Well, actually it was free dirt.  It’s been an eye-opening experience working on the Parkman Triangle Project.  I’ve spent many hours this month calling contractors, from trucking companies to landscapers to plumbers to dirt companies.  What money we have really needs to go to plumbing, so to save about $2500, we decided to see what [...]

At the corner of Silver Lake Boulevard and Parkman Avenue lies a 2000-square foot patch of asphalt that has lain empty for decades.  Occasionally, trash is strewn across it; sometimes there are unpermitted weekend yard sales or flea markets; often cars are parked on it illegally.  Years ago this space was paved over to make [...]