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Today is the Deadline for the No-Cost Registration for NNO!

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Ward 8 Family Bike Ride | Wed, Jul 22

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Safe Routes to School Meeting Regarding Lyndale Community School | Mon, Jul 27

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Outdoor Movie at MLK Park, “Selma” | Thu, Jul 30

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“What Makes Your Neighborhood Special?” | A 15-minute survey

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Garden to Table Dinner | Sat, Aug 15

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Summer Programming for Youth & Families | Still Open

Annual National Night Out Registration Deadline: July 21 for free street closure permit

This year’s event will be held Tuesday, August 4, 2015. It is free to participate in National Night Out. When you register your event, you will get free Mystery Point Passes for Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America. Not to mention personal ice cream delivery service from Kingfield Neighborhood Association Board Members and Staff and mixed just for KFNA by our very own Sebastian Joe’s! Registration also places you on the official list of NNO events that gets distributed to police and other departments. Registering your NNO event and applying to close your street/alley is a single online process.

You will need permission of 75% of your neighbors to be approved for street closure —keep their names and addresses handy in the event your permit application needs to be reviewed. So, contact your block and then click here to get started.

If you register by July 21 you can block your street for free. If you register from July 22 through July 29, there is a $100 fee. You will not be able to block off your street if registering after July 29. Note: Not every street can be blocked off depending on the traffic flow. Generally, bus routes and high traffic streets cannot be used for block events.

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Wednesday, July 22nd, 6:00 PM

Ride kickoff location: 3800 3rd Ave S (corner of 38th St and 3rd Ave)

Join Council Member Elizabeth Glidden, Major Taylor Bicycling Club co-founder Anthony Taylor, and the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition for a Ward 8 Family Bicycle Ride on Wednesday July 22.

We will meet at 3800 3rd Ave S, the site of Anthony Taylor’s new development project - a bike center that will focus on bridging the racial cycling gap and contribute to the vitality of E 38th Street. We are excited for you to join us for a casual family ride planned through Ward 8 neighborhoods, visiting some fun Ward 8 locations along the way.

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Monday, July 27th

Painter Park, 620 W 34th Street, Minneapolis

The City of Minneapolis was recently awarded funding to improve several pedestrian crossings near Lyndale School. City staff worked closely with the school to identify three priority intersections, which were then included in the funding application. The project staff would like community feedback on the proposal before beginning the engineering/design phase. Construction is expected to take place summer 2016.

Please attend the Lyndale Neighborhood Association General Membership Meeting on July 27th, 6:30pm at Painter Park to discuss the project with City staff. Visit the project webpage here for more information

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Thursday, July 30th at dusk

MLK Park Field, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis

Free!

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Please respond to this survey by August 5th (note deadline is the day AFTER National Night Out—just in case your memory needs a little jogging about why Kingfield is so great!)

Please take this opportunity to be part of an anonymous online survey about the character of Kingfield neighborhood and the places you feel are important to it. The survey is being distributed to residents of Southwest Minneapolis neighborhoods and is a chance to express your views about what makes your neighborhood special. The results of this study will be made available to the neighborhood, so you will be able to discover the diverse views your neighbors have about Kingfield. This study is being conducted by Madelyn Sundberg, a Kingfield resident and graduate student at the University of Minnesota, for her M.S. in Architecture: Heritage Conservation and Preservation thesis under the guidance of Professor Greg Donofrio. If you have questions, you are encouraged to contact them at sundb173@umn.edu or donofrio@umn.edu.

The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete and you will be given the option to enter your email address at the end of the survey for a chance to win an iPad Air. To participate in this survey please click the following link: SURVEY

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Saturday, August 15th, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Kingfield’s Pleasant Community Garden, 3754 Pleasant Avenue South, Minneapolis (located just north of the Center of Performing Arts)

$ 55 per person/ limit 12 guests

Come enjoy a four course dinner prepared by Community Garden coordinator, Kingfield resident, Butter Bakery Cafe’s bakery manager and lover of a good meal, Suzie Lillyblad. She will be joined in preparing the meal, by a group of food-loving community gardeners. This serene outdoor venue gives guests the unique experience of dinning in the beautiful surroundings of the KFNA’s Pleasant Community Garden.

This is a truly local meal, with some ingredients supplied by vendors at the Kingfield Farmers Market and others that have been grown in Suzie’s community garden plot. Where else can you dine right next to where the ingredients are grown and harvested?

Funds raised through this special KFNA Community Garden Event will help build Kingfield's first wood-fired community oven at this site in the fall. Before dinner, tour the community garden and learn about our plans to build the community bread oven.

Find Kingfield Community Gardens on Facebook to see pictures of previous dinners and sample menus.

Cost: $55 per person $40 of the cost of your ticket may be deducted as a tax-deductible donation to KFNA, as the law allows.

Location: Pleasant Community Garden, W. 38th St. and Pleasant Ave., Minneapolis

TO MAKE A RESERVATION: Email info@kingfield.org with your name, contact info, and how many seats you need. We will contact you to confirm your reservation and arrange pre-payment.

In case of rain, the dinner will be relocated to a sheltered location and proceed as planned!

Kingfield Community Gardens Grow · Pick · Enjoy

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Nature Play Group (6months-6years)
Mondays 10am July 13 - Aug 3rd $15.00
Activenet #52115
$15.00

Youth Ceramics 6-12yrs
Wednesdays 4pm July 22 - Aug19th $30.00
Activenet # 51744

Family Ceramics Wednesdays 6pm July 22 - Aug 19th $30.00 (per family)
Activenet # 51740

Fall Sports Registration- Open Now! Youth Volleyball
Youth Football

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