A new mural in the works on Jefferson Avenue features a compilation of logos of neighborhood businesses as a way to support those businesses and the community.
The mural, which is on the block between Laurel and Utica streets, is being organized by Gary Heard, who also organized the commemorative “Cold Springs Strong” mural earlier this year. That mural, on Landon Street across from the Jefferson Avenue Tops Markets that was the site of a mass shooting in 2022, reads “Long Live the Jefferson 10” in honor of the 10 lives lost in the tragedy.
Friday Night Live will take place from 5:30 to 9 p.m. every Friday through the end of August in a shopping plaza near Tops Markets on Jefferson.
Heard, who has lived in the Cold Springs neighborhood all of his life, is firm in saying that he is not an artist, but is working to add some beauty to the neighborhood while promoting local businesses.
“I am trying to give back to the community, so after this massacre happened, I wanted to give the community something to uplift their spirits,” he said.
Heard works alongside artist and East Side resident Johnfredrick Daniels. Daniels traces the projected logos at night, and the two paint during the day. They plan to invite community members and children to join them…
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