The Elm Street Program’s elemental committees include one called “Neighbors and Economy.” It is one of the more easily misunderstood aspects of the program. The idea is that residential resiliency is intimately tied to the local economy. There are key…
What’s up in the neighborhood? In the Bull Run Neighborhood, the coming week will see a Cemetery Clean Up on Wednesday, Nov 13, from 11am to 1pm. In the North Ward, there will be a Contra Dance at the Donald…
Pennsylvania has been battling the encroaching Emerald Ash Borer infestation for several years now. Anyone who has camped in a PA State Park is familiar with the restrictions imposed by DCNR on the movement of firewood which have been part…
Preservation is not just a means of preserving the integrity of the built environment — it can also be a driver for the local economy and a sound business option. Window reconstruction is a thorny issue for many, first raised…
Lewisburg’s own — actually the Bull Run Neighborhood’s own — Marjorie Priceman, children’s book author and illustrator extraordinaire, is generously donating proceeds from the sale of packs of the Christmas cards she created last year to the Bull Run Neighborhood…
In October of 2012, the Woolly Worms were out in force in Hufnagle Park in Lewisburg, PA for the annual Woolly Worm Festival put on by the Buffalo Valley AM Kiwanis Club. The creatures were nudged and prodded, measured and…
At the most recent North Ward Neighborhood meeting on September 5, the attendees compiled a list of notes and queries about historic elements of the neighborhood. What can you add? Which questions can you answer? Help us create a North…
New changes to Flood Insurance Rate Regulations started going into effect nationwide this year. The webpage from FEMA with the most information can be found here. They will affect all properties in the 100-year flood zone with subsidized/suppressed Flood Insurance…
Jesse Lewis, the Bloomsburg University planning student, who was a full-time intern with the LNC this summer compiled this description of his experience over the past 6 months. It’s great to see all the different things he worked on. The…
The newly named North Ward Neighborhood will hold its next meeting on Thursday, Sept 5, at 7pm at the Senior Center (formerly the North Ward School) on N 2nd St. All are welcome. This meeting is intended to update people…