Happy New Year!

Aerial shot over SoDo/Main Street looking North to Downtown. Photo by Jeremy Howard.

Happy New Year! There's a new governor sitting on one side of SoDo, and rumor has it a new yoga studio is being built on the other side. And here is a reminder of some other pretty great stuff going on in our capital city. Speaking of great, the next meeting of your NRZ will be Wednesday, January 16 at 6 pm at South Church (enter on John Street.)


Our meeting will include reports from Hartford 2000, Community Garden, and the Social Committee, and updates on fire and police activity in the neighborhood. Our special guest will be Walter Veselka, the new Director, Department of Public Works. We hope to see lots of neighbors there.

Interested in joining the Board? If you are a SoDo resident, property owner or business owner and would like to get involved in the NRZ, please email SoDoNRZ@gmail.com. If you are not sure if your home or business lies within the NRZ boundaries, please check out this map.

SoDo NRZ 2018 Holiday Happy Hour



The Board of the SoDo NRZ invites our residential and business neighbors to join us in celebrating the season!

Tuesday, December 11
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Republic at the Linden, located at 10 Capitol Avenue (near Main Street). We'll be downstairs at the bar. 
Cash Bar

For those who are driving: on-street parking (free after 6 pm) and a paid lot on Hudson and Linden.

Updates will be posted on our Facebook Event page. We look forward to celebrating with you!

November: no more political ads, the last of Autumn's glory, and thoughts of Thanksgiving dinner. The next meeting of your NRZ will be a week earlier than usual because Thanksgiving is early this year: Wednesday, November 14 at 6 pm at South Church (enter on John Street.)

 
In addition to updates on the Hudson Street Community Garden (groundbreaking was today!), our special guest will be Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, to take neighborhood-related Q&A from SoDo members. We hope to see lots of neighbors there.

Interested in joining the Board? If you are a SoDo resident, property owner or business owner and would like to get involved in the NRZ, please email SoDoNRZ@gmail.com. If you are not sure if your home or business lies within the NRZ boundaries, please check out this map.

Hudson Street Community Garden Breaks Ground


On Saturday, November 10, The Hudson Street Community Garden finally broke ground in Ramon Quiros Park. The Garden was SoDo NRZ's submission to Hartford Decide$ in 2016. Knox Inc. spearheaded the project, with volunteers from Knox, Pratt & Whitney, local realtors, and SoDo members. SoDo resident Joe Kelley has volunteered to be Head Gardner, and under guidance from Knox will be coordinating garden plot assignments in time for Spring planting.

October: More CRDA updates + CT Rail presentation


October: fewer leaves on the trees, more political campaigns, and just the right amount of Halloween candy. The next meeting of your NRZ will be Wednesday, October 17 at 6 pm at South Church (enter on John Street.)


Our discussions will include a second presentation by Suzanne Hopgood of Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) on their current projects, and Randal Davis of Department of Transportation on the new CT Rail line to New Haven and Springfield (who was unable to attend the September meeting). We hope to see lots of neighbors there. 

September 2018 meeting: CRDA Updates

Drone photo looking north from SoDo towards the CBD by our neighbor Jeremy Howard.

The first meeting for the 2018-19 year for the South Downtown NRZ is next week, Wednesday, September 19 at 6 pm at South Church (enter on John Street.)

 
Our discussions will include: changes to the neighborhood since our June Annual Meeting; Executive Board Elections; and presentations by Suzanne Hopgood of Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) on their current projects, and Randal Davis of Department of Transportation on the new CT Rail line to New Haven and Springfield. We hope to see lots of neighbors there.

Interested in joining the Board? If you are a SoDo resident, property owner or business owner and would like to get involved in the NRZ, please email SoDoNRZ@gmail.com. If you are not sure if your home or business lies within the NRZ boundaries, please check out this map.

You can view past meeting minutes and newsletter editions on our website. And don't forget to check out our Facebook and NextDoor pages for neighborhood news and photos.

June 2018 Annual SoDo NRZ Meeting

The last meeting for the 2017-18 year for the South Downtown NRZ is this week, Wednesday, June 20 at 6 pm St., in the Bryant Room at South Congregational Church (enter via John Street).

 
As this is our Annual Meeting, Board Elections will be held. Our meeting will also include updates on fire and police activity in the neighborhood, and reports from Hartford 2000, Hartford Decide$ and the Outreach and Social Committees. We hope to see lots of neighbors there.

Interested in joining the Board? If you are a SoDo resident, property owner or business owner and would like to get involved in the NRZ, please email SoDoNRZ@gmail.com. If you are not sure if your home or business lies within the NRZ boundaries, please check out this map.

You can view past meeting minutes and newsletter editions on our website. And don't forget to check out our Facebook and NextDoor pages for neighborhood news and photos.