Parcel 3

You read so many stories about professional athletes giving back to the neighborhoods from which they came. I know there are many stories I see regularly, checking in on these fantastic men and women who remember their roots and give their time and money to try and improve the lives of the people they grew up with. Shabazz Napier is one of those special people.

In June last year, Aparna Lakshmi, a teacher at the O’Bryant School, suggested in a Banner op-ed that the city consider a new building for the school on Parcel P3, a publicly-owned seven-and-a-half acre site that abuts the Madison Park campus.