Hawthorne Neighborhood News and Events

The Hawthorne neighborhood is close to downtown, adjacent to the Mississippi River, and is home to North Minneapolis' "main street" West Broadway and many historic and affordable homes. The neighborhood is a close-knit community that welcomes new residents and is committed to continually improving quality of life through our many neighborhood working committees. There is a lot of exciting new development coming to the area (including the Hawthorne Eco-Village) and residents are working to ensure that the neighborhood's feel and historic roots are maintained alongside this growth. Farview Park, in the center of Hawthorne, is known for its beautiful panoramic hilltop view of the city, where you can climb up the hill to see majestic old trees frame a stunning view of the Downtown Minneapolis skyline. 

(Description from livemsp.org)

For detailed demographic information, see the neighborhood profile from Minnesota Compass. 

 

Northside Achievement Zone hiring mostly Northsiders, nontraditional approach seeks workers already 'connected to the Zone'

By Vickie Evans-Nash, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Lucretia Gill (Photos courtesy of NAZ)

Lucretia Gill is a connector. She talks to families with children in North Minneapolis to determine their family’s goals, and then she connects them to the organizations that can address the challenges hindering them from reaching their goals.

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Olsen Fish Company: North Minneapolis home to world's largest lutefisk processor

By Shaina Brassard, Insight News

Chris Dorff, President of Olsen Fish Company, holds up the dried cod that will become lutefisk. (Photos by Shaina Brassard)

Lutefisk. Pickled herring.

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Many North Minneapolis homes on April 27-28 tour

By Margo Ashmore, North News

At 2814 Aldrich Ave. N., various Urban Homeworks crews, and professionals who are donating their time, are scrambling to put the 1.5-story house back together and make it available affordably to a new owner.

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Minneapolis school superintendent Bernadeia Johnson tackles less-publicized issues in first 2013 Soup with the Supe

By Makula Dunbar, TC Daily Planet

What’s an average day like in the shoes of Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson? At the February 4 Soup with the Supe event at the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, about 150 people learned that Johnson juggles meetings and school visits day-to-day. They also told the superintendent about their issues and experiences with Minneapolis Public Schools over a light dinner of soup, sandwiches and cookies. A handful of translators and a fluid passing of the mic to anyone wanting to speak made for an inviting and successful conversation.

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Brett Buckner wants to shake up Minneapolis' 5th Ward politics

By Harry Colbert, Jr., Insight News

(Photo by Suluki Fardan)

"Close to 40 percent of men 16 to 25 in north Minneapolis are unemployed." That quote was the answer given by Brett Buckner, when asked why there needed to be a shake-up in 5th ward politics. "How do we prepare the young people to build a career right here in north Minneapolis? When you have that many men not connected and not contributing, it affects everyone," said Buckner, who is seeking to be the DFL candidate for 5th ward councilman.

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