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Entries from June 21st, 2010

Councilmember Tom Butt writes about our Solano Playlot!

June 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Work Parties

From the Tom Butt E-Forum: After the Juneteenth Parade, I stopped by the Solano Playlot to check out the great things I have been hearing about the neighborhood adopting and improving the park. It’s really an inspiration. See the website at http://www.solanoplay.org/. The community is totally changing the park for the better and using it […]

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A more green (and blue and purple) park

June 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

Our June 19th work party was a lot of fun.  We had painting and planting teams working from 10-2.  Painters added beautiful blue, purple and orange colors to the park’s benches, swingset and climbing structure, and planters created another lovely raised bed of plants.  If you haven’t already, stop by and enjoy all the changes […]

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Next work party Saturday, June 19, 10am

June 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Work Parties

Join your neighbors for some fun, sun, and a little work as we beautify the Solano Playlot.  We’ll be planting, painting and cleaning the sand, and will have lemonade, coffee and water to keep us going.  The City will provide tools, so just bring your work gloves.  All ages welcome, as always.  More details as […]

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Greening our Playlot

June 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Work Parties

Solano PLAY held its second work party on May 22, when 30+ volunteers painted, weeded, cleaned sand and most noticeably added plants.  With dirt, logs and wood chips from the City of Richmond, and dozens of plants donated by neighbors, Annie’s Annuals, the Watershed Nursery and others, we began adding some green to the playlot. […]

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