Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Four Easy Actions to take NOW to help Get Out the Vote in Kingfield!

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Get your We Are Kingfield  / We Vote At MLK Park yard signs!  

Have you seen them popping up all over Kingfield? Well, there is still time for you to get yours! It’s simple! A volunteer will place the sign in your yard in October, and then within a week after the election, a volunteer will retrieve it for re-use in 2020.  Request your sign(s) here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1A5YoujpZFgnCf10V5BybBuUiwum_426w49VqoJDmeGY/edit?ts=5b6ca723

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Sign up to be a KFNA Get-Out-The-Vote Block or Building Captain! 

The Block Captain program is a new effort by KFNA to make sure everyone’s voice is heard in November. We’re looking for one Block Captain per block to make sure everyone on their block is registered, talk to them about early voting options, and encourage them to vote in the days before Election Day. KFNA will provide voter registration materials, and we’ll also be holding a couple of training events.  Interested? Sign up here: https://goo.gl/forms/CAaQrskdrt7YUeKA3

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Volunteer to be a Baker or Greeter for Kingfield’s Polling Party

Tuesday Nov. 6—shifts available all day at MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet

All Kingfield neighbors vote in a single location and Kingfield’s Polling Parties are the largest celebration of community and civic responsibility that KFNA organizes all year. Once again as a “thank you” for voting, we will provide free, hot coffee and tasty treats to all Kingfield neighbors, all day long, as they come to cast their ballots in precincts 8-6 & 8-7 at MLK Park!

Volunteer to be a part of it! Greet your neighbors, hand out delicious homemade treats as well as ones donated by our many fabulous restaurants including: Butter Bakery Café, Sun Street Breads, Victor’s 1959 Café, andThe Lowbrow!

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Share this Polling Party event on Facebook so all your friends see it and remember to vote! Better yet, Join the event and INVITE your friends to it!!  Even better yet, make a plan to meet your friends at MLK Park for coffee and voting at a specific time!!!

Together we can Get Out the Vote!

Early Vote Centers Announced

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Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services (EVS) is excited to announce the opening of four Early Vote Centers across Minneapolis. The Downtown Early Vote Center is already open to the public, and three additional Early Vote Centers will be open during the final seven-day period leading up to Election Day. Information about the three additional sites (North, East, and South) can be found on the EVS website. These additional Early Vote Centers are intended to accommodate for both the historic spike in absentee voting, and to help make in-person absentee voting more accessible for all Minneapolis voters.

2018 Early Vote Centers

  • Downtown (Open now): 217 S. 3rd St.
  • North (Open 10/30): 2100 Plymouth Ave N
  • East (Open 10/30) 1800 University Ave SE
  • South (Open 10/30). 810 W. 31st St

This link to the EVS website includes details about the specific early voting locations, including:

  • Site maps
  • Operating hours
  • Transportation information
  • More materials about early voting

See the calendar link below for the Early Vote Center hours and the Downtown Early Vote Center’s extended hours during the final two weeks ahead of Election Day!

2018 EVC Hours and Locations

I-35W Closures Coming Soon

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Check www.511mn.org for real-time updates and the project web page.

 

Here is the update for October 16:

 

I-35W@94  http://www.dot.state.mn.us/35w94/

 

I-35W: Both directions closed 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 22 from Highway 62 to I-94. The web page has a detour map.

 

Coming up:

I-35W: Both directions closed Nov. 9-12 from Highway 62 to I-94. This is to demolish the 28th street bridge.

I-35W: Both directions closed Nov. 16-19 from Highway 62 to I-94. This is to install a water main.

 

Opening:

I-94 west: third lane from Chicago to Nicollet scheduled to open by 5 a.m. Oct. 18.

Ramp I-94 west to I-35W south: Scheduled to open by 5 a.m. Oct. 22.

Single lane into downtown Minneapolis from I-35W: Scheduled to open by 5 a.m. Oct. 22. It will provide access to 11th and East Grant Streets but not Fifth Avenue South.

26th Street bridge: Schedule to open by 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9.

 

Please note:

We are excited that a single lane from I-35W into downtown is opening. This is an important milestone as the project is on schedule and moving forward.

The open lane into downtown provides another option for commuters. Commuters need to continue to decide what options work best for them including choosing an alternate route, transit, carpooling and working from home a day or two or during busy traffic times.

I-35W remains three lanes going north and two going south, so capacity is still reduced. Please keep that in mind as you select your commuting option.

 

Dave Aeikens

Minnesota Department of Transportation

Metro Communications and Engagement

Phone: 651-234-7511

Spook-tacular Pizza & Pumpkin Carving at the Kingfield Outdoor Oven!

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Join us for spook-tacular pizzas, fireside, at the outdoor oven! Who knows what you might find…spiders, eyeballs or ghastly mummies?! All for your munching pleasure! Pizza donations will be accepted on site with a suggested $10 per person or $30 per family. Pack your own beverages in recyclable or reusable containers–please no glass bottles on site.  Drop-ins diners are welcome to the event but you can also pre-pay here–especially if you are reserving a pumpkin for the Carving Contest.

RSVP here and share event with your friends!

Volunteer pizza makers welcome! Please email sarah@kingfield.orgto volunteer to learn how to manage the outdoor oven and sign-up for a shift!

An optional pumpkin carving contest will also be held–With PRIZES!! Reserve your pumpkin by registering here; pre-paid pumpkin reservations are $10 per pumpkin. You are also welcome to bring your own pumpkin and carving tools. We will have a few extra pumpkins on site for those that decide to attend last-minute.

Reserve your pumpkin here!
Questions? Call 612-823-5980.

SW Community Parks Workshop and Online Survey

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Tuesday October 23, 6:30 PM at Bryant Square Park, 3101 Bryant

Share your thoughts on improvements you’d like to see in your neighborhood parks during the next 20 years.  Park staff, designers, and community members will work together on new master plan designs – your participation is welcome!

Neighborhood parks included (Central Group): Bryant Square, Painter, Lyndale Farmstead, and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr parks; as well as Kings Highway, The Mall, Loon Lake Trolley Path, and Lyndale School Pool. Additional workshops are being held for other neighborhood parks in SW Minneapolis.

Learn more, take an online survey, or sign up for emails at the project webpage:

Southwest Service Area Master Plan

Nicollet Open Streets Sponsors

Event Sponsors

  • kmart
  • Lyndale Neighborhood Association
  • MN Brewery Running Series
  • Wells Fargo
  • Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Neighborhood Sponsors

  • Nicollet Ace Hardware
  • Five Watt Coffee
  • Driftwood Char Bar
  • Pat's Tap
  • Pompadour
  • Butter Bakery Cafe
  • Stonewood Properties
  • Revival

Street Sponsors

  • Valerie's Taqueria
  • Moe Bodyworks
  • Nighthawks
  • YMCA
  • The Lowbrow
  • Cocina Latina
  • Ramen Kazama
  • Quality Coaches
  • Curran's
  • Twisted Hare
  • House Lift
  • Hola Arepa
  • Cinco de Mayo Mercado