Standish Neighborhood News and Events

Standish & Ericsson are stable, thriving, yet quiet neighborhoods. Beautiful parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities, schools (both public and private) and the historic Roosevelt Community Library are amenities for singles and families. Successful small businesses offer convenience and personal attention to shoppers, while all benefit from the neighborhoods' low crime rate, safety and sense of security. The arrival of light rail, with the 38th Street Station in Standish and the 46th Street Station in Ericsson, has brought new energy, development and amenities to our neighborhoods. 

(Description from livemsp.org)

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

Tesha Christensen is our neighborhood correspondent for Standish, and she wants to hear from you. Tell her about the garage sale, or a new program at the park - and ask her how to register and get your profile on TC Daily Planet!

Tesha is a recent transplant to the big city of Minneapolis from a small town one hour north where she worked for nine years as the assistant editor of her hometown newspaper. She has also written for the Isanti County News as a stringer.

Email her at tesha [dot] christensen [at] gmail [dot] comdenisemrouleau [at] tcdailyplanet [dot] net

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Minnehaha Free Space radical community calendar, September 6-16

By Eli Meyerhoff, Neighborhood Notes

MFS Volunteer Opportunities: Library & Street Teams

Bookwormhole Library Team - Wednesdays, 6-8pm

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NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Attend open house at Southside Star Community Garden

By Tesha Christensen, Neighborhood Notes
Tesha M. Christensen

Tour the Southside Star Community Garden on Saturday, Aug. 11 between 4 and 8 p.m. and meet the gardeners who have fashioned a community together while growing vegetables and flowers there.

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FRIDAY PICK | West African dance master William Atchouellou shares his craft in Minneapolis

By Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet

Photo courtesy Duniya Drum and Dance

After his first-time African class with Duniya Drum and Dance, Bobby Kahn wrote, "I left a sweaty mess complete with a bruised ego and sore hands, but man oh man, did I have some fun along the way!" Whether you're a first-time student of African dance or a seasoned vet, you won't want to miss your opportunity on August 9 and 10 to learn first-hand from William Atchouellou, a native of Cote d'Ivoire who spent a decade in Minneapolis leading the Afro-modern group Les Gitanes and is now based in Montreal.

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | 38th St. closed during resurfacing project

By Tesha Christensen, Neighborhood Notes

Cedar Ave. has been reopened today, but another street in the neighborhood, 38th St. between Chicago and 23rd Ave. S., is closed as crews work to repave it.

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Somali Basketball tournament to promote education, health and unity

By Hudefa Ali, Mshale

A player from a previous tournament receiving the MVP trophy

Somali National Week in Minnesota will this year be marked with a competitive basketball tournament dubbed “Hoop 4 Hope” with a theme to promote education, health and unity within the Somali commun

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