It’s My Park Day – Wooldridge and Republic Squares

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We had a downtown squares double-header for It’s My Park Day – we spent the morning at Wooldridge (officially 100 years old!) spreading 46 cubic yards of mulch around all of the big trees, as well as bare spots and also began the process of scraping and sanding down the railings on the gazebo for a big paint job to …

It’s My Park Day is here – tell us/show us what you did

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Looks like we’re going to have a good morning on this annual It’s My Park Day.  We’re going to be at two events – Wooldridge Square in the morning – mulching and sanding the gazebo and at Republic Square in the afternoon – planting 1600 plants in the Auction Oaks area from 1:30-3:30 pm.  Please tell us what you did, …

Wooldridge Square – Giving Big Trees a Big Boost

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Last week, Bartlett Tree Experts began work to prune one tree and perform their Root RX on ten additional trees at this square which just celebrated its 100 anniversary as a park in June. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Root Rx …

6/20: Wooldridge Square Park 100th Anniversary Celebration

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Wooldridge Square Park 100th Anniversary Celebration Saturday, June 20, 2009 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. 9th and Guadalupe Streets No RSVP Required Join the fun of a birthday party for Wooldridge Square! family friendly live music dance performance with a marching band free cupcakes giant chess set food vendor Be part of a panoramic photo of participants similar to one taken …

50 Drummers at Wooldridge Kicks Off Fusebox

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Graham Reynolds’ Golden Arm Trio kicked off the weeklong Fusebox Festival with a performance of 50 drummers (and a few other instruments) at Wooldridge Square on a beautiful Thursday night.  This is the first in a series of events celebrating the 100th anniversary of Wooldridge Square as a park.  Over 200 people enjoyed the 45 minute performance.