You came, you saw, you sampled ice cream and you made suggestions about what to do with The Garage, our underused venue at 542 Carpenter Lane. Among the ideas: Prepared foods, pet/wellness (converting Across the Way into a café), garden center, bike shop, bar/restaurant, enterprise kitchen, yoga studio and wellness center, vertical indoor farm.

Pictured: Above, a group about to reach discussion critical mass; below, Juniper and her cone concierge, John Paul Gallager; GM Jon Roesser, staffer Molly Ruddell and Mt. Airy manager Rick Spalek are ready to serve; the promise of ice cream is irresistible to potential new members.