Letter from the Publisher

The history of the Collinwood neighborhood is as fascinating as its future. In an effort to learn some more about the history of our neighborhood, and where we are now, we are having a get-together at Arts Collinwood cafe, Sunday Aug. 22nd from 1-3 pm, located at the corner of E.156th and Waterloo. If you have a story to tell, please join us for complimentary coffee and pastries.

If you have pictures of the good old days, or the good new days, please bring them with you; we can scan them there and you can take them home. If you've always wanted to submit a story, ask a question, explore an issue in the Observer but don't think you're a good writer, or just aren't sure how this whole things works, come tell us a story and we'll help you figure it out. If you can tell it, you can write it, or we can write it and we'll show you how to submit it so you can write more!

The paper is for everyone, we want everybody's stories, any way you can tell them. Readers from South Collinwood, we can use more stories and more pictures from you. (See next story)  The Arts Collinwood Cafe is close, check it out and bring your pictures and stories that need telling.

There's a full bar at the Cafe on Sundays and I have been known to buy people a beer if they share an especially good story. Hope to see you on Sunday Aug 22nd at 1 pm.

I'd like to thank all the contributors to the Observer for their dedication and their hard work. It has truly been a joy to meet all of you wonderful people, thank you, and keep the good stories coming.