A whole lot of ribbon – 968 feet of it to be exact – will be cut during a neighborhood event Friday, Sept. 5 at 5:30 p.m. on the 2500 Block of Glass Street.
Although the event is an open house and grand opening of Mark Making’s new studio, it’s also a grand opening for the new park at 2509 Glass St. and a celebration of recent revitalization in the neighborhood. That’s why ribbon will be wrapped around the entire block, instead of just a small slice for Mark Making.
Live entertainment, food, open studio tours and a checkers competition in the park will be part of the festivities.
“We love it here,” Mark Making Executive Director Frances McDonald said. “There’s a really strong backbone of local people here who’ve always cared about the neighborhood. Glass House Collective has developed and strengthened that. This area is on the verge of a giant rebirth.”
Teal Thibaud, a spokesperson for Glass House Collective, said the organization’s mission from the start has been working with the neighbors to make the area safer, cleaner and more inviting.