October 2006 Newsletter
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12South Neighborhood Association Meeting: The October neighborhood meeting will take place on October 10 at 7 p.m. at 917 Gilmore Avenue (the home of Kathryn and David Thompson). This meeting will also serve as the annual meeting of the association’s members. We expect to announce the results of the director and officer elections. Please join us!
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News from the Neighborhood
By Justin Adams
Please join the 12South Neighborhood Association for its Fall Neighborhood Cleanup on Saturday, October 21.
A dumpster will be available at the 12South Car Wash at 12th and Gilmore from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. One load of non-hazardous household junk per household. Please bring a donation for Second Harvest and proof of residence.
We will also be cleaning up our streets and alleys that day. Come to the car wash between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. to pick up a garbage bag and help walk our streets and alleys and clear them of trash. If you have a pickup truck, please bring it with you!
For more information, please contact Justin Adams at justin.adams@12South.org or 463-2795.
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Calling All Artists
By Kim Green
The fifth annual HalcyArt, a neighborhood art show and sale on Halcyon Ave. a few weeks before Christmas, seeks artists in the neighborhood who would like to participate this year. We’re looking for all kinds of artists—from nervous newbies to grizzled veterans. Traditional arts and crafts like
paintings, pottery, jewelry, photography, and knitted items are always welcome, but surprise us! We’d love to broaden our horizons with your wild-and-crazy creative works.
Because we had around 400 guests last year and a packed house, this year John Peets and Wendy Stamberger have generously agreed to open their gorgeous home in 2006 for our first ever two-house HalcyArt.
HalcyArt is a completely nonprofit endeavor, except for whatever you starving artists take home at the end of the day. Small donations from participants, neighbors, Mom and Dad, and the magnificent assistance and sponsorship of Christy Shuff of Rumours Gallery and Wine and Art Bar make this event possible and keep the wine and hors d’oeuvres rolling.
Save the date: Saturday, Dec. 2, from 4-8 p.m., and let Kim Green know if you’re interested in participating. 482-2218 or aviatrixkim@comcast.net.
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12South Mainstay Cornering the Nashville Music Market
by Melanie Moran
“Just out of curiosity, does that thing have a feedback killer on it?”
“Were you asking about pedal boards? Who’s asking about the pedal boards?”
“Brian Eno still uses one. What, it’s good enough for Brian Eno, but not good enough for you?”
I overheard these questions, which sounded like an exotic and enticing foreign language to my non-musician ears, on a recent visit to 12South’s Corner Music. I was standing near the tropical fish tank, close to the amplifers, a few steps from guitars and by a display case filled with things like wah wah pedals and fuzzboxes. Chances are if you’re a musician in Nashville, you’ve stood here too, ogling the latest instruments, picking up a pack of strings or hauling your old bass in for repairs.
“Our primary clientele are touring professionals and session guys,” Todd Austin, the store’s mohawk-sporting electric guitar manager, said. He reeled off a who’s who of famous guitar players and musicians who have made the trip to the shop—Keith Urban, Billy Gibbons, Joe Walsh, Joe Perry, Motley Crue and Garth Brooks.
“Musicians come to us because we’ve been here so long and because we’re a professional-level store,” Austin said.
Austin is a musician himself, playing with local bands such as the Disciples of Loud and funk extravaganza Jones World. He isn’t alone; Corner Music is staffed pretty much exclusively by musicians, with guitar players working with guitars, keyboardists working with keyboards, etc.
“The main reason for our store is we all love music, and why not do something you love?” store owner Larry Garris said. Garris moved Corner Music to 12South in 1984 after eight years in Berry Hill. “I guess if we were all golfers we’d have a golf shop, but we’re musicians, so here we are.”
In addition to instrument sales and repair work, the store is also home to Corner Audio and Video, specializing in sound, lights and video installation in churches and other venues.
Stop by the store at 2705 12th Ave. S. Mon.-Fri. from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or visit Corner Music online at www.cornermusic.com.
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Beautification Report
By Ken Winter
Survey. The July newsletter included a questionnaire asking 12South residents and businesses for their input on key issues facing our neighborhood. We received 27 responses—too few, but thoughtful and promising. Below is a preliminary picture of the top concerns expressed.
Identifying illegal activity and reporting criminal behavior topped the list as most important, with each receiving 20 votes. Next came removing trash, illegal signs and graffiti, closely followed by promoting porches, yards, socializing, walking, biking, shopping locally and 12South improvements. Receiving between 12 and 14 votes for most important were conducting two annual neighborhood cleanups; identifying problems such as animals, sanitation, pests, building zoning, property standards, street and traffic waste, etc.; and identifying and encouraging rehabilitation of pre-1940s structures.
Other issues receiving multiple top votes were controlling animals; forming a neighborhood watch, publicizing police programs in the neighborhood; adding landscaping, including a garden at 12South and Ashwood traffic island; removing inoperative “stuff” such as fence rows and junk vehicles; identifying needed businesses and services; promoting housing options for a variety of income levels, installing litter control, speeding and children-at-play signs; documenting housing, educational, health and social needs; and establishing an annual garden tour.
I think the main themes here are:
(1) reduce crime;
(2) nurture neighborliness in the neighborhood; and
(3) clean up trash and junk.
But this analysis is tentative and incomplete. We’d still love to get your input - call or email me (385-9762 or kcwinter@earthlink.net) and I will get you a questionnaire.
The Paris Avenue Hillside Garden. Take a look at the Paris entrance garden behind Blokes and across from 12South Yoga. Halcyon neighbor Kathleen Kelly has splashed the rock garden with color. I’m sure it was a hard afternoon of labor and love.
12th Avenue South Trash Reduction. A small crew of neighbors – some known, some not—are ridding the utility poles of illegal signs, the gutters of litter, and the lots of unlicensed and abandoned vehicles.
Report An Aggressive Driver. Metro Police has a new Aggressive Driver Unit. You can “Report An Aggressive Driver” on the web (www.police.nashville.org).
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E-mail List, Website & Newsletter Info
Join the Email List: 12SouthNeighborhoodAssociation-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
View the Website: www.12South.org
Get the Newsletter: Bill Compton or Barbara Whiteman at 385-4507
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October Calendar
Oct. 2: Yom Kippur
Oct. 7: Belmont Hillsboro Home Tour, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Oct. 9: Columbus Day
Oct. 10: Neighborhood Mtg., 7 p.m., 917 Gilmore Ave.
Oct. 21: Fall Neighborhood Cleanup
Oct. 24: Eid Al-Fitr
Oct. 29: Daylight Savings Time Ends
Oct. 31: Happy Halloween!
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HOMES for sale
by Alyssa Gilliam
802 Montrose, $199.9K, 696 sq.ft., 385-9010
929 Lawrence, $250K, 1,680 sq.ft., 425-3600
2402 9th Ave S, $255K, 1,916 sq.ft., 333-7400
924 S. Douglas, $259.5K, 1,645 sq.ft., 661-9494
2211 11th Ave S, $259K, 1,630 sq.ft., 661-9494
1111 S. Douglas, $269K, 1,302 sq.ft., 361-3336
817 Kirkwood, $269K, 1,373 sq.ft., 297-3574
911 Lawrence, $269.9K, 2,117 sq.ft., 383-2050
2111 12th Ave S, $285K, 1,396 sq.ft., 223-8550
2803 Vaulx Lane, $294.9K, 1,400 sq.ft., 383-6964
1007 Halcyon Ave, $299.9K, 1797 sq.ft., 369-3278
1017 Bate Ave, $299.9K, 2,216 sq.ft., 661-4400
1101 Caldwell, $299.9K, 1,667 sq.ft., 297-8744
928 Kirkwood Ave, $325K, 2,079 sq.ft., 383-2050
1904 Elliott, $340K, 2,622 sq.ft., 292-3552
2221 10th Ave S, $349.9, 1,650 sq.ft., 383-3142
922 S. Douglas, $350K, 2,300 sq.ft., 254-1897
1210 Clayton, $375K, 1,708 sq.ft., 661-9494
840 Clayton, $380K, 1,780 sq.ft., 383-2050
3109 Granny White Pike, $435K, 2,070 sq.ft., 327-4800
928 S. Douglas, $469.9K, 2,614 sq.ft., 661-4400
1106 Lawrence, $475K, 2,712 sq.ft., 690-5803
1104 Acklen Ave., $475.9K, 2,807 sq.ft., 578-8900
826 Benton, $479.9K, 2,400 sq.ft., 370-8282
1510 Paris, $499.9K, 2,648 sq.ft., 383-6964
2501 Vaulx, $539.9K, 3,375 sq.ft., 778-1818
829D Clayton, $540K, 3,223 sq.ft., 327-0754
1011 Gilmore, $562.5K, 2,650 sq.ft., 771-9949
908 Bradford, $589K, 3,458 sq.ft., 771-6620
1917 Knox Ave, $589.9K, 2,849 sq.ft., 371-0185
926 Kirkwood, $629K, 3,124 sq.ft., 383-6964
815 Halcyon, $639.9K, 3,214 sq.ft., 370-8282
1006 Lawrence, $675K, 3,592 sq.ft., 370-8282
1102 Caldwell, $675K, 3,592 sq.ft., 370-8282
1510 Dallas, $675K, 3,196 sq.ft., 370-8282
921 Kirkwood, $949K, 4,661 sq.ft., 227-7285
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3 is the Magic Number
It is very important that every incident of crime be reported to three phone numbers.
1) Police Non-emergency: 862-8600
2) Sgt. Connie Tripp: 862-7747, ctripp@police.nashville.org
3) 12South Neighborhood Association: 463-2795, 12southneighbors@bellsouth.net
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Clip & Save: Important Phone Numbers
€Bulk-item pick up: 880-3897
€Report illegal dumping, sewage, excessive vegetation & littered vacant lots to the Metro Health Dept. (Metro will investigate within 24 hours.): 340-5644
€Councilman Ronnie Greer, Dist. 17 (east side of 12th Ave. S.): ronnie.greer@nashville.gov, 385-2893
€Councilwoman Ginger Hausser, Dist. 18 (west side of 12th Ave. S.): ginger.hausser@nashville.gov, 783-0106
€Police: Non-emergency: 862-8600
€Larry Cole, Metro’s Vector Control (rodent problems): 340-5668
€Abandoned Cars (on street/private property): 862-6590
€Call-before-you-dig: 1-800-351-1111
€Animal Control: 862-7928
€Chipper Service: 862-8971
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Advertise With Us!
Business rates: $20 /month or $200 / year for a display ad; $10 /month or $100 /yr for a three-lined classified ad. Resident rates: $5/mo for a classified ad. (Send a jpeg of artwork/business card, etc. to be include in ad.) The deadline for the November newsletter is 5 p.m., Friday, October 20. Send ads/ques. to Melanie Moran at melanie.moran@12South.org or call her at 297-8204.
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The 12South Neighborhood Association is a Tennessee non-profit membership corporation governed by a board of directors. The board holds neighborhood meetings each second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at locations published by newsletter and e-mail. Anyone living in or owning property or a business in the 12South Neighborhood (generally, areas adjacent to 12th Ave. South between Wedgewood Ave. and Gale Lane) may become a voting member of the Association by paying annual dues of $10 per person or $5 per person if 65 or older. The Association’s meetings, events, and e-mail list are open to everyone in the 12South Neighborhood regardless of membership. Contact Justin Adams at justin.adams@12South.org or 463-2795 for more information. Send neighborhood news to Melanie Moran at melanie.moran@12South.org or 297-8204.
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Officers/Staff
President: Justin Adams, 463-2795, justin.adams@12South.org
Treasurer: Bernadette Welch
Secretary: Kim Carter
Newsletter Editor: Melanie Moran, 297-8204 or melanie.moran@12South.org
Newsletter Designer: Wendy Stamberger, stamco@bellsouth.net
