Show notes
The Yard started as a question: what if the empty lot could be useful before anyone built on it? Alina talks through permission, insurance, vendor mix, bathrooms, sound, and the volunteer jobs nobody notices.
June and Alina also discuss how to keep a community market from becoming extractive once it starts attracting attention.
What neighbors can use
- Temporary spaces still need serious operations
- Markets work when vendors, neighbors, and visitors all understand the rules
- Local culture needs boring infrastructure to feel spontaneous
Transcript excerpt
Alina
Everyone remembers the murals. Nobody remembers who found the extension cords. But the cords are why the music happened.
