Check our the CANDIDATES’ PROFILES and their answers to our neighborhood questionnaire in this month’s Suburban…
See you at this month’s meeting, Monday evening April 9th. Doors open at 6 for refreshments, meeting at 6:30.
Special location this month is NORFOLK COLLEGIATE’S UPPER SCHOOL, Suburban Parkway & Granby Street (Suburban Parkway entrance)
New Wards Corner Shopping Center…burglary suspects caught due to alert neighbors…farewell to President Tim Fox… Enjoy!
March 2012
Chris Perry, on behalf of Suburban Land Management, will be attending civic league meetings in Wards Corner, Talbot Park, and Suburban Acres in February to unveil his plans and design for a brand new Harris Teeter anchored shopping center at the southeast corner of Wards Corner. The following meetings are open to the public to view the plans:
Here it is, The Feb Edition of THE SUBURBAN…provided for your information and enjoyment… (possibly sweeter than the box of chocolates you’re expecting next week!)
Where’s my owner?
We found this adorable cat that kept meowing to be let into our house. He’s too friendly to be feral and I looked at his claws today and they appear to have been clipped some time back. I’d love to keep him, but I’m sure some little girl misses her kitten!
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The final edition of The Suburban available here in full color!
(don’t panic…only final for 2011)
Enjoy!
Enjoy the latest edition of The Suburban
…falling onto your desktop like the colorful leaves of autumn.
Boo!
no…just The Suburban.
I was in awe to finally find myself inside St. Andrews of Roanoke. It ranked higher than the Mill Mountain Star…and even above the larger than life-sized display of “me” in the Museum of Transportation…which I have not yet seen!
I must have really looked like “the visitor”, because as I stood agape after Mass admiring the historic sanctuary, I received two separate invitations to dinner with the local division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. In all of my experiences in Roanoke I’ve found nothing but warm reception from the people. Realizing that dinner (alone…on this business trip) was next on my agenda, I opened myself to adventure and accepted the second invitation presented by a gentleman who introduced himself as “David Bowers”.
I followed my host into town to the restaurant where we enjoyed a fine meal garnished with better conversation, and I felt nothing like a stranger as this group had so openly welcomed me at their table. That morning, I didn’t expect to end the day having experienced an earthquake, or to find myself at the dinner table with Mr. Bowers and his female companion, Mr. Bowers’ mother, two priests (including the Monsignor of St. Andrews), the principal of Roanoke Catholic School and his wife, and the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Imagine my surprise to read Mr. Bowers’ business card (exchanged after the invitation)…“City of Roanoke….Mayor”.
I tell you this story because the friendly experience reminds me of what I’ve found consistently in Suburban Acres throughout my five year tenure. Folks here are open and ready to share life with one another. This is a strong neighborhood made of people who care about people…folks who look for opportunities to lend a hand and share a laugh. Even in this modern-day culture, we still borrow sugar from next-door and readily welcome each other to the table. I love it!
The kindness of strangers is a reminder that we are all neighbors. The kindness of neighbors is something to be celebrated joyously!
Continue to be kind to each other. See you soon!
~ Timothy
Suburban Acres Civic League 