The winter 2012 edition of the North End News will be arriving on doorsteps shortly! In it you’ll find articles on Boise Intergenerational Choir, the Boise Schools Levy, gardening tips, North End architecture and more! Click on the cover page of the newsletter for a pdf version, or feel free to pick up a copy at the Boise Co-op or Hyde Park Books. Enjoy! 

Mark your calendars for September 14-16, 2012, when the 33rd Annual Hyde Park Street Fair will fill Camel’s Back Park with music, food, culture and unique merchandise! Hyde Park Street Fair is Boise’s oldest celebration of community, and takes place in the North End, one of the city’s most historic neighborhoods. This annual event is brought to you by your friends at the  North End Neighborhood Association. For vendor information, please click here.

This Thursday, December 15, please join us for our annual Candle Lantern Parade! The evening will begin at Goody’s at 6pm with story time, then Santa will lead the children to 13th Street Grill, where they will enjoy hot cocoa, a cozy fire, and candle lantern decorating. Then Santa and the children will carol through Hyde Park with their lanterns aglow.

What is a Candle Lantern, you ask? Its a repurposed two-liter soda bottle! Volunteers from North Junior High will help the kiddos turn their bottle into a “lantern” using a pipe-cleaner handle, colored crepe paper, and finishing it off with a well-secured tea light to illuminate their artwork. The Candle Lantern Parade is a North End tradition that we hope you’ll be able to join!

Special thanks to Goody’s, 13th Street Grill and North Junior High for making this event so much fun. Email holli@northendboise.org for more information.

Please park your cars on already swept areas of the curb!

We’ve just received word that ACHD, formerly known for sticking to a strict street sweeping schedule, is now changing their approach. In the month of December, ACHD street sweepers will be out on North End streets between the hours of 7:30am and 4:30pm, opportunistically sweeping unswept areas.

Please park your cars on areas already swept to facilitate full removal of fallen leaves. When left on the streets, leaves clog storm drains and pollute the river.

Thank you in advance for your help.

North End News is hitting doorsteps all over the North End, featuring city candidates, TrICA, the 10th & Brumback Garden and BOSCO. Thank you to our advertisers and delivery volunteers who make this happen!