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NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Wanted in East Phillips: Volunteers to revitalize Southside Family Nurturing Center play area

By Jolene Brink, University of Minnesota College of Design

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The Southside Family Nurturing Center (SFNC) was founded in 1974 on the belief that child abuse and neglect are preventable. Today, the non-profit agency serves over 70 families with over 115 children in the Phillips neighborhood. It focuses on holistic family treatment by addressing the needs of the whole family and running programs specific to the neighborhood's diverse ethnic population.

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Zapata statue finds a home on East Lake Street in Minneapolis

By Grace Grinager, TC Daily Planet

(Photos by Grace Grinager)

Hidden away in the corner of a local Latino grocery and restaurant stands a regal bronze statute of the Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata.

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Little Earth breaks ground on new affordable housing developments

By John Kunesh, TC Daily Planet

Photo by John Kunesh

In partnership with the City of Minneapolis’s Department of Community Planning & Economic Development, non-profit resources including the City of Lakes Community Land Trust, and in collaboration with other non-profit resources and public and private funders, Little Earth broke ground on its homeownership initiative this month.

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Phillips Community Center Pool: Sometimes miracles do happen

By Sheila Regan, Behind the Story

One of the neat things about following the same story over a matter of years is that you get to find out what happens. I’ve been writing for the Daily Planet since 2008, and over that time, I’ve covered all sorts of different topics. Sometimes there will be an issue that I write a number of articles about, and then it will pop back up again a year or two later. This can be depressing, as I watch neighbors fighting over and over again about the same thing, for example. But it can also be satisfying, as it was a week ago when I wrote about the Phillips Community Center Pool.

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Teaching kids the wrong lesson

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

This time it's not a parent or a teacher, but the news media who are teaching kids the wrong lesson - about politics, about protest, and about civic participation.

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About the Pool in Phillips: A Matter of Perspective

By fredmarkus

Some notes from my own experience.

The Whittier Neighborhood had its troubles in years gone by. No need to go into that laundry list of bad news. But we also had some determined stakeholders and the wherewithal for some creative problem-solving. IMHO, money is nice, but creativity is nicer!

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Midtown power play: High-voltage community clash

By Andy Driscoll, Truth to Tell on KFAI

Photo rendering provided by Faith Cable for the Midtown Community Works showing overhead lines along the Greenway.

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East Phillips improvement coalition policy statement summary in opposition to Xcel Hiawatha powerline proposal

By staff, The Alley

At the request of the EPIC Board, Carol Pass, Board President, submitted a 35 Page Position Statement to the State Of Minnesota Office Of Administrative Hearings For The Public Utilities Commission

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Studio Furniture: The Next Generation

01/15/2010 (All day) - 02/21/2010 (All day)

New trends in studio furniture are on display in this exhibition of fifteen young artists.

Two Chairs Telling: Courtney McLean and John Berquist

02/16/2010 - 7:30pm

It's banjos, accordions, mandolins and the stories of such people and places (oh my!!) with Courtney McLean, a core member of the Rockstar Storytellers and the Dirty Curls band and John Berquist, a

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