Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Team up with KFNA as we Tackle Hunger at our Annual Kingfield Empty Bowls event!

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Sunday February 12, 10:30 AM-2:00 PM

4101 Harriet Ave. S, Judson Church

Visit and share the Facebook event with your neighbors and friends!

Join us for SOUPer Bowl Sunday pregame event on Sunday February 12th at Judson Church. A suggested $25 donation gets you a handmade bowl, as well as delicious soup, bread, and desserts from local restaurants including Apoy, The LowBrow, Butter Bakery Café, Clancey’s, Petit Leon, Patisserie 46, Victor’s 1959 Café, Kyatchi, and more!

Proceeds benefit Nicollet Square, a project of Beacon Interfaith Housing and the Kingfield Neighborhood Association.

Want to volunteer? Visit here!

Want to support this event as a sponsor? Contact Sarah Linnes-Robinson, KFNA Executive Director.

Celebrate Martin Luther King Day!

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Events:
a. On SUNDAY January 15, a Dawn Reading of the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 7-8:15 AM, 41st & Nicollet in MLK Park (at the freedom Form Sculpture)
b. On MONDAY January 16, the Annual Park Board Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at MLK Park, 6:30-8 PM, 4055 Nicollet
As part of the evening celebration, the13th Annual Feeding the Dream Food Drive will be in progress. People are encouraged to drop off non-perishable food items at their local MPRB Recreation Center through January 16. This year, all donations will go to YouthLink.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to donate. Refreshments will be available following the program.

Vision Zero Community Conversation

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Reminder Notice: 

Date: Monday November 7, 3-4 PM

Location: The Lowbrow, 4244 Nicollet 

  • Join KFNA at The Lowbrow to learn about Vision Zero, and the recently installed safety improvements being used along Nicollet Avenue.
  • Understand why these safety improvements were installed and how the City will be evaluating their effectiveness.
  • Provide feedback to the City of Minneapolis Vision Zero Team about how it is working.

Thanks to our meeting host, The Lowbrow, who is opening early to host this event and providing happy hour pricing on drinks and food for the occasion!

What is Vision Zero?

The City of Minneapolis joined the national Vision Zero movement and City Council adopted a Vision Zero Resolution in 2017, which commits to the goal of zero traffic deaths and severe injuries on City streets by 2027.

Pollinator Pathway Project (P3) Educational Forum Materials Available to Those That Missed the Event

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Seventy neighbors attended the September 29th Pollinator Pathway Project (P3) Educational Forum to learn about native plants, native bees, and started their journey to build our pathway through Lyndale, Kingfield, and Tangletown neighborhoods for the Rusty Patch Bumble Bee, a native bee whose habitat has been severely diminished and is on the Endangered Species list. Links to the slide show presentations can be found here: https://kingfield.org/gardens-and-greening/  and the YouTube meeting recording can be found here.

Program Overview provided by: Sarah Linnes-Robinson, Director of the Kingfield and Lyndale Neighborhood Associations and Andrea Siegel, Director of the Tangletown Neighborhood Association Speakers included: Julie Weisenhorn, U of M Extension Educator and Horticulturist, Master Gardener, AND a master trainer of the Hennepin County Master Gardeners Mary Mason, Hennepin County Master Gardener and Kingfield resident Lisa Lewis, P3 Team Member and a Lyndale resident

Funding for the project has been provided by the the MN Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) through a grant from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources and the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (LCCMR and the ENTRF)

Share your ideas on how to use the former Kmart area!

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Former Kmart and New Nicollet Redevelopment Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TCF9Y7N

Here are the presentation slides from the meeting about the future of Nicollet Ave on the former Kmart site: