East Village sign
The East Village Association is hoping to raise $500,000 to fund the design and installation of a landmark sign to be located within East Village. Similar to those seen in Little Italy, Hillcrest, Normal Heights and other neighborhoods, the sign would clearly identify for all foot, bike and car traffic that they have entered into the East Village neighborhood boundaries.
Selbert Perkins was chosen [see rendering above] out of the five firms that submitted proposals for the sign. To view their portfolio, visit sdpwest.com. More than $117,000 has been raised so far. For more information or to make a tax-deductible donation to further the fund along, visit aldeasdelesteandiego.com and click on Landmark Sign.
Quartyard
A formerly vacant lot in the East Village has been transformed into a vibrant urban park with restaurants, a rotating selection of food trucks, live music, a beer garden, and a dog run. Visit quartyardsd.com for more information or a calendar listing food trucks and other events.
East Village Green workshops
The second public workshop for East Village Green was held on June 23 at Quartyard [see the full story starting on the front page of this newspaper]. It was well attended with over 150 members of the community stopping by to provide input on their future neighborhood park!
Participants were able to view three park concepts generated by the design team led by the office of James Burnett, then complete a survey of questions to indicate their preferences.
If you were unable to join us last week, there’s still time to vote!
Please visit the project’s website at eastvillagegreen.com to see the three concepts. Once there, click on “Get Involved” and cycle through the plan pictures. You may provide your input by completing the online survey.
Voting will remain open through July 5.
The office of James Burnett will then compile all the feedback received and later this summer, develop a preferred general development plan for the park. A future notice will be sent inviting you to the next public meeting where the preferred plan will be presented, so stay tuned!
EVRG
Are you interested in what new developments, businesses, parks and other events are in the works throughout East Village? East Village Residents Group (EVRG) meets every third Thursday of the month at East Village Community Church, located at 1374 Island Ave. Many community leaders are featured guest speakers. For more information, visit evrgsd.org.
