The 31st Annual CUE Awards were given and there were again lots of great
projects. Ironically, this year there were really not a lot of great
architecturally designed big buildings downtown or in the warehouse
district, either newly constructed or rehabbed, that were nominated or made
the finalists. It was the first time in years that some Park Board
building or park was a nominee. But the list was doused with renovations
and work being done in the communities. There, as always, were a few
highlights and this year was no exception.
But the things that stuck out in my mind the most were (with lots of
personal bias shown here :-):
All the stuff going on in Phillips that were nominated for awards...
AINBC and their work on Franklin Avenue,
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
and a WINNER - Ed Burke and THE PHILLIPS GARDEN SHOP (just one block from
my place and in two weeks opening a coffeeshop)
The Spiff the Biffs project which is just the cat's meow. The Park Board
was certainly the recipient of these folks commitment to fixing up the
place. It was quite a daunting task with the building in such disrepair and
this team of community folks led the charge and got it done. Thank You!
And then there were the Gardens - my favorites.
The LRT/Korean Gardens
and our good, good e-list friend Fredric Markus and his designer gardens he
has worked on with youth and members of the Horn Towers Community in a
great partnership to save those gardens and make them productive for
members of that community. Through adversity and hard times their gardens
brought them some beauty and peace. They really deserved the award they
received tonight.
Kudos to all and special hats off to Fred and his crew.
And the musical prelude to the event brought to us by Scott Benson, Bob
Miller and R.T. was a sight and sound to behold and also thanks to Paul
Zerby for stopping by to help give out the awards.
Annie Young
CODE PINK - East Phillips
and the 2003 Park Board rep on CUE
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