I met a nice new neighbor we now have around the corner of the house. A nice woman about our age, renting out a newly-fixed up home on Bruce Randolph. She's super friendly and another important addition to the neighborhood. She's been in the house under a week and it's already clear she takes pride in her place.
There's a duplex up for sale on our block, and I'm wondering if there is a pending sale on it as there have been work crews patching up the fence and performing other small touch-up repairs this week.
The residents of the duplex next to it, that moved in over the summer, continue to improve their place, now painting it.
And there is a cute folk-Victorian on our block that is now up for sale. The asking price seems a bit high, but it has a ton of potential as it has exceptional character.
Add that to the house next door that is tied up in foreclosure, and potentially soon to be sold to a flipper or new family, and we seem to be experiencing some very positive momentum. Things are certainly changing around here, for the better.
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Thanks for writing about our Cole neighborhood. While I don't agree with all your points and feelings, I appreciate your honesty in at least trying to deal with some of the complex issues we face living here, unlike the white-flight fed suburbs. You clearly don't claim to have all the answers, as you shouldn't, because I don't think any of us do.
Anyway, I share with you the excitement meeting a new neighbor brings. Something about finding another friendly face making the same decision to grow roots in Cole reinforces my reasons for being here. And I share your belief that all are welcome here, as long as they stay out of trouble.
Please keep writing and speaking your mind and hope to meet you sometime.
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