Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Rise and Remember: George Floyd Memorial Global Celebration

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The George Floyd Global Memorial and the community at George Floyd Square will host a celebration at 38th and Chicago in Minneapolis, MN on May 25, 2021 from 1-9pm to commemorate the 1st Anniversary of the death of George Floyd and the community that emerged in the wake of the tragedy. The free event centers the family and friends of George “Perry” Floyd Jr., Minnesota families impacted by injustice, and the people who’ve preserved the Memorial for 12 months.

1 pm: Community Art + Healing Space + Open Mic + Food + Children’s area

6 pm: Concert Honoring Families of Injustice and Loss featuring Grammy Award-winning Sounds of Blackness with Special Guests

8pm: Candlelight in George Floyd Square

Temporary discount on monthly broadband bills for qualifying households

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To help families and households afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program is temporarily discounting monthly broadband bills for qualifying households. This new benefit will connect eligible households to jobs, critical healthcare services, virtual classrooms and everything we need the internet for.

If your household is eligible, you can receive:

  • Up to a $50/month discount on your broadband service and associated equipment rentals.
  • A one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet or desktop computer (with a co-payment of more than $10 but less than $50).

Apply now for the Federal Communications Commission Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. The program will end when the fund runs out of money or six months after the Department of Health and Human Services declares an end to the COVID-19 health emergency, whichever is sooner.

KFNA Board Meet & Greet Tonight! 5|19|21 @ 7 PM

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Join KFNA Board Members for online social time! Learn about KFNA, ask your burning questions about the organization, share your ideas about community building projects and leadership development opportunities, and hear about the upcoming annual meeting (June 9 at 7 PM!) and board election process. KFNA is seeking a diverse selection of indivduals (including renters, business owners, youth, seniors, BIPOC, culturally-rooted, LQBTQ+, and other historically marginalized people) that are interested in helping our neighborhood nonprofit REACH more neighbors, INSPIRE more connections and conversations, and SOLVE more issues. 
Board of Director applications are due by June 2. Learn more here!

Featured Volunteer Activity: website set-up consultant 

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KFNA (the Kingfield Neighborhood Association)  and LHENA (Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association) have a need for a volunteer web consultant to help create a new website for a special joint-neighborhood project. Specifically, this volunteer will:

  • Consult  on the website needs; conceptualize creative ideas with the project team.
  • Collaborate with the project team to create a design layout using an intuitive web builder, such as Weebly or WordPress.
  • Design user-friendly and visually appealing interfaces.
  • Train the team in the use and function of the site.

The time commitment is approximately 12 to 18 hours, May through June (estimated at 3 virtual meetings, independent research and design time, plus training) . If interested, contact Sarah Linnes-Robinson: 

 

Wells Fargo Community Engagement: Apply to be a Community Representative now!

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Wells Fargo Community Engagement: Apply to be a Community Representative here!

We, the neighborhoods surrounding the Wells Fargo site at 31st & Nicollet, want to engage community members in picturing a vibrant, integrated cultural and economic area that offer opportunities for residents to shop, learn, engage, build skills, build wealth, and build connections in community.

Wells Fargo has selected a developer and is selling the land to Project for Pride in Living (PPL). The development of the 2-acre site will include at least 200 units of affordable housing, commercial space, and a branch bank of Wells Fargo. The dates for the virtual community engagement sessions are:

  • June 3

  • June 17

  • July 8 (planned for in-person, on site)

  • July 22 (planned for in-person, on site)

  • August 5

  • August 19

  • Community Presentation in September: TBD

There is a community engagement team, The Cultural Wellness Center, that is working with PPL to design a broad process focused on designing this site (and the larger area) to meet this vision. They have engaged the surrounding neighborhood associations to help them identify Stakeholders willing to participate in this process.

We are seeking neighbors who will commit to being visible leaders on this project by:

1) attending every meeting (or viewing the recording of each session, if necessary),

2) taking the information and questions back from the sessions to their self-identified Stakeholder group,

and

3) bringing information and questions back from their community to the Community Engagement Team.

Stipends valued at $150.00 are available for community members to do this work!

Thank you for applying here!–

The Kingfield, Lyndale, Whittier, Central, and East Phillips Neighborhood Associations

Kingfield Restaurants

currently open for take-out
(more info available here)

  • Tap Society
  • Sunstreet Breads
  • Royal Grounds
  • Rincon 38
  • Revival
  • Patisserie 46
  • Nighthawks
  • The Lowbrow
  • Hola Arepa
  • Grand Cafe
  • Good Times Pizza
  • Five Watt Coffee
  • Young Man
  • Dave The Pie Guy
  • Curran's
  • Cocina Latina
  • Cafe Ena
  • Butter Bakery Cafe
  • Boludo Empanadas
  • Apoy