Cynthia Frost is a real estate agent, attorney and investor who has purchased and renovated dozens of homes in Minneapolis. She designed the Bargain Homes Tour™ to help people find, finance and fix a home or investment property. Cynthia’s favorite place to spend Saturday mornings is the Midtown Farmers Market and Midtown YWCA. She enjoys dining in neighborhood bistros across the city, boating the Mississippi River and singing with the Twin Cities Women’s Choir. Cynthia serves on the Board of Directors of the Corcoran Neighborhood Organization and chairs the CNO Housing Committee. Email Cynthia at Cynthia@MidtownMpls.com.
What does a neighborhood do when faced with a new facility for homeless people living with AIDs in their neighborhood? If that neighborhood is Corcoran, in the Powderhorn Community of south Minneapolis, they organize a Neighborhood Team for the AIDS Walk to show solidarity with their new neighbors.Corcoran resident Marissa Tappy organized the team and encouraged residents to join via an article in the Corcoran News. Referencing the neighborhood’s acceptance and welcome of various projects and groups, Tappy stated, “[t]his passionate and creative neighborhood is what motivated me to create the Corcoran Neighborhood Team for this year’s Minnesota AIDS Walk.”Clare Housing provides housing and support services for people living with HIV/AIDS who have been or are at risk of being homeless. Forty-five units at the new Clare Midtown, located a block south of the Lake Street light rail station, opened in March of this year. An Open House is being held this Wednesday from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Continue Reading
On a very cold first day of May, immigrants and allies gathered on the steps of the St. Paul Cathedral for a “March for Emancipation.” The t-shirts prepared for the march, which read “I am a Slave”, were used not only as a proclamation, but as an additional layer of warmth as participants wrapped their ears against the cold wind. [Videos below.]The rally and march began at the Cathedral and culminated at the State Capitol. Speakers from immigrant and faith communities decried increased arrests and deportations of undocumented workers and other injustices faced by immigrants. Brad Capouch, Pastor of Sagrado Carazon de Jesus in Minneapolis, called for emancipation from “the new slavery” that allows an oppressive system to benefit from immigrant labor. Emancipation, Steven Renderos from Cynthia Frost on Vimeo.Quoting from Abraham Lincoln and the Bible, Steven Renderos described the situation of undocumented immigrants as analogous to slavery. He spoke of the injustices of the current immigration laws and called for changes that would give immigrants greater rights and dignity. Continue Reading
Just when you think spring will never come, gardening groups and farmers markets start up, and perhaps give us hope to think that we may have finally seen the last snow flakes for the season.&nbs
Community gardeners get to work this Saturday preparing the ground for the first season of Milly’s Peace Garden. Organizers decided to arrange the lot at 38th Street E and 21s
While Earth Day is officially April 22, Earth Day events are scheduled before and after that date, and range from potlucks to clean-ups. Here’s a partial list of events in and around the Twin Cities. We invite you to add your own.17th Annual Minneapolis Earth Day Clean UpSaturday, April 16 9:30 a.m. to noonVarious LocationsMinneapolis City and Parks & Recreation Board partners with neighborhood organizations and other agencies to clean up watersheds around the Chain of Lakes, Minnehaha Parkway and Mississippi River. While providing an environmental education to volunteers, the project removed more than 15,000 pounds of trash last year.See the Parks & Rec website and poster for more information.Mother Earth Day and Transition Town PotluckFriday, April 22 · 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.Corcoran Park, 3334 20th Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55407Discussion of Transition Towns and how they may help your neighborhood be in ecological balance. Bring a dish to share, and a Frisbee or other item to play in the park.Minneapolis Recycle Run 5KSunday, April 17 8:48 a.m. Free kid’s ½ mile run (age 11 and under) 9:00 a.m. Chip-timed 5K Lake Harriet, 4135 Lake Harriet Parkway, MinneapolisBring in your used running shoes and shirts to recycle.Race day registration $30, 7:45 am to 8:45 am at Lake Harriet Bandshell, at 8:48 a.m.Minneapolis Parks and Recreation BoardAnnual Earth Day Celebration with the Sierra Club North Star ChapterSaturday, April 30 10:00am – 2:00pmMinneapolis Urban League 2100 Plymouth Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411Celebrate the Clean Air Act with speakers and a panel discussion with Congressman Keith Ellison, and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Commissioner Paul Aasen. Youth entertainment following the panel.Breakfast at the Red Stag Supperclub in Northeast Minneapolis on two occasionsGreen Ideas & Ham – Annual Earth Day CelebrationTuesday, April 19, 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.Red Stag Supperclub, 509 1st Avenue Northeast, Minneapolis, MN 55413 (612) 767-7766A breakfast forum hosted by Environment Minnesota, with guest speaker Arjun Makhijani, author of Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy.Suggested price $15.00, including a discounted breakfast price of $10 and donation of $5 to Environment Minnesota.Earth Day benefit breakfast for the Land Stewardship Project (LSP)Friday, April 22 8:00 a.m. to NoonRed Stag Supperclub, 509 1st Avenue Northeast, Minneapolis, MN 55413Red Stag will donate all proceeds from 8:00 – noon and a portion of proceeds through the remaineder of the day to support the Land Stewardship Project and its work connecting people to the land, farm policy organizing and development of community food systems.Reservations encouraged: call 612-767-7766.For more information, contact LSP’s Sarah Claassen at 612-722-6377 or sarahc@landstewardshipproject.org Saint Paul held its Earth Day Clean Up on April 9, but there are still plenty of opportunities availableComo Lake Neighborhood Network Curbside Clean UpSaturday, April 16 10:00 a.m. – Noon + free lunchJoin the Visible Clean Up Crew, the Bag Posse or the Debagging Deputies to help clean up the neighborhood.For more information: Como Lake Neighbor NetworkParty For The Planet at Como Park Zoo & Conservatory – Cats & KilowattsApril 22-24Meet zoo keepers, make cheetah puppets, find out why lions have manes, and learn about energy conservation at this weekend-long celebration sponsored by Xcel Energy. You can also recycle your cell phones and other small electronic devices and learn how this helps gorillas in the Congo!Family Earth Day & Arbor Day CelebrationSaturday, April 30Clean Up Projects 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.Family Earth Day Celebration 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.Warango Nature Center, 7701 Main St, Lino Lakes, MN 55038Do a little clean-up in the morning and enjoy the park for the afternoon: climbing wall, canoeing, native gardens, make your own earth art project and Earth Day Fair to learn about earth-friendly and sustainable practices and products. For more information go to Anoka County Parks website.Earth Day at Harriet Alexander Nature CenterSunday, April 24 9:00a.m. – 2:30 p.m.Harriet Alexander Nature Center, 2520 North Dale Street, Roseville MN 651-765-4262Celebrate Earth Day and the 20th anniversary of the nature center with a pancake breakfast and family friendly free activities. Drop off fluorescent bulbs, eyeglasses, print cartridges and other items for recycling and learn about backyard and worm composting.Earth Day at Lebanon Hills Visitors CenterSaturday, April 23 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Join the clean-up efforts from 10:00 to noon, enjoy a picnic lunch and stay for afternoon activities including free pre-season canoeing and kayaking, fitness walks and live music around the campfire. Registration is encouraged: Lebanon Hills Visitor Center 651-437-3191Hopkins Earth Day Fair Saturday, April 23 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.Depot Coffee House, 9451 Excelsior Blvd, Hopkins MNWalk or bike on the trail to The Depot Coffee House and learn about green practices and sustainability from professional consultations, product displays and information. Giveaways include garden plots in Valley Park, compost, and red maple tree seedlings. Rain barrels and compost bins available for purchase.Earth Day at Tamarack Nature CenterSaturday, April 16 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Join the clean-up efforts from 9:00 to noon and stay to play and learn. Meet the owl and do eco-art projects. Bring your camera to submit photographs for exhibit. Continue Reading
Corcoran Neighborhood Organization put out a call to artists this week to implement ten public art projects over two years in the Corcoran neighborhood. The art projects will reflect the va
