Spring Parade of Homes

The Parade of Homes started last night. Nora and I will manning a shift this afternoon. Traditionally, the Parade doesn't profile many urban developments, so we'll see if we get any traffic. The good news is that there are several green-built projects on the Parade this year. We were one of 3 projects that was featured in a small press article earlier this week. It will also be interesting to see the reaction of people to our "Tokyo-sized" unit compared to some of the McMansions that are on the tour. I took a quick peek at the some of the other homes profiled and most of them have 3 stall garages out front...so that's a bit different from what we are offering at Newberry Place.

We also did a small neighborhood cleanup earlier this week. Walking the neighborhood, you could sense a bit of excitement and energy. I went and talked with some new and old neighbors and everyone was so supportive and interested in who will be moving in and when. It is really starting to feel like a community is forming.

Last weekend we did a couple nights of Conflict Resolution as a Newberry group too. The first night was using some case studies to better understand how people in the group react to conflict. The case studies ranged from barking dogs to extra-marital affairs. Pretty fun stuff to talk about. It will be very interesting to actually see what the conflicts are that come up in the group and how we will deal. Like in any neighborhood some folks are very straight forward and direct while others site and ponder things for awhile before talking with someone about an issue.