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CONCERT ONTHE CIRCLE

Learn more aboutour new status as a

Blue ZonedApproved

community!

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See pictures from our weekendgarden makeover project.

Neighbors gathered onceagain for a fabulous concerton the circle.

B L U E Z O N E A P P R O V E D

NEWS &UPDATES

WE WILL SOON BE ABLUE ZONE COMMUNITY!

Zoning Meeting,6/6 @ 6pm @Fred's TCU

We will discuss theBluebonnet Circle BlueZone Approval andproposed zoning changesfor the Circle. This is animportant meeting! Bethere and be part of thediscussion.

Walking Group,Every Tues &Thurs. at 7am

Bluebonnet Place Neighborhood will soon be a BlueZone! What does that mean? Come to our June 6thmeeting to hear Ricky Cotto talk more about the BlueZone project. He will also be providing dinner!

In a nutshell, the Blue Zone Project was a study ofcitizens around the globe where people lived 100+years and maintained their health. Dan Buettnerrecorded the common practices that have maintainedhealthy lifestyles for generations. Many cities aroundthe country, including Fort Worth, are working to orhave become Blue Zones Communities.

Many of the things we've been doing in ourneighborhood qualify us as a Blue Zone and there ismore that we can do. Alesha Niedzieia will be our BlueZone Ambassador and we have formed a Health &Wellness Council that includes: Cierra Graves, AngieWatts, Michele Hanson & Alesha Niedzieia. Some ofour initial plans include creating a Walking Team thatwill walk together early in the morning (7am) onTuesdays and Thursdays. Angie Watts will be headingup the kick off of our Blue Zone Communitydesignation with our Concert on the Circle. More tocome on that! If you'd like to get involved with theBlue Zone Project in our neighborhood, please letAlesha Niedzieia at aleshakn@gmail.com.

Get a little exercise and getto know your neighbors!We meet at the corner ofCockrell and Park RidgeBlvd.

Yard of the Month

Our first yard of the monthdesignation was awardedto the Aguilars at 3359 ParkRidge Blvd for their work toupdate and improve theirfront yard landscaping.

Food Drive

We will be doing aneighborhood food drivethis summer. Details canbe found HERE.

A GARDENMAKEOVERIf you've driven around the circle recently, you may have noticed that the north andeast gardens got a bit of a facelift. Over the past few weeks, members of theBluebonnet Place Neighborhood Association tilled up the weeds and put in xeriscapeplants that are heat tolerant and native to Texas.

Special thanks to Michael Smith and Mahlon Tate for making trips to the Plant Shed,and to Stacy & Daniel Aguilar, Michele Hanson, Joe Niedzieia, John & Jane Toone,Cierra Graves & her Grandsons, Kurk & Julie Gayle, Perry Langenstein, Angie Watts,Council Woman Ann Zadeh, Becky Snowden, and Janet Brown to helping transformthe garden. A big thanks goes out to Charles Watts for getting his tiller going andtilling the remaining gardens.

CONCERT ONTHE CIRCLE

CONNECTWITH US

Our Spring "Concert on the Circle" was asuccess in so many ways! Seven bands

performed throughout the day. filling the airwith music from great, local talent. A big

thanks to all of the musicians for donatingtheir time: Donnie Scott, Frank Henry, Dream

Traveler, Hyry & Sullivan, Bruce Payne, 5Choir,and Joe Kennedy and the Rum Runners. Keep

an eye out for some of their upcomingperformances around town!

The Concert attracted over 270 people to theBluebonnet Circle. Many came to the park forthe concert, and others came first to shop in

our stores and eat at the restaurants. We raised over $200 for the Circle Renovation

and over 1500 pounds of food for the St.Andrews Food Bank.

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In addition, we had over 75 people sign a petition to support renovation of thestreets around the Circle to provide more parking, pedestrian crosswalks, bikelanes and more. Stay Collected Comic Book Store provided a Super Hero MaskMaking Station for all of the kids and kids at heart. Attendees enjoyed food anddrinks from Pegaso Mexican Diner and they literally sold out.

A big thanks to our restaurants and retailers. The restaurants provided free food forthe band members all of our businesses contributed over $450.00 in raffle prizes.

The businesses that gave us support for this event were: Mellow Mushroom,Pegaso Mexican Diner, Fred's TCU, Stay Collected Comic Book Store, Junker Val,The Bottom, Greenwood, Bluebonnet Liquors, Three & The Clif Bar Company.

Thanks also to Angie Watts and Michele Hanson for funding this event and forleading the effort. A special thanks to those who volunteered their time: PamCarlisle, Cierra Graves, Becky & Cary Snowden, Jane & John Toone, Dorothy Barra,Michael Smith, St. Andrews Students, Nicholas Watts, Nicole Hanson-Emerson,Amanda Hanson-Emerson, Mario Martinez, Brian Benison, Mike Hyry, and all of thebands.

Our next concert will be a Fall "Concert on the Circle." We are targeting Octoberand hope to make it even bigger and better with artisans, food, big name bandsand more. Let us know if you'd like to get involved! If you're interested, emailMichele at michhan@netzero.net.

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REMEMBERINGOUR HEROSM EM O R I A L D A Y 2 0 1 6

Memorial Weekend was celebrated in abig way this year. Our neighborhoodcame together and purchased 70American Flags and placed them aroundthe Circle. Michele Hanson created a signthat visitors & those passing by could see,showing that we remember and honorthose that have and are still serving topreserve our freedom. Thanks to KimSlawson, the Owner of MellowMushroom, and Michele Hanson forpurchasing the flags. Thanks to NicoleHanson-Emerson, Michael Smith, MarleneHanson & Michele Hanson for placing theflags on the Circle. Look for the flags tobe back out there for the 4th of July!

Several families came together to BBQ,kick-back and relax, and to enjoy theshady cool breeze at Bluebonnet Circleon Sunday, 5/29. Chef Charles (Watts)cooked up some delicious and healthyitems! The neighbors brought healthysides to share showing our commitmentto be a Blue Zone Neighborhood! Watchfor announcements on upcoming BBQ's! See our Facebook Page for morepictures.

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THREEREASONS TOSWING BYPEGASOMEXICAN DINER:

PEGASO'S RE-GRAND OPENING

Chef Specials

Pegaso will continueto innovate and createnew items for theirChefs Specialsblackboard.

To complement theboard, we will beunveiling our foodtruck: the PegasoFood Lab on Wheels.

Food Truck

After a year of learning about the area anddiscovering more about ourselves, we havecome to a point where we feel the concept is"complete." Ownership changes, recipeupgrades, menu clarity, and system changeshave culminated in the new in and improvedPegaso Mexican Diner.

On May 10th, the Fort Worth ActionAmbassadors were on hand to hold ourofficial ribbon cutting ceremony marking the"re-opening" of Pegaso Mexican Diner.

Thank you to everyone who has supported usthus far, and we look forward to serving you inthe future.

Breakfast

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Pegaso will also beoffering a limitedbreakfast menu ontheir patio in the nearfuture. The initialoffering will be tacos,burritos, and tortas.

WELCOME THREE!THREE is a fun new shopping experience with a variety ofaffordable fashion, jewelry, and gifts for mothers, daughters, andstudents. And yes, they even have a little something for the men.

This new shop is a "shop of shops" named for the owner's threedaughters. The owner, Kristi Parker, used to have one of the "shops" inside the previous boutique, Stella's. She always had alove for fashion, so when Stella's retired, it was an opportunityshe couldn't pass up. "I love the eclectic and quaint vibe ofBluebonnet Circle, and I knew I wanted to stay in the currentlocation," said Parker.

New shipments arrive weekly and her mission is to keep the shopfresh, fun and trendy. A lot of the jewelry in THREE is handmadeby local artists, so you can find trendy "one of a kind" pieces. Thestore will be offering once a month shopping events called "ThirdThursday at THREE," and each month will be different -- they havealready showcased a local TCU jewelry artist and had a shoppingevent to benefit the Fort Worth Junior League.

The newest addition to Bluebonnet Circle

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