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Monthly June 2005
Within
Walking Distance “Hire
a Sitter and Go Underground” Does
your summer vacation this year include painting the back bedroom, a trip with
your in-laws, a string of hot muggy nights poolside with your child’s swim
team, or a once in a lifetime adventure of cleaning your basement? If so, it’s time you got away. Hire a babysitter, put on your walking shoes:
stroll up Situated
in the basement of Charlie Goodnight’s, the Underground is a cool, refreshing,
and rather delightful way to relax on a hot summer night with a group of adults
or just someone special. This is NOT a
family restaurant. There is no “children’s
menu,” and no earthly reason to ruin such a good meal with a fidgety child on
your lap or a surly teenager munching on your ear. This is a grown-up place…be
grateful. The
Underground is another trendy small plate restaurant. All menu items are $10 or less and are meant
to be tasting plates. Two tasting plates
per person would make a nice small meal; add dessert and you’ve got a winning
evening. We
went with another couple, ordered one of each of the vegetarian dishes (flat
bread with hummus & olive pesto $5; hand cut potato fries with garlic aioli
$4; greenbean salad with honey, almonds & gorgonzola $5; spinach &
gorgonzola fritatta $6; zucchini parmesan with fresh mozzarella & basil $7;
crispy polenta with goat cheese, black olives & arugula $7) and two fish
dishes (cured salmon, potato pancake, sour cream & chives $7; red snapper
with spinach risotto & bacon $9). We
also sampled two desserts (lemon tart with blueberries & cream $6; fallen
chocolate soufflé cake with chocolate sauce $6), and drank a good bottle of
wine. The plates came one or two at a
time giving the meal a leisurely pace.
Dinner for the four of us, including the wine, was less than $100. My
top picks were the red snapper with spinach risotto & bacon; the crispy
polenta with goat cheese, black olives & arugula; and, the fries. The risotto was a creamy blend of spinach and
herbs against a crisp grilled thin steak of red snapper. It was both great risotto and a delicious
combination of flavors and textures. The
polenta was terrific, just the way you wish you could make such a dish, and
unfortunately, the French fries were killer.
In fact, I think I’d walk to the
Underground on most any hot summer night just to have a cold beer and a plate
of those salty, crisp fries. Okay, so
maybe I’d have a slice of lemon tart as well.
The Underground 861 ph: 919-664-8704 Dinner from Website:
www.comeunderground.com Copyright:
Carrie Knowles ***** Welcome
Neighbors The
Neighborhood Welcome Committee is continuing to welcome new residents to our
great neighborhood. New residents
receive a packet of information about For
more information on Darlene Stewart, one of ***** Safe
Routes to School As a resident of
At the
conclusion of the day, we were all charged to come up with at least one action
item we would pursue. I volunteered to
take information to my Neighborhood Association and see if I could raise any
interest in following up on several points: 1
The
lack of pedestrian crossing signals at the intersections of W. Hargett and S.
Boylan and 2
The
badly overgrown sidewalks surrounding the apartment complex at the corner of
Boylan and W. Hargett. The leaves,
branches and debris on these sidewalks make it nearly impossible to push a
stroller up that block and hide all manner of dog poop, broken glass and trash. 3
In
addition, for Wiley parents current and future, the speed and volume of traffic
along St. Mary’s needs to be addressed.
Possibilities include additional school zone signage on side streets as
well as Saint Mary’s; and curb modifications that contribute to slowing
traffic. I realize that
we are faced with a huge challenge in the preservation of some part of Dorothea
Dix campus, but I see this as part of the same issue: maintaining and improving the quality of life
in downtown neighborhoods. For anyone
who would like further information, including numerous web addresses relating
to bicycle and pedestrian safety, or if you have concerns or information to
share with me, you may contact me at 919-838-9008 or jollypolk@mindspring.com. Karen Polk ***** Heard in
the ‘hood.... On May 30 the
neighborhood had its Annual Memorial Day Picnic at Project Enlightenment. There were plenty of good eats to share and
plants to swap. A great time was had by
all. On June 3 we
celebrated our Annual Graduation Party on The Big Boylan Bash,
our neighborhood block party, is Sunday
August 28th from For information on the nine
homes that have sold thus far in CASA has a landscape crew that has been cutting grass in For more information, please call Phil Brickle at 919-623-4087 or
CASA at 919-754-9960, ext. 13. SIDEWALKS IN It's pleasant to walk or jog around our neighborhood in
every season of the year. Unfortunately, there are some sections of our
sidewalks that are neither safe nor barely passable because of broken
concrete and overgrown trees and scrubs. While the City of Jimmy Creech, President ***** On the
Outside “Ground Sounds” by Harriet
Bellerjeau
***** Come
hear the news and share your views. (former CASA Group Home currently for sale) PLEASE BRING A FOLDING OR LAWN CHAIR AGENDA (Items not included below can be added at the meeting) I. Announcements and requests for additional items for the Agenda. II. Review and Approval of minutes from the May 2005 meeting III. Finance Report -- Leslie Kellenberger, treasurer IV. Reports from Committees and Special Neighborhood Projects V. Old Business VI. New Business a.
Sidewalks: broken and obstructed b. Other VII. Adjourn Next Meeting: ***** SUMMARY
OF THE MINUTES OF THE
Jimmy Creech reported in Jim's absence that Jim Kellenberger and
he will be meeting with City Councilor Thomas Crowder to inform him of
our plan to request neighborhood traffic issues be resolved by the City
Traffic Engineering Department. Jim Kellenberger is drafting a summary of
all traffic issues. Michael Zirkle moved to amend the original motion by adding:
"The neighborhood e-mail listservs be removed from the Web Site
Committee and a new committee be established for the neighborhood e-mail
listservs with Joseph Huberman as chairperson with a one-year term." ***** BHA Leadership Team 2005-2006 Officers President: Jimmy Creech 919-755-3558 (h) JimmyOmaha@aol.com Vice President: Jay Spain
919-821-4725 (h) jayspain@aol.com Secretary: Open Treasurer: Leslie Kellenberger 919-833-9678 (h) Standing Committees Beyond the Neighborhood Chairperson: Paul Meyer 919-838-9028 (h) BH Neighborhood Directory Chairperson: Evelyn Fahy 919-828-3376 (h) bungalow@boylanheights.org BH
2007 Centennial Committee Chairperson: John
Montgomery 919-755-0585 (h) Garden Club Chairperson: Jessica Schrider Macaluso 919-828-2772 (h) Neighborhood Watch Chairperson: <Open> Newsletter Editor: Joseph Huberman 919-828-6068 (h) Newsletter@Huberman.org Newsletter Distribution: Caleb Jefferies 919-834-5623
(h) Property Improvement Committee Chairperson:
<Open> Social Activities Chairperson: <Open> Welcoming
Committee Chairperson: Lyman Collins 919-821-0899
(h) Website Chairperson: Chris Weedy
919-755-3558 (h) Webmaster: Jeff Groves 919-821-4306
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