Funny thing about listening. You can actually hear people talk.
That’s what happened on August 18 at Passport Project. Neighbors talked and neighbors listened. I can’t say that everything was pleasant. Many of us are frustrated with some aspect of the Buckeye neighborhood.
David Smeltz is working full-time. He’s teaching martial arts and meditation. He’s written a memoir about his path through drug and alcohol recovery.
And, in his spare time, when other busy people might be content to watch television or catch up on lost sleep, he’s in the process of rehabbing a building and launching a nonprofit on Buckeye.
The first day of school at Harvey Rice Wraparound is this coming Monday.
To mark the occasion, Tanese Horton, the school's coordination manager, threw a "Welcome Back to School" festival.
Rice Library branch manager and all-around-talented-guy Ali Boyd joined in the festivities, playing drums as some incoming students joined him on vocals.
Listen to their sounds below!
A half-dozen artists from the Buckeye neighborhood mill around the crowded storefront of Passport Project, at the intersection of Buckeye Road and East 128th Street.
They’ll be leading arts events here in August, as Sidewalks of Buckeye moves into its second phase. The exact dates are August 11 to August 29.
