Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Spring IS Approaching which means the Sap is coming soon!

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Prediction: you should tap your trees before this weekend is over!

Order you sap-tap kit and plan to participate in the Kingfield Community Sap Tap (and pancake breakfast!)

Combine your efforts (and your sap!) and let’s make maple syrup!  Register now and pick up a Tree Tapping Kit from the front desk of MLK Park and go pick it to be ready for the sap run. Go home and wait for the message to tap a tree on your personal property (note, trees must be larger than 10 inches in diameter for it to not harm them). We will notify you when the sap looks ready to start, and we have volunteers who are willing to come help you tap your tree if this is your first time and you are nervous.

Note, the date of the event is weather dependent! We don’t know what day the boil will be on until the sap begins to flow but right now we are planning the day-long boil for March 25!

When sap buckets are full, they should be dropped off at the park where it will be stored until we will have an outdoor communal syrup making party; participants will be able to sign up for a shift of syrup making, and will get to take a jar of syrup home with them too!

Cost $20/ Comes with a kit. Kits includes spline(s), tubing, 5 gallon food grade collection bucket, and how-to instructions. Register at https://apm.activecommunities.com/minneapolisparks/Activity_Search/communal-sap-tapping/133898 (event #135524).

Limit 10 participants.

Cost $10/ Participant must provide your own kit. Register at https://apm.activecommunities.com/minneapolisparks/Activity_Search/communal-sap-tapping-no-kit/133899(event #135525).

Limit 20 participants. 

 A program of the Kingfield Neighborhood Association and MLK Park. 

Get free or discounted internet

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Share your challenges with internet access

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to hear about the challenges people face with getting and using high-speed internet.

Share your experience using this online form. Sharing your story will help the FCC improve access for everyone.

For more information about the Task Force to Prevent Digital Discrimination and its work, please visit the Task Force’s webpage.

Get free or discounted internet

You might be eligible for free or low-cost internet services. The City is partnering with local providers to help make the internet more accessible. Find out if you qualify for the program on the Hennepin County website.

Resources include:

  • Discounted internet for households.
  • Low-cost computers.
  • One-on-one help from a “digital navigator.”
  • Free temporary internet access at Wi-Fi hotspots.
  • Free internet access to public sector information including City, County and State resources.
  • Public computer access.

Call 311 (612-673-3000), email 311 or look on the City website to find details, a list of resources and how to find out if you qualify for different internet services programs.

Order you sap-tap kit and participate in the Kingfield Community Sap Tap

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Order you sap-tap kit and plan to participate in the Kingfield Community Sap Tap (and pancake breakfast!)

Drip Drip Drip…know what that means? The Sap is coming soon!

Combine your efforts (and your sap!) and let’s make maple syrup!  Register now and pick up a Tree Tapping Kit from the front desk of MLK Park and go pick it to be ready for the sap run. Go home and wait for the message to tap a tree on your personal property (note, trees must be larger than 10 inches in diameter for it to not harm them). We will notify you when the sap looks ready to start, and we have volunteers who are willing to come help you tap your tree if this is your first time and you are nervous.

Note, the date of the event is weather dependent! We don’t know what day the boil will be on until the sap begins to flow.

When sap buckets are full, they should be dropped off at the park where it will be stored until we will have an outdoor communal syrup making party; participants will be able to sign up for a shift of syrup making, and will get to take a jar of syrup home with them too!

Cost $20/ Comes with a kit. Kits includes spline(s), tubing, 5 gallon food grade collection bucket, and how-to instructions. Register at https://apm.activecommunities.com/minneapolisparks/Activity_Search/communal-sap-tapping/133898 (event #135524).

Limit 10 participants.

Cost $10/ Participant must provide your own kit. Register at https://apm.activecommunities.com/minneapolisparks/Activity_Search/communal-sap-tapping-no-kit/133899(event #135525).

Limit 20 participants. 

Open Streets we love you, but…. What’s with not hosting a Nicollet event?!

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Open Streets Minneapolis Announces 2023 Schedule

Open Streets Minneapolis, the highly-anticipated event series that closes city streets to motor vehicle traffic, will kick off the 2023 season on June 10, 2023, on East Lake Street. The summer event series promotes livable communities that support cycling, walking, rolling, and other non-motor means of travel and offers unique programming and vendors for an activity-packed day of neighborhood fun.

Minneapolis Park Weather Updates

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All recreation centers are open Wednesday, February 22, 9 am-5 pm, closed Thursday, February 23, decision on Friday hours/programs will be made Thursday.

Recreation Centers and Park Buildings

Wednesday, February 22:
All recreation centers will be open 9 am-5 pm. Summer youth program registration opens at 12 pm on Wednesday, so staff will be available in buildings or by telephone to assist as needed.
Indoor programs scheduled at recreation centers between 9 am and 5 pm are on, except Rec Plus, see below. Evening activities and sports leagues are cancelled.
All other buildings, including MPRB Headquarters, Kroening Nature Center, and Phillips Aquatics Center will open and close at their regular time or no later than 5 pm.
Thursday, February 23: Closed, all activities cancelled.
Friday, February 24: To be determined. A decision will be made Thursday.