West Broadway Farmers Market set to nourish North Minneapolis for a third year

By Shaina Brassard, Insight News

On Friday, June 21st the West Broadway Farmers Market returns for its third season, featuring more produce and specialty goods vendors than ever.

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Courage in the heart: Empowering youth through the power of art

By Sam Ridenour, Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association

The mural on the south side of the building is most appropriate for an organization combining youth and art. It was painted in 2006 by students from El Colegio Charter School (4137 Bloomington Ave. S.).

If you’ve passed by the old Country Boy corner store on 42nd St. and Cedar Ave. lately, perhaps you’ve noticed lights on in the evening and seen groups of teens inside, and perhaps you’ve wondered what was going on. Well, inspiring things are happening at 4164 Cedar Ave. S., the new home of courageous heARTS, an arts-based youth center founded by Ericsson resident Lindsay Walz.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Standish-Ericsson community events calendar

By Staff, Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association

June

15 Neighborhood Garage Sale, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (See p. 1.)

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Minneapolis: Local Economy Fair Saturday, July 20

By Staff, Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association

The West of the Rail Business Association (WRBA) and Corcoran Grows invite neighborhood residents to the Local Economy Fair on Sat., July 20. The fair will be held from noon to 5:00 p.m. at Corcoran Park (3334 20th Ave. S.).

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Minneapolis: Lake Hiawatha Festival, August 7

By Staff, Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association

Enjoy a summer evening with family and friends at the Lake Hiawatha Neighborhood Festival.

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University of Minnesota looks to help City of Minneapolis fund 8th St. reconstruction

By Kia Farhang, The Minnesota Daily

The University of Minnesota is in talks with Minneapolis officials to reconstruct Eighth Street Southeast — with the University covering part of the cost.

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Minneapolis: Demolition begins for new Longfellow Market

By Rebekah Peterson, My Broadsheet

The Neighborhood Development Committee reviews the landscaping budget for the Longfellow Market. Ahlstrom has asked the NDC to fund the costs of enhanced landscaping.

The new grocery store planned for East Lake Street, the Longfellow Market, is progressing as planned, according to owner Joel Ahlstrom.

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Longfellow neighbors meet to learn and plan crime prevention

By Jim Mork, Cooper-Lake Diary

On May 30th of this year, about 30 Longfellow neighbors met at Bethany Covenant Church to receive information from the 3rd precinct of the Minneapolis Police Department, delivered by Shun Tillman, the crime prevention specialist for Sector 4 which encompasses our community. There was active question and answer with Officer Tillman.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Arts on Chicago 2013

By TCDP Staff, Community Voices

Ten blocks. Twenty projects. One year. That's the motto of Arts on Chicago, which celebrated the projects on Chicago Avenue in MInneapolis on June 8. The twenty projects, also showcased on the Arts on Chicago website, range from a poetry mobile to a stilting club and a night-time light show. TC Daily Planet staff used Storify to gather some of the images and comments posted by community members at the June 8 Arts in Chicago celebration. 

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Minneapolis: Shingle Creek School building fate still in the lurch

By Staff, Camden News

Last July, in a Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) report regarding the ‘Demolition of a Historic Resource’ prepared by Aaron Hanauer, Senior City Planner for the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC), he noted that, “The Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) is proposing to demolish Shingle Creek Elementary School; there are no plans for future development at this time. In the interim, the site would become green space as an extension of the adjacent park.”

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