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KFNA Redevelopment Meeting
Wednesday, May 27th, 7:00 PM
MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
KFNA will continue to discuss a proposed development on 39th Street West for affordable housing for families. The committee will also begin dissecting the players and funding involved in the future scheduled bridge projects (specifically the 38th and 40th Street bridges will be discussed at this meeting); these bridges serve as important connections that unite Kingfield to the eastern half of the City and our neighbors in Bryant, Central, and Field neighborhoods.
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Kingfield Adult Softball
Thursdays, 6:30 PM
MLK Park Field, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Meet at the field, end at The Lowbrow. All adults welcome. Bring a glove if you have one. Teams and team names are selected anew each week. Team photos posted weekly along with the blow-by-blow at “Kingfield Softball”, a public Facebook group you are welcome to join here.
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Early Morning with Elizabeth: The Legislative Wrap-Up!
Friday, May 29th, 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Turtle Bread, 4762 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis
Join Elizabeth Glidden, 8th Ward Councilperson, for a special 2015 Legislative session wrap-up co-hosted by Council Member John Quincy of Ward 11. We will be joined by Senator Jeff Hayden, Representative Jim Davnie, Representative Ray Dehn, and Representative Frank Hornstein, as well as Jovita Yolis of the organizing group Mesa Latina. Additional speakers are invited and not yet confirmed.
We will talk about the issues left unresolved this legislative session – including Restore the Vote campaign and critical funding for transportation - and the path forward, as well as successes and challenges. We will also explore the role of “insiders”, such as legislators and lobbyists, and “outsiders”, grassroots organizing champions and resident activists.
Free coffee courtesy of Turtle Bread
Questions? Contact the Ward 8 Office at (612) 673-2208 or Elizabeth.glidden@minneapolismn.gov.
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Kingfield Residential Organics Collection Workshop & Drop-off
Every Saturday, 9:00 AM - Noon and every Tuesday, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
MLK Park's Parking Lot, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Q-tips, cotton balls, and dryer lint! – did you know these and more are accepted at the MLK Organics Drop-off? These and many other items that can’t be composted in your backyard bin are accepted in the City’s drop-off and the citywide organics recycling program. Please remember, all items must be bagged in a compostable bag when dropped off; only Larger items such as pizza boxes and wax-coated (NOT plastic-coated!) boxes do not need to be bagged.
The MLK drop-off is open Tuesdays (4-7p.m.) and Saturdays (9a.m. – 12p.m.) for the next several weeks. After that, those who sign up will be emailed the code to the locks to use the drop-off at their convenience. For more information or to sign up to participate at the MLK drop-off, visit the Organics Recycling webpage
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Kingfield Farmers Market: Name that Bee continues this week
Sunday, May 31st, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
KFNA Table, 4310 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis
...and the bee-naming continues!
We have some pretty lucky Kingfield bees that have received some awesome names at the last two Kingfield Farmers Markets (even in the rain!). We now have Buzzy the Bee, Bee-yonce, To Bee / Not To Bee, Oh-Bee-Have, I'll Bee Back, BB King, and Bee Wee Herman, just to name a few of the almost 300 bees that have been named so far! Be sure to stop by the Farmers Market and help us name those bees! This Sunday we will continue to collect bee names, and on Sunday, June 7, the names of our two queen bees will be drawn from amongst the names submitted.
Name your bee this week and support our community hive!
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Kingfield Pollinator-Friendly Garden Tour Planners Sought!
Would you like to help plan this year's garden tour and garden party? The Planning Committee is just getting ready to dig into all the fun details that make the tour so successful! If you'd like to join us, please contact Cheryl@kingfield.org for the first meeting date and location ...which will either be 5/28 or 6/1!
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Intro to Youth Team Tennis
Starts Wednesday, June 10th
MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Free! Register in person at the park desk, birth verification required. 9-14 years boys and girls
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MLK Park Playground Reconstruction Update
MLK Park playground is closing to begin construction for a brand new playground to be dedicated in August. Although the plans for the new playground are very exciting, we know many of you will not be able to use the equipment this summer. The Park Board has recommended a few playgrounds for you to explore that are nearby:
- Painter Park, 620 W. 34th Street
- Lyndale Farmstead Park, 3900 Bryant Ave S
- Fuller Park, 4800 Grand Ave S
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