Powderhorn Park Neighborhood News and Events

Powderhorn Park

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Powderhorn Park is a thriving and diverse neighborhood in South Minneapolis.

Molly Priesmeyer

Molly Priesmeyer is our neighborhood correspondent for Powderhorn. She lives in Powderhorn and she wants to hear from you. Tell Molly  about the garage sale, or the big bang on Sunday night - and ask her how to register and get your profile on TC Daily Planet!

Molly is a freelance  writer and editor. Her work has appeared in  Minnesota Independent, MinnPost, Rolling Stone, City Pages, the Star  Tribune, and the Pioneer Press, among others.

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Known for its namesake park and annual Art Fair and May Day Festival, Powderhorn residents are famously creative and active in their community.

The revitalized Lake Street is home to many unique local businesses and the restored art deco Sears Building complex that is now the Midtown Exchange. Powderhorn Park is well served by transit and residents have convenient access to the Midtown Greenway and can easily walk to destinations along Lake Street and 38th Street.

(Description from livemsp.org)

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

3437 Garden: Powderhorn Park neighbors find it's easy being green

By Stephanie Fox, Global Groceries

Kamia Waddell brings her son to help with the planting.

Friday, June 14 was a busy day for the gardeners at 3437 Garden in the heart of South Minneapolis’s Powderhorn Park Neighborhood. The city-owned lot is one of 13 neighborhood gardens available to not-for-profit organizations willing to jump through a few bureaucratic hoops and pay some relatively small fees to grow their own food. The lots chosen are too small to develop and should remain gardens well into the future.

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Pintura Gratis Disponible Para el Exterior de la Casa

By Staff, Corcoran News

¿El exterior de su casa necesita pintura nueva? Mientras que hay proviciónes, el vecendario Corcoran ofrece pintura y la pintura base gratis para el exterior de la casa a los dueños de propiedades en Corcoran (usted puede estar rentando o dueño de casa) gracias a una donación de Valspar Foundation. Una “rueda” de colores están disponibles para que usted puede pegar con los colores que ya tienen o seleccionar un color nuevo. Hay un límite de 5 galónes a cada propiedad para 2013.

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Free Paint Available for Home Exteriors

By Staff, Corcoran News

Does your home’s siding or trim need a new coat of paint? While supplies last, the Corcoran Neighborhood Organization offers free exterior primer and paint to any Corcoran property owner (rental or owner-occupied) thanks to a generous grant from the Valspar Foundation. A "fan deck" of colors is available so that you can match an existing color or select a new one. Limit 5 gallons per property for 2013.

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For immigrant women, bikes make goals and dreams possible

By Erin Collins, TC Daily Planet

Claire Stoscheck and Silvia Perez with bike and trailer (Photos by Erin Collins)

"I received a bike last year and it was beautiful," Mariana (who preferred we just use her first name) recalled. "I didn't know how to ride before. But I was able to take my son to school. It also helped me lose seven pounds, and save time. Instead of walking somewhere in 45 minutes, I could ride my bike there in 15 minutes."

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OUR STORIES | Fire and ice: Sierra Leone Samuels referees with a cool hand

By Paige Elliott, TC Daily Planet

“The boxing ring is my living room and I’m going to let you two play fight in the living room. But if you start breaking stuff and acting like fools, I will step in and shut it down...” - Sierra Leone Samuels, boxing referee

The boxing ring has a way of revealing character and teaching lessons. Those who enter unprepared or unfocused are often exposed. For amateur boxing referee, Sierra Leone Samuels, the boxing ring has provided a test of nerves, judgment, and reason—so far she’s passing with flying colors.

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