Category: Great Neighborhoods
Go Behind the Scenes in the Refreshed Neighborhood Ambassador Program
This fall, our award-winning Neighborhood Ambassador program will take a cohort of North Liberty residents behind the scenes for a deep dive in how the city works in a newly refreshed program. Residents are invited to apply before Friday, July 26, 2024, to participate. Established in 2020, the North Liberty Neighborhood Ambassador program engages volunteers…
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New Book Club Seeks Participants Interested in Being Good Neighbors
The Good Neighbor Book Club invites participants to explore books centered on belonging, inclusion, community building and good neighborship. Led by North Liberty Neighborhood Ambassadors, the book club will launch this April with a discussion of I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times by Mónica Guzmán.…
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Meet Your Neighbors on Sept. 28
National Good Neighbor Day is on Thursday, September 28, and several Neighborhood Ambassadors have made plans to celebrate between 5:00 and 7:30 p.m. that evening. Meet your neighbors at a gathering near you! CEDAR SPRINGS POND 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Meet your Neighborhood Ambassadors from Cedar Springs and enjoy free pizza, snacks and drinks! Enter…
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Celebrate Welcoming Week with Neighbors & Flavors on Sept. 17
The City of North Liberty is celebrating Welcoming Week with a free concert and a community meal on Sunday, Sept. 17. Join us on the Ranshaw House lawn for live music from the band TURKANA, a free Mediterranean meal and connection with local organizations supporting immigrants in our community. The five Ws Who: You! Free…
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An October Holiday in December, Thanks to Generous North Liberty Neighbors
Story and photos by Dick Hakes, North Libertarian Some residents of the Fox Run neighborhood may have blinked twice on a Sunday last month when, one afternoon, a line of kids dressed in Halloween costumes paraded from house to house with bulging bags of candy. Here you had a werewolf, dragon, cowgirl, witches, the Grinch…
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Nominate Neighbors for Good Works Big and Small
It’s time to give a shout out to our community members who made contributions to the community over the past year without seeking recognition for their efforts. Do you have a neighbor who watched your kids on short notice or a kid who donated lemonade stand money? What about the person who went out of…
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Celebrate Welcoming Week with Neighbors & Flavors
The City of North Liberty is celebrating Welcoming Week with a free concert and a taste around the world on Sunday, Sept. 18, 1 to 3 p.m. Join us for Neighbors & Flavors at the Ranshaw House (515 Community Drive in North Liberty) for a performance from La Nueva Lokera and enjoy samples from local…
Read MoreCity of North Liberty, Residents Recognized for Innovative Neighborhood Ambassadors Partnership
The City of North Liberty — and the volunteer residents who serve as Neighborhood Ambassadors — will be honored by the International City/County Management Association as the recipient of the organization’s Community Partnership Award. ICMA’s Community Partnership Award recognizes the programs or processes that demonstrate innovation, excellence, and success in multi-participant involvement between or among a…
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Get to Know Your Neighbors Over Lunch on June 3
Join us for a Community Connections Lunch at Penn Meadows Park on Friday, June 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This special, intergenerational edition of our weekly 55+ Connections Lunch is free and open-to-the-community. Enjoy a deli salad bar catered by New Pioneer Co-op, make a new friend and play a few rounds of…
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Meet Your Neighbors Sept. 28
As declared by Mayor Donahue in 2020, Good Neighbor Day is every Sept. 28 in North Liberty, and several Neighborhood Ambassadors have made plans to celebrate from 5:30 to 7 p.m. that evening. These casual meetups and activities are intended for the residents of the particular neighborhood. Masks are expected if distancing is not possible.…
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