity ☀ 4:00-6:00 ☀ Kids Create Studio on Southport will be on hand for a fun take-home art project

Kids Musical Chairs ☀ 4:30-5:00

Big Star Taco Truck & Margaritas ☀ 4:30-6:30

Juggler ☀ 6:00-7:00

Off Color Brewing Beer, plus Wine & Craft Cocktails

Sno Cones & Cotton Candy

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It’s still summer in Graceland West

Although the kids are heading back to school, we still have a month left of our 2023 summer.

Looking back, we kicked off the summer with a very successful and engaging meeting. Special thanks to Rachel Kuipers and Jack Pizzo for sharing their knowledge with the group. Also a warm welcome to Chad Rathmann and Linda Welsh who were welcomed to the GWCA council. All meeting minutes are uploaded to our Archives page.

In July we had an amazing 41st annual GWCA Garden Walk. A very special thanks to all of the gardeners who welcomed the community into their enchanted spaces and to Ben Conley, Chad Rathmann and Linda Welsh for leading the organization of the walk.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail spotted during the 41st Annual GWCA Garden Walk

Looking ahead…

On September 10 we will have our annual neighborhood festival on Greenview between Belle Plaine and Warner. Hopefully this year mother nature will spare us the gale-force winds.

On September 23rd we’ll reconvene in the beautiful Warner Park and Gardens for our Q3 meeting and to vote on important matters related to a business on Irving Park.

Be on the lookout for detailed information about these upcoming events and subscribe to our calendar at the bottom of https://gracelandwest.org/calendar/. As always, feel free to drop a note to info@gracelandwest.org about any neighborhood-related curiosities.

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41st Annual GWCA Garden Walk – This Sunday 7/16, 1-5 PM

Our 41st Annual GWCA Garden Walk will take place this Sunday, July 16th from 1 to 5 PM. See the map here. And additional info, including contacts, here.

Some of our beautiful native pollinators are introducing themselves on social media this week so please say hello on instagram and facebook.

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Quarterly GWCA Community Meeting 6/20, 6:30 @ Warner Park and Gardens

Our next GWCA Community Meeting is Tuesday, June 20 from 6:30 – 8 pm at Warner Park & Gardens, 1446 West Warner. We’ll move indoors if weather is more than sprinkles of rain.

Agenda includes a brief business meeting & semi-annual GWCA council election. Then the Garden Walk Committee will kick off registration for the 41st Annual Garden Walk on Sunday, July 16. This will be followed by a distinguished panel that will discuss “What one person, household, school or business can do outdoors (balcony, patio, roof, yard) to help the environment”.

Rachel Kuipers, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Design Professional, LiveRoof/Hortech.  LR/H specializes in blue green roof systems, offering stormwater management solutions; native, pollinating, habitat-creating and biodiverse plant mixes, LiveRoof’s network of licensed growers provides locally grown modular green roof systems focused on overall plant and system health.

Jack Pizzo, Horticulturist, Ecologist, Landscape Architect, and the founder and principal of The Pizzo Group. With a talented team of professionals, he creates and manages sustainable gardens and landscapes, restores ecosystems, and serves on conservation boards. Pizzo Nursery native plant plugs are available through their retail partners. The Pizzo Group has received 170+ industry awards.

We look forward to seeing you on the 20th! If you have any questions about the meeting, please reach out to info@gracelandwest.org.

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Annual GWCA Yard Sale – TOMORROW 6/3

Looks to be perfect weather for the annual yard sale, tomorrow, Saturday, June 3rd. Convene at 4330 N Greenview Ave and explore from there. For more information email Mark at mnehring4@yahoo.com. For information about the Graceland West Community Association, contact info@gracelandwest.org.

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Register for the Annual GWCA Yard Sale

LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY…...the annual GWCA yard sale is June 3rd with scheduled hours from 9AM-4PM. Clean out your closets, basement or garage and put a little cash in your pocket, your kids college fund or donate it to charity all while de-cluttering!

Please contact Mark Nehring @ mnehring4@yahoo.com or via phone at 312-405-6500 by May 31st. to sign up and get your name and address on the flyer which will be available the day of the sale. FREE to GWCA members, $10 for anyone who is not a member (fee can apply to GWCA membership)

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Community Alert: Criminal Damage to Vehicle & Theft

Please see the Community Alert issued by the 19th District (attached below and uploaded here). If you are a victim of this crime, please do not touch anything and call Area 3 detective Division at 312.744.8263. Finally, remember to keep the perimeter of your property well lit.

P-23-3-028-Community-AlertDownload
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No Mow and Earth Day

Spring is starting to bloom, so marvel at the beauty in our own backyard in Graceland West!

No Mow May is a popular movement to support the habitats of pollinators. We ask that those in Graceland West consider waiting until Mother’s Day, May 14, before mowing their lawns which will help retain beneficial insects including  butterflies, bees and other pollinators. 

Do cleanup up all litter and street, crosswalk and sewer grate leaves as soon as you can to reduce stormwater flooding.

Join GWCA to clean up the Lake View High School campus on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22 at 10 am.  We’ll start at the s/w corner of Belle Plaine and Greenview.  Please email info@gracelandwest.org with any questions.

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Earth Day Neighborhood Cleanup – This Saturday 4/22, 10:00 AM

Keep Graceland West Beautiful!

Join GWCA for an Earth Day Cleanup at Lake View High School on Saturday, April 22. We’ll meet at 10:00 am at the corner of Greenview and Belle Plaine and focus on cleaning up litter on the high school campus and surrounding streets. Gloves and trash bags will be provided. 

Last year we made a big impact at LVHS and the nearby streets.
Congressman Quigley stopped by to help our efforts.
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GWCA Community Meeting | Q1 2023 Minutes

Thaks so much to everyone who attended the meeting on March 22nd and for all of your thoughtful questions. A special thanks to our meeting guests Alderman Martin, Officers Hernandez and Delpilar and Sam Schoenburg. And thanks to our host Andrew Pillman and the Lakeview Taproom.

The meeting minutes have been uploaded to our website here: https://gracelandwest.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-Q1-GWCA-Meeting-Notes.pdf

Of particular note was the vote for the change of zoning at 1406 W Cuyler. The handout from GWCA Member Peter Wasik is here: https://gracelandwest.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1406-zoning-presentation.pdf If you have any concerns or questions please email them to info@gracelandwest.org.

Other items that came up during the discussion that the council wanted to follow up on with links:

  • Beat meetings can be found on the District 19 calendar
  • More information on the Home and Business Protection Program for light and camera reimbursements can be found here.
  • The city tracks traffic collision information in their data portal. This data would need to be filtered by latitude and longitude to see only Graceland West information.
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