Lyndale Neighborhood News and Events
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The Lyndale Neighborhood is best known for its active and engaged community. As a diverse community of 8,000, Lyndale's mix of businesses, homes, condos, and apartments provide great housing opportunities no matter where you are in life. Lyndale is in the heart of South Minneapolis-giving the neighborhood easy access to shopping, the lakes, transit, and the freeway. The Lyndale Neighborhood Association brings people together--helping community members organize a wide range of events, programs, activities, and volunteer opportunities that engage people throughout the year.
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FREE SPEECH ZONE | Immigrant workers in Minneapolis will once again march on May 1st
A little history about International Worker’s Day through an opinion of a Mexican immigrant workerMORE »
ST. PAUL NOTES | Summer jobs for teens
Teens who want to work this summer need to start looking for jobs now, especially if they want to apply for a city or nonprofit job program. In St. Paul, March 30 is the application deadline for summer youth corps jobs. These are jobs for economically disadvantaged or at-risk Saint Paul youth, ages 14 to 24.MORE »
MONDAY PICK | Katherine Boo brings "Behind the Beautiful Forevers" to Magers & Quinn
Katherine Boo, staff writer and The New Yorker and winner of a Pulitzer Prize, is one of the country's most acclaimed nonfiction writers. She'll be at Magers & Quinn on February 20 to present her new book Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity. Though Boo grew up in the D.C. area, her family has Minnesota roots: her father Dick Boo taught at St. Thomas College with Eugene McCarthy, and moved to Washington to serve on McCarthy's staff when he went to Congress.MORE »
THURSDAY PICK | Public policy and improv comedy, together at last
This year the Republican debates have already provided plenty of improv comedy related to public policy, but if you'd like something a little less partisan, take a look at HUGE's Theater of Public Policy. Each show in the weekly series kicks off with a serious debate about serious issues, followed by improv comedy riffs on those issues.MORE »
Dayton says questions need to be answered in stadium debate
With less than a week until the legislative session begins, Gov. Mark Dayton is not yet ready to actively push a specific stadium site for the Minnesota Vikings.MORE »
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