Less than a couple of weeks ago, there was a Sold sign on my house on Elizabeth. As some of you know, I have fixed up my old family home in the West End and moved there. The other night after leaving my friend's home on Magnolia, I was day-dreaming about something, auto-pilot kicked in and before I knew it, I had pulled up into the driveway of my now sold home. It actually startled me and I quickly fled, like a spotted escapee.

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A mailing from the Ardmore Neighborhood Association reports there is a coyote on Melrose St. who has been hanging out in someone's backyard for two weeks. Wildlife officials were contacted and the Association was told not to feed it. If it is not fed, it will go away on its own. They said that coyotes are not aggressive to people. Neighbors have noticed that cats and rabbits have disappeared. I'm thinking that in Ardmore, Wiley could enjoy a stead diet of rabbits for quite a long time.

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I like the new site.

Good job guys!

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A few weeks ago, vandals attacked the playground at the Park with spray paint, defacing the slides and toys. The losers also sprayed graffiti on a street sign and a front door of a vacant house near by. Neighbors reported the problem right away and got a quick response from the City and the graffiti was removed from the play sets. One of our residents got a personal response from Officer Stowe who is assigned to our "beat" promising to increase the patrol and keep a close eye on things.

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