Ventura Village Neighborhood News and Events
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The Ventura Village neighborhood has many assets, including a great diversity of peoples and businesses, plentiful bike lanes, walking proximity to the major employment centers of downtown and Abbott Northwestern Hospital, strong connections to transit (including an LRT station at Franklin Avenue), and a committed and optimistic outlook for the future of the neighborhood. Franklin Avenue is the commercial and civic center of Ventura Village and is home the neighborhood library, many different social service providers, an array of different restaurants and shops, and the Ancient Traders Market-with a public plaza, cafes, restaurants and American-Indian oriented shops. Attractive, new development continues to take place along Franklin, particularly at the intersection with Portland Avenue where a gateway to the neighborhood is envisioned. Historically a home for immigrants, Ventura Village, and the larger Phillips community is now home to the city's largest population of Native Americans as well as growing numbers of Asians, Latinos, and Somalis.
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VISUAL ARTS REVIEW | Carolyn Lee Anderson's "Shijéí/My Heart" at All My Relations Gallery leaves you staring
You don’t have to know art to appreciate Carolyn Lee Anderson’s exhibit Shijéí/My Heart: Mixed Media Works. Showing now through May 31 at All My Relations Gallery, it is an intriguing experience regardless. Anderson’s images compel. Her immediacy leaves you staring. No need to know art—anyone can feel this work. Family portraits in more or less existential relief, photographs, paint and drawings in compliment to earthen images. You care about this art because you can tell how strongly the artist cared in creating it.MORE »
Minneapolis Garden Gleaning Project puts healthy food into the hands of those who need it most
Last year, the Garden Gleaning Project delivered 7,334 pounds of "gleaned” produce to two local food shelves: Little Kitchen Food Shelf in Northeast Minneapolis and Waite House in South Minneapolis. The cost for the fresh and healthy produce from community gardens: only their volunteered time.MORE »
Phillips Community Center celebrates grand opening and bonding bill victory for pool
There couldn’t have been a grander day for the opening celebration of the all new Phillips Community Center (PCC) on Saturday, May 12.MORE »
