Renovation on all kinds of levels.

Well great news for all of us at inCOMMON Community Development! We have recently acquired the former Sheri’s Show Club building that sits on a very main street here in Omaha, Nebraska. 29th and Leavenworth to be exact (and we are leasing it for free from Kohll’s Pharmacy!) .  This has been a place that I believe has kept our neighborhood (I live a few blocks away) from turning the corner and becoming a very healthy and vibrant community.  I am pleased to say that I will be the Director of the Park Avenue Community Center.  This will be the first time I have ever been a “Director” of anything, so I am pretty stoked, a little nervous and ready to go (I think)!

As you might imagine, the former show club is in need of a lot, I can’t stress that “a lot” enough, but in need of a lot of work. I have never been in building so dark unless it was my own house and all the lights are out.  All of the walls are covered with at least one mirror, and I kid you not, the building is painted in nothing but black paint.  DARK. DARk. DArk. Dark. dark.  I don’t like spending much time there, because it just feels dark and heavy when I leave (not to mention it smells like a million cigarettes were just smoked).

So not too shabby eh! First Director position is at an old Strip Club.

ha.

Here are a few news articles about the center for your perusing!

Community Center info: http://inCOMMONcd.org 

Omaha World Herald: 

http://www.omaha.com/article/20110531/NEWS02/705319951

 

 

TV:  http://www.ketv.com/news/27860111/detail.html

TV: http://www.kptm.com/story/14629572/strip-club-plans-makeover-into-community-center

 

RADIO: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kios/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1802002

RADIO: http://www.kvnonews.com/2011/05/former-strip-club-becomes-community-center/

 

http://omahype.com/2011/05/doing-good-local-group-turning-strip-club-into-community-center/

http://simplefreechurch.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/see-ya-sheris-from-stripclub-to-community-center/

http://www.bobthune.com/2011/05/redemption-strip-club-becomes-community-center/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42998507/ns/local_news-omaha_ne/t/strip-club-community-center/

http://metroneighborhoodnews.com/index.php/mnn/making_a_difference_in

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Live in Omaha, Nebraska, it's pretty cool! Married. Community Organizer (kind of). Commute by bike! (when it's not raining!)

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