Showing posts with label 1209 25th Ave. N.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1209 25th Ave. N.. Show all posts

Friday, May 30, 2014

Despite Petty Acts Of Vandalism, Renovation At 1209 25th Ave. N. Moves Forward, Fabulously...

Photo contributed by John Fena, blog post by John Hoff

Yesterday, I reported on the petty vandalism at a property being renovated by John Fena, an unstoppable force for good in the neighborhood. My blog post, click here, didn't mention the address but it's 1209 25th Ave. N.

In following up, it seems good and right to illustrate how well things are going at that beautiful property despite the minor frustrating setback of the vandalism. That house was, incredibly, once a source of neighborhood blight. But the photo above shows what John Fena, et al, have been accomplishing at renovating, revitalizing and transforming the property. 

John Fena...you are Johnny Northside's hero. 

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Can Anybody Identify The Two Juvenile Suspects Throwing Rocks In This Surveillance Camera Video From The Jordan Neighborhood?



Contributed YouTube embed, blog post by John Hoff

A regular reader thought this might be a matter too small for my blog, to which I respond: no, this is EXACTLY the kind of thing this blog focuses upon. Can anybody identify these juveniles in the videotape above before they transition from minor property crimes to a wasted life of violent felonies? 

This surveillance camera video, which was uploaded to YouTube by Northsider John Fena, at about the 59 second point begins to show a couple of juveniles who...