Orange You Glad You're on Main Street?

We got off to a quick start when Zach burst into UofO HQ and said, “I’m ready for action.”

In spite of the HOT HOT HOT weather (96 degrees but felt like 115), our intrepid Orange Main Street crew surveyed 75 Main Street businesses between Scotland Road and Center Street. We were all impressed by the range of businesses we encountered in so few blocks including: awesome clothing store (shout out to the Vault), an eye doctor, a photo studio (they’ll give you a makeover so you look good in your pics), lots of good food (of course), an old school pharmacy, a travel agent, a hair braiding shop in a basement (also a nursery) and a bookkeeping business (that has a lot more to it than meets the eye).

Doesn't this sign just suck you right in? (haha)




Who says you can't have your music, phone, disco ball, and jewelry all in one store?!
















We caught up with old friends (Loi at Golden Krust) and made some new ones (Manny at the Vault gave Bette some Miami fashion tips).

Now we are tallying our results and about to head out for ice cream stop #2. The first was J. F. Kennedy fried chicken where Iana and Michele sampled cherry vanilla and cookies and cream flavors. The action doesn’t stop here. Our team is ready to take on the rest of Main Street in the very near future.

Restoring a City, 9 Elements At a Time

What makes New York City so different from Norwich? What makes Chicago so different Collinsville? What makes San Diego so different Vernon? (hint: it isn't the traffic)

8 days from now, the University of Orange will begin unraveling the answers.

               THIS?                 

or THAT?

American cities are fractured physically and socially by policies that enforce segregation and development that tears apart neighborhoods. We can end this cycle by re-knitting our social ties and creating wonderful urban landscapes. Based around Dr. Mindy Fullilove's new book "The Elements of Urban Restoration: Repairing American Cities After Blight, Flight and Disinvestment," the Summer Session urbanism seminar promises to expose unsustainable city practices and enlighten participants on the solutions through Fullilove's theory. The detailed seminar will review the necessary steps to healing, repairing and preparing cities for bright futures.

From what we learn in this seminar, we will start to revitalize Orange. One element at a time.

The Seminar starts at 9:30 a.m. on July 20th at IronWorks.
Please REGISTER for free at www.universityoforange.org before July 20th to attend this urbanism seminar and all other Summer Session events!

For more information on Summer Session, call 973-678-3110 ext.35