Archive for October, 2008

Councilman Krupicka Budget Cut Discussion

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

In his latest email newsletter Councilman Krupicka discussed the large budget shortfall our fair city is facing and the budget cuts this will require. He is encouraging everyone to attend and voice their views/opinions at the budget public hearing on Oct. 30th at 7pm in City Hall. He has also offered to meet with small groups of residents to discuss the budget, economy and the best way to work through these challenges.

If we have enough interest, I (EZ) am willing to host one of these discussions in my living room. Think of it as a fireside chat without the fireplace. I’ll even provide *real* hot chocolate (none of that icky faux powdered stuff in my house!). Voice your interest below in the comments and, like I said, if we have enough interest I’ll coordinate with Coucilman Krupicka to get this going.

Thanks!

~EZ

A note for the moderator

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Hi there,
I was just wondering if we can add the FireFlies blog onto the blog listing. It is on Nelson Ave (or, I consider it to be since I live on Nelson and own the restaurant :) )
If so, it’s www.firefliesdelray.blogspot.com

Thanks!
As for the block party….. we actually were trying to do a street festival at FireFlies using the first part of the 400 block of Nelson.. but we got shot down by the city among others. We wanted to host a party for our neighbors…. but we couldn’t get city support. Maybe sometime though!

Warning: Package Theft on Our Block

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Neighbors of the 500-block of E. Nelson Ave. should think twice before allowing delivery/shipping companies to leave packages on their porches.

On Sept. 23 in the afternoon, I witnessed a man steal packages from a neighbor’s porch, put them into a crimson sedan with a driver, then speed away. I called the police immediately, and they came to our block quickly. The police recorded the details but, to my knowledge, did not apprehend the culprits.

Here is the case:
http://www3.alexandriava.gov/police/crime_reports/detail_viewer.php?id=2f4f32ec8ac24004b66e7c06f5b67204&hit=1&so=1

The police recommend that the surest prevention of theft would be to instruct delivery companies to not leave packages. Some of us are lucky to have shrubs that obscure views of our porches, but others have no hiding place for packages.

The police said that some men are known to follow UPS/DHL trucks around, picking up packages just about as soon as they’ve been delivered, but it had not yet become a problem (until now) in our part of Del Ray.