Old Grandpa's Location Gets Much Needed Love

Have you driven down Underwood Ave and noticed that the Old Grandpa's store is gone? It happened overnight, didn't it? Well there are excited things happening. Here the details:

In Dundee development news, Grandpa’s Convenience Mart at 5018 Underwood will be razed and replaced with a three-story mixed use building. Construction is scheduled to begin this June which sets the project’s completion for late spring of 2016. During construction the sidewalk near the site will be closed and some parking stalls will be temporarily unavailable, but become usable again before the building is done. Compared to the building it replaces, the new mixed-use building will be taller and sit closer to the street. The façade materials will include red brick to match the historic Dundee aesthetic. The first floor retail space will be equipped to house two restaurants, the second floor will be a pediatric clinic, and the third will contain six apartments. Omaha Public Works is involved in part of the project that involves partial replacement of the adjacent alley. The owner is Red Brick, LLC, the architect is Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture, and the contractor is Boyd Jones Construction. 

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Posted on June 29, 2015 .

June 2015 Newsletter

Hot off the press!

Here are the highlights: 

  • President Adam gives us some reminders on why our neighborhood is so awesome
  • Lots of upcoming events: Memorial Park Concert, Dundee Community Garden Ice Cream Social, and more 
  • Twenty-one new trees were planted as a part of Re-Tree Midtown! Don’t forget to water your new tree if one was planted in your yard
  • Subway Project Update (our fundraising goal was surpassed!! BIG DEAL!)
  • Check out the upcoming Sorensen Library events

Check out the FULL NEWSLETTER

Posted on June 4, 2015 and filed under Newsletter.

Elmwood Park Pool Delayed Opening

We regret to report that Elmwood Park's Pool will be opening later than usual.
Please see below and know that we are just as sad as you are.  

 

OMAHA, NE – Due to unforeseeable maintenance circumstances Zorinsky and Elmwood Pool, that were expected to open Saturday, May 30, 2015 will be pushed back into next week.

Zorinsky Pool is expected to open sometime next week and Elmwood Pool is expected to open during the second wave of pool openings on Saturday, June 6, 2015.

Maintenance crews are currently in the process of fixing issues at both pools and will work over the weekend and into next week to finish both projects as soon as possible.

For updates and pool information visit parks.cityofomaha.org or become a fan on Facebook, or follow @OmahaParks on Twitter and Instagram.

Temporarily Closed
Elmwood Pool
Zorinsky Pool

May 30, 2015 Openings
Deer Ridge Pool
Gallagher Pool
Hitchcock Pool
Miller Pool
Oak Heights Pool
Roanoke Pool

June 6, 2015 Openings
Camelot Pool 
Cryer Pool
Elkhorn Pool
Hanscom Pool
Karen Pool
Lee Valley Pool
Spring Lake Pool

Posted on May 30, 2015 .

Dundee Days Applications

Dundee Days is right around the corner and we are so excited!

If you have a group that would like to be a part of this year's parade, please fill out this application. If you have something awesome to sell or good information to spread and would like to be a vendor, please fill out this application.

For more information, please email Jody.

We can't wait to see you!

 

Posted on May 15, 2015 .

Flower Baskets are UP!

After so much hard work from so many people, the flower baskets have made it onto the streets of Dundee! They look WONDERFUL!

BIG THANKS to all the guys that spent the entire day hanging them throughout the neighborhood. If you feel inclined to give them a shoulder and arm massage, please do! They could use it. 

Here's a photo of one of the MANY truckloads of flower baskets, and Dan hanging up the first flower basket in the Dundee Business District. (Thanks Dan!)

Posted on May 7, 2015 .

May 2015 Newsletter

Here are some of the highlights from this month's newsletter:

  • If you see them around on their bicycles, say “Hello” to Dundee’s new beat officers, Officer Chad Wiebers and Officer Matthew Stigge.
  • So many upcoming events! Garage Sale Weekend, hanging up flower baskets, Community Garden Workshops, Bank of the West concert in Memorial Park, and Dundee Days! Check the Newsletter for details.
  • OmahaGives! is May 20th. The Dundee-Memorial Park Association and the Dundee Community Garden (DCG) are two of the many non-profits in this year’s giving extravaganza. No donation is too small. Mark your calendars!!
    Here's DCG's donation page
    And here's DMPA's donation page.
  • May 15th is the deadline to donate to the Dodge Street Subway Project. Huge THANK YOU to Leo A. Daly!
    You can donate here.
  • Old House Mechanic - How to smooth out a popcorn ceiling.

Download the Full Newsletter

Posted on May 4, 2015 and filed under Newsletter.

Dodge Street Subway Update

The Dodge Street Subway Project is moving right along! We have the final drawings from Leo A. Daly. You can check them out below. 

HUGE THANK YOU to Leo A. Daly for their generous contributions and making this project wonderful! It will be a great addition to our great neighborhood, and it wouldn't be nearly as awesome without them! 
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Drawing ONE (PDF)
Drawing TWO (PDF)

Posted on April 29, 2015 .

April 2015 Newletter

Some key points from April's newsletter:

  • HUGE Thanks to all of the people who volunteered to plant flower baskets!
  • Don't forget about Spring Clean Up day, April 25th.
  • If you're looking for the Old House Mechanic site, there's a link on our website here: http://www.dundee-memorialpark.org/useful-links.
  • We are short about 10k in flower basket donations. If you planned on donating, but having yet, you can on our website here: http://www.dundee-memorialpark.org/donate. You don't have to have a PayPal account, you can pay with your debit card. 
  • Check out what's going on with the Subway tunnel project.
  • Old House Mechanic - do you have a temperamental basement drain? Don has some solutions.


    DOWNLOAD THE FULL NEWSLETTER (PDF)
Posted on April 29, 2015 and filed under Newsletter.

Elmwood Park Clean Up

The Elmwood Park Clean up was a huge SUCCESS! Seventy-five people volunteered with over 150 hours of volunteer time! Holy cow! That's awesome!

The groups represented inclued:

UNO
DMPA
Elmwood Park NA
Aksarben Elmwood NA
Boy Scout Troop 42 (Dundee Presbyterian Church) 
Boy Scout Troop 378 (St. Margaret Mary)
North High School
Southwest Airlines
First United Methodist
Saint Margaret Mary

BIG Thanks to:

City of Omaha and Keep Omaha Beautiful for supplies (bags, gloves, trash pickers), UNO for food/drink, and DMPNA for food/drink.

Posted on March 30, 2015 .