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Signs of the south Nicollet Pollinator Pathway!

May 26, 2023 By Sarah

Signs of Pollinator Pathway will be popping up through the neighborhood in early June so keep your eyes peeled for the happy bee signs!

We are planting over 50 garden stops for the Rusty Patched Bumblebee through the Lyndale, Kingfield, and Tangletown neighborhoods! Bees will know where to stop because each garden will have similar flowers blooming at the same time and these tiny native bees feed on “constancy” (kind of like a picky toddler who will only eat plain noodles for an entire two weeks, who then hates them and will only eat hotdogs!)

Thank you neighbors for sharing in this work with us to create a tasty neighborhood for pollinators!

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Get hyped for PorchFest by coming to Rock the Boat

May 25, 2023 By Sarah

Rock the Boat on Thursday June 8, 8-11 PM

at the Driftwood Char Bar, 4415 Nicollet

Bands  – Dial Tone, along with Dilly Dally Alley, who is fresh off the release of their new album “Make You Whole,” out now on all streaming platforms. Read all about it in a recent interview with MPR: https://www.mprnews.org/episod…

Tickets – Get them here and pay what you can $5-50. All proceeds go to the 2024 solidarity fund. Show your email ticket stub to get in, or get your tix at the door!

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KFNA Board Election now open online

May 15, 2023 By Sarah

Vote for Your Kingfield Board Members!

Five community members have put their names in to run for the open seats on your nonprofit neighborhood association board of directors. Read about them, and vote for them here!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KFNA2023

Please note, seats do remain open even once these community members are elected, so if you are passionately interested in building community, doing outreach to under-reached and underserved populations, or are just a super detailed financier or planner please consider filling an empty seat! To do so, simply reach out to board Secretary Josh Martin.

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MLK Park: A Survey About Adding New Features

May 12, 2023 By Sarah

Rank the projects!

The MLK Park Master Plan was finalized by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation board in 2019. A master plan for a park includes a 20-30 year plan for the parks in the area, including existing features and proposed design features. MLK Park is ranked #62 of 152 parks so any improvements or additions to this park will be at least six years out. However, there is a way to get new park features added sooner! Features that are included in the Master Plan for a park are easier to get approved by the Park Board.

Additionally, the Kingfield Neighborhood has $316,442 available in Park Dedication fees. Park Dedication fees are dollars paid by housing developers to the Minneapolis Park Board for new amenities to serve the new neighborhood residents. The price paid is roughly $1700 per unit of market rate housing and the money must be spent within the neighborhood where the housing was constructed. Park dedication fee expenditures are ultimately determined by the Park Board, but the neighborhood organization can make recommendations.

The Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA) has determined it is beneficial to use this Park Dedication money sooner rather than waiting for inclusion of the park in a larger planning process, as the value of the funds are declining with inflation. KFNA has further identified a minimum of $42,000 additional dollars of Kingfield NRP funding and restricted dollars held by KFNA that could be used toward a park project resulting in an investment of at least $358,500. Thus, KFNA has evaluated the Master Plan for projects that fit the criteria for using Park Dedication funding. This criteria includes:

  • it is a new feature
  • it is included in the Master Plan
  • it could be implemented using a combination of Park Dedication fees and KFNA NRP dollars.

KFNA requests that neighbors rank the following three projects as to their preference for securing a dedicated Park Board Planner for detailed planning of the select element(s) in 2024 and implementation in 2025. There is limited detail in the master plan, so there is room for minor changes (such as moving an amenity), provided it does not conflict with other elements of the plan without then identifying where the other feature would be placed. A recommendation from the neighborhood organization will help to prioritize the project for which a detailed plan will be developed.

Link to the survey here: https://bit.ly/MLKParkSurvey2023

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Doors Open Minneapolis

May 4, 2023 By Sarah

Saturday, May 13, 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday, May 14, 10 am – 5 pm
Free

Don’t miss this chance to visit the Hennepin History Museum at the day and time that works best for you the weekend of May 13 – 14.  These extended hours are part of the Doors Open Minneapolis weekend.  Presentations on the history of the Museum, the Christian Family Mansion, and the historic Washburn Fair Oaks neighborhood will be conducted hourly in the Great Room, from 11 am – 4 pm.

Full details on Doors Open Minneapolis can be found at https://www.doorsopenminneapolis.org/

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Come to Kingfield Farmers Market Sunday 8:30 am - Come to Kingfield Farmers Market Sunday 8:30 am - 1:00 pm to buy Kingfield T-shirts and to preview some of the new merch supporting Kingfield PorchFest that is available on www.LoveYourNeighborhoodMPLS.org.
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Thank you to @nighthawksmpls for donating dessert Thank you to @nighthawksmpls for donating dessert to Empty Bowls! Join KFNA tomorrow for Empty Bowls at Judson Church from 10:30 - 2pm. Donate and enjoy lovely handmade pottery bowls, soup, and bread pudding with caramel sauce from Nighthawks. 
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Thank you to @patisserie46 @sunstreetbreads and @b Thank you to @patisserie46 @sunstreetbreads and @bruggersbagels for donating breads to Empty Bowls! 
Join us this Sunday at Judson Church-- your donation gets you a handmade bowl, delicious soup, and great bread from local favorites!
Join the Kingfield Neighborhood Association in our Join the Kingfield Neighborhood Association in our fight to Tackle Hunger with the annual Empty Bowls event on SOUPer Bowl Sunday (February 12th) from 10:30 am - 2:00 pm @judsonchurch41. 
All donations will go to Nicollet Square, a housing option for formerly homeless youth that provides both efficiency apartments and optional onsite mental health care and emotional support. 
Kingfield Empty Bowls is an event that brings the community together to share a meal of homemade soup and bread donated by local restaurants out of handmade bowls donated by local artists. 
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Thank you to @clanceysmeats for donating Southwest Thank you to @clanceysmeats for donating Southwest Turkey Chili to the 2023 Empty Bowls event! Join KFNA this Sunday at Judson Church from 10:30 - 2pm. Donate and enjoy handmade pottery and amazing soup from local restaurants. Proceeds benefit Nicollet Square who help provide housing for community members. 
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