Hiawatha Neighborhood News and Events
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Stretching south from I-94 along the Mississippi River, the Longfellow community includes these neighborhoods: Seward, Longfellow (of course), Cooper, Howe, and Hiawatha. The Greater Longfellow Neighborhood may be best known for its bungalows. It proudly declares itself a Traditional Bungalow Neighborhood on signs throughout the community, and has had its special homes featured in countless magazines and books. Built to be affordable, manageable, and most of all beautiful, Longfellow provides the perfect setting for Craftsman cottages. But maybe now it's the Mississippi River and its biking and walking trails on the east, or historic Minnehaha Falls to the south, or the new Hiawatha Light Rail line on its western border that Longfellow is best known for. Or perhaps, it is the lush, new, Midtown Greenway bike path on its northern border. It can be difficult to decide. And you can't ignore Lake Street, which travels through Longfellow to the Mississippi, providing a vast array of shops and businesses. From sushi to sliders, from motor scooters and car mechanics to veterinary care and cappuccino, you can find it here. Longfellow remains an affordable, friendly, diverse and walkable neighborhood, with scenery second to none. (Description from livemsp.org)
Southside Star Community Garden growing strong
This spring marks the sprouting of a third season for the Southside Star Community Garden (32nd Ave. S. and E. 41st St.), and I think it’s safe to say that what existed only as a good idea a few short years ago has really taken root as a neighborhood treasure.MORE »
Russ Henry moves compost from rotting to rulemaking in Minneapolis
Tired of dealing with fines and citations for having too much compost rotting in his backyard, Longfellow resident Russ Henry decided to fight city hall.MORE »
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Longfellow crime report for March 13-20
Precinct 3 of Minneapolis Police Department mailed out its update for March 13 to March 20, for Longfellow. No crime is good, but the silver lining in this latest cloud is bifold: The breakins were forced. Nobody just entered through an open window or unlocked door. And there were at least a couple of “no loss” occurrences. Thieves attempted a theft and went away wMORE »
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Safe Crossings Open Houses
In mid-March, Hennepin County, the Corcoran Neighborhood Organization, Longfellow Community Council, and Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association will be hosting several Open Houses to talk about recommendations to improve pedestrian crossings along Hiawatha Avenue. The proposals aim to improve pedestrian environment at 32nd Street, 38th Street, and 46th Street at Hiawatha Avenue. MORE »
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Crime report for January
The chart shows an overall decrease of crime in the four Longfellow neighborhoods compared to 2011.Best progress shows in larceny which dropped 25 percent and robbery which dropped 89 percent. A disturbing increase in rapes makes up for the satisfaction of again having no murders anywhere in the Longfellow community in January.MORE »
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