The Fair and Parade this weekend is over and has been declared a success. It was the 11th year that neighborhood organizers pulled off this event and attendance was higher than ever before. Feel free to post about your favorite or not favorite parts of the event - and then let's move on:

This summer's outdoor movies at The Shop begin on Saturday with Time Bandits - bring your own chairs, movie is free and starts at dusk.

An out-of-state blog reader sent this e-mail:

"I am so glad to see that you have a love for the neighborhood. I bought a home on E. 7th in late 2005. At the time the neighborhood was really improving, but I am hearing distressing news about the neighborhood. Everything on your blog seems to suggest the opposite of what I am hearing. Please email me to let me know if you think the neighborhood is improving."

What do you think? Is the neighborhood improving?