A huge thanks to everyone who came out for Three Days on Thorndale! The Thorndale and Broadway corridor was extremely vibrant.

We celebrated Swift School’s centennial – 100 years of service and dedication to teaching and caring for thousands of Edgewater youth. Swift has always been a unique and special place, serving a multitude of refugee and immigrant students throughout the years. Currently Swift students speak 65 languages and represent 50 countries. Last year, Swift’s school rating climbed to Level 1 at the top of the CPA academic tier. Swift will end its 2014 academic year with a student enrollment of 640. We are proud of Swift’s past and look forward to its bright future!

The Broadway Armory Kitchen was opened to the public for the first time. Under the management of the Peterson Garden Project, this state-of-the-art teaching kitchen will become a space for learning programs, fun events and more focused on healthy, sustainable and nutritious food. Last night community members were invited to chime in on the type of programming they’d like to see in the kitchen. My office and PGP co-host two more “discovery nights” this summer for people to come explore the kitchen. Stay tuned for more details.