Work has been moving along nicely in Heberlig Palmer Park this summer. The path is almost completely paved and both parking lots are paved as well. The seating wall is laid out and the lights will be installed in the wall soon so then the wall tops will be added. The natural play area has… Read More Heberlig Palmer Park Updates
Work is finally underway in the park! After 3+ years of fundraising, planning, coordinating, redesigning and more work we finally can see that something is actually happening. We are posting the current schedule but exact dates may change due to weather and other factors the construction company might need to adapt to. Most of the… Read More Heberlig Palmer Park Construction Progress & Schedule
Progress at the Tire and Wheel site has been steady for many months now and by the looks of it today, the main excavation project is almost finished. For the past few months heavy machinery have been unearthing large chunks of concrete and limestone and crushing it into large piles. At this point, they are… Read More Carlisle Tire and Wheel Site Progress
What: Heberlig Palmer Tot Lot Design and Renovation Meeting Where: Heberlig Palmer Tot Lot (between Pitt St, Lincoln St., West St, & A St) When: Monday August 5th 6:30 PM Who: Everyone, Anyone Back in May, the neighborhood and interested community partners, got together to have a lively discussion about how we can improve Heberlig Palmer Tot Lot.… Read More Heberlig Palmer Tot Lot Draft Design and Renovation Meeting
The Sentinel reports that Habitat for Humanity is now assisting low income home owners with renovations and repairs that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford. It sounds like a great opportunity to give some properties some free help. A $50 application is the only payment. Labor and supplies are donated. The Sentinel has the… Read More Habitat For Humanity offers renovation assistance to low income homeowners
Heberlig Palmer Tot Lot Food Forest & Park Upgrade Meeting When: Tuesday May 28th 2013 6:30pm Where: Heberlig Palmer Tot Lot (between Pitt St, Lincoln St., West St, & A St) Who: Everyone, Anyone! So, we’ve got this crazy idea. Hear us out. We have watched as other neighborhood groups recently have brought their community… Read More Growing a Food Forest in Heberlig Palmer Tot-Lot
From the Sentinel: Renovations on the more than a century and a half old St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church could begin this fall after parishioners and others have pledged $500,000 toward a $2.6 million capital campaign. “Two years ago we started looking at this and now we are definitely moving forward with the renovation,” said… Read More St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church to be renovated
From the Sentinel: It’s been almost a year and four months to the day since Carlisle Events purchased the former International Automotive Components plant on Spring Road in Carlisle, but the company, one of the world’s largest presenters of collector car, truck and motorcycle entertainment, is still working out the best use for the property.… Read More Carlisle Events still mulling over plans for former IAC building
The West side of Carlisle will be further renovated in the coming year thanks to the recent purchase of the Carlisle Tire & Wheel Plant and the expansion of the Bosler Library. The library had their groundbreaking today and the real work will start at the beginning of December. From the Sentinel: In its push… Read More Bosler Memorial Library groundbreaking marks beginning of expansion
Bosler Library kicks off the public phase of the Building a Better Bosler Capital Campaign with a free ice cream social, live music and family fun. Enjoy music by the Americana bluegrass band Klinger McFry, free ice cream cones from Leo’s Ice Cream, plus storytimes, games, crafts and face painting for children. The celebration officially… Read More Bosler Library to hold Ice Cream Social for Capital Campaign
Although the Bosler Library technically sits across the street from the West Side Neighbors borders, I wanted to highlight this story because I think it is simply grand that the library will be getting a huge upgrade in a few years. I think any improvements to the general area makes the west side a more… Read More Bosler Memorial Library announces $6.5 million expansion project
Carlisle West Side Neighbors 