THE BEST BLOCKS IN
HIGHLAND SQUARE
AKRON, OHIO


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Links:
Akron Police Department
A brief history of Highland Square
Highland Square Neighborhood Association
West Hill Neighborhood Organization
Cleveland Restoration Society
I love the Square
Progress through Preservation - Akron

This website is maintained by Scott Sheridan (58 Dodge).
Please email me at scott.sheridan@gmail.com if you have any comments or suggested additions.

Swanee's Scoop

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Our next BLOCK MEETING will be on Wednesday, April 27, 6:30PM, at Patrice's (79 Dodge).
(by Greg Wurgler) First Neighborhood clean-up of 2010: A noticed success on Sunday, August 22!
As a program of the WHNO Crime and Safety committee, committee chair Joe Boyle organized a new neighborhood trash pick-up day for the West Hill Area in cooperation with Keep Akron Beautiful. Joe set the date, sent the call for volunteers e-mail, and then worked with KAB to get supplies (bags, gloves, and hand cleaner) and distributed them to the interested individuals who adopted an area for the clean-up day. Designed as a show of personal support, initiative, and interest in the neighborhood, the adopted areas were led by local champions who contacted neighbors and made it happen. TEAM SQUARE met on a neighbor's porch at 8 AM to drink coffee and develop the route plan. The outer boundary lines were; Beck to Crosby, Crosby to Portage Path, Portage Path to West Market, West Market back to Beck. This area included the streets within of S. Highland, Grand, Dodge, Byers, Payne and Westmoreland Terrace as well as the full boundary. Team Square divided up and after one hour, the net take was 6 full garbage bags of trash. The team also received no fewer than four complements from neighbors including one inspired individual at Angel Falls who exclaimed: .you.ve inspired me to go home and clean-up my street today!. Team SQUARE (in photo L-R): Holli Mallak, Greg Wurgler, April Levack, Linda Kellackey, Dan Kellackey, Pat Gough.
Dodge/Payne won an award from West Hill Neighborhood Organization for best street improvement. See the article here and check out the photos of our new planters on the Portage Path end.
Dodge/Payne has won another grant! Click here for details. For those of you reporting volunteer hours, please download this form.
Dodge-Payne dog owners raised $1210 for the Humane Society of Greater Akron at the Bark in the Park dog walk, May 10, 2008. See a photo here.
Add your cat or dog to the list of Dodge/Payne animals. Click here.
We now have block letterhead for all your block mailing needs.

Read here about Pam Costa's (Dodge resident 1958-71) experience in the area.

Dodge/Payne had a block outing to Sarah's Vineyard in Cuyahoga Falls in October. Here are some photos:

  • Kay and Matt
  • Ken, Matt, Bill, and Patrice
  • Neighbors
  • Patrice and Matt
  • Steph, Bill, and Kay

    Thanks to everyone who helped organize, set up, and showed up to the THIRD ANNUAL DODGE/PAYNE BLOCK PARTY on September 8, 2007. Thanks especially go to Benita Gadsden, who led the charge in winning the Edy's Neighborhood Salute contest, and also a block grant to support our efforts. This time it was so good - we ended up on the cover of the Beacon's local section! Click here to see our article in the ABJ, or here for two mentions of our block party from 2005
    Photos are up! Please email Scott any more.

  • Thanks to the hard work of Benita Gadsden in organizing and writing our applications, we have won a grant from the city of Akron's Neighborhood Partnership Program Grant for$1590 to help support our block party, block watch, and graffiti clean up. Click here for more details.

    Dodge/Payne had a Frosty Paws party on August 19, for all the four-legged residents of the block. Thanks to Matt and Terry for taking pictures:

  • Several neighbors and pets
  • Terry and Othello
  • Stephanie and Alvin with Greg and Robbie
  • John with Benita and Omar

    Read about our block in an article Greg Wurgler wrote for the WHNO newsletter.

    Thanks to all who participated in Neighbors Day Akron 2007, whether planting flowers, removing graffiti, or cleaning up the corner. Here are a few photos from our day.


    Previous Block Meeting Minutes: January 2007 April 2007 July 2007 October 2007 January 2008 April 2008 July 2008 November 2008 January 2009 April 2009 July 2009 October 2009 January 2010 April 2010 July 2010 October 2010
    Post any announcements or information here! Just e-mail Scott.