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With today’s uneasy housing market, recent buyers may be wondering “is it wise to improve my home?” While many of the homeowners on the Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour have lived in their homes for a long time, others bought during the recent boom…and all are pleased to have renovated and adapted their homes to meet their needs in the neighborhoods they love. MORE »
A Twin Cities watershed organization has a quarter million dollars of grant money to divvy up over the next few months, and they’re hoping groups that have traditionally not applied for funding will show up for an information meeting on Monday, September 8.
“Look at the demographics of our watershed,” explains Jenny Winkelman, Education & Outreach Coordinator for the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO), which covers portions of the cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul, Lauderdale, and St. Anthony. “We have a huge audience we’re trying to reach, many of them fairly recent immigrant communities, such as the Hmong and Somali communities. Most traditional watershed materials are produced for a literate, English-speaking audience and may miss important populations.” MORE »