By the time this newsletter is delivered, we hope to have our sidewalks back together and the new street lights installed on Johnson Street. The city has been very generous in rearranging its schedule to get our project done. The new lights should really dress up our little shopping district and compliment the historic nature of our neighborhood. Banners and bike racks are also in the works. Without Rob Latousek's tireless efforts and the cooperation of the Tenney/Lapham Corporation, the banners and bike racks would never have come into being. We are very grateful for everyone's involvement in keeping the neighborhood business community healthy. After a slow start, the low interest business loan program set up by the neighborhood planning process is showing real results. Kathy Lybarger of Aardvark Art Glass was able to borrow from the program to help purchase her building at 819 East Johnson Street. The people at Madison Development Corporation who administer the loan fund were very helpful in guiding Kathy through the buying process and we have helped fulfill the main goal of the program. We have another owner occupied business space. We are all geared up and looking forward to a successful holiday season. Watch for holiday sales and open houses. We also hope to see Burnie back in Burnie's rock shop after a successful recovery from heart surgery. As always, it's a pleasure doing business in the neighborhood. Our connection to the neighborhood was emphasized this Fall when our little business district was chosen to be highlighted in a short film to be used by Mayor Bauman in pitching Madison as a location for a national conference on neighborhoods. Teena Browder