Eagle Nest Blog

Fellow Eagle Nest residents, On the morning of Sept. 21, while on her way to work, a Teel Way neighbor was hit by a woman running the turn light at 71st and Shadeland. Our Teel Way neighbor was stopped and when the light turned green she headed through the intersection and was hit. Apparently, the other driver is disputing that sequence of events. Unfortunately, no witnesses stopped to assist and as a result it's one word against another. Our Teel Way neighbor recently wrote, "I was hoping we might be able to put a little entry on the site to see if any of neighbors were traveling the intersection around 7:50 a.m.-8 a.m. that morning and saw what happened. I am desperate to prove she was at fault. I have never had a claim on my insurance and don't want to be blamed for something I was not in control of." If you saw what happened or have information about the Sept. 21 incident, please contact blog editor Scott Thien at scottthien@comcast.net and he'll r...

Got a gripe for Mayor Greg Ballard? Want to hear what his administration has planned for the Northeastside, and how Eagle Nest could be affected? Make plans to attend the 48th annual Mayor's Night Out, an opportunity to meet Ballard and key city representatives responsible for roads, crime and fire prevention, public works, etc. The event will be Thursday, Oct. 11, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Heritage Christian School, 6401 E. 75th Street. The event will be in the school's Fine Arts Building (look for the large HCS cross logo on the building). The event is free and open to the public. This is a great opportunity for Eagle Nest residents to hear area residents' questions and concerns, as well as share their own. The event also is a great way to meet the city officials directly responsible for running the various municipal departments that we all depend on -- and to bend their ears on what we as a neighborhood need and would like. Among topics sure to be discussed are the planned...