Hyde Park Street Fair Background Important Reminders: Boise Police Department began enforcing public parking in the area around Camel’s Back Park. What this means is your attempt to reserve on-street parking with lawn chairs, trash cans, etc. will be thwarted and they will remove the obstacles and may cite you. Please plan accordingly. About the…
Author: Dave
I am a creative junkie involved in tech since the 1970's. Also a community activist. My marketing, design & consulting practice is North End Creative.
Stopping Racism, Bigotry, the so-called Alt Right starts at Home
Again? Or is it truly a case of fighting forever. The so-called Alt Right – Nazis, white supremacists, religious zealots and politics of hate and prejudice – is raising its ugly head across the country. It seems each generation is faced with the challenge of pushing back hate in all of its ugly forms. The…
National Night Out (NNO)
National Night Out (NNO) is a unique event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch and is held the first Tuesday in August. 2021 NNO Boise registration is open – click here. The National Night Out campaign has involved citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from over 15,000…
Spring & Wildflowers
Being surrounded, as we are in the North End, by Boise’s beautiful foothills, we tend to measure our urban landscape by the hills and plants that surround us. We are resistant to non-native plants, environments that require too much water, and the tendency is to plant native species when possible. April is Native Plant Appreciation…