Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Help shape the future of Southwest Minneapolis neighborhood Parks!

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Attend any public workshop to see the initial concept designs for all 40+ Southwest neighborhood parks.

SWsamp Concepts Workshop Flyer 2019-01-03

Workshop Dates and Locations:

Thursday, January 31, 6-8pm

Lynnhurst Recreation Center

1345 West Minnehaha Parkway

 

Monday, February 4, 6-8pm

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center

4055 Nicollet Avenue South

 

Thursday, February 7, 6-8pm

Whittier Recreation Center

425 West 26thStreet

 

Tuesday February 12, 6-8pm

Jones Harrison Residence

Centrum Room

3700 Cedar Lake Avenue

 

Light refreshments and a table with children’s activities will be at each workshop. Language translation and other accommodations can be provided if request ahead of time, contact canderson@minneapolisparks.org

At the Kingfield Neighborhood Association Board meeting on February 13, 7 PM at MLK Park, the Park Board will also be present to provide a project update specific to MLK Park and take any questions people have. All park concepts will be posted online after the Jan. 31st workshop, so people will have an opportunity to review those before the  board meeting. If you have questions about the February KFNA Board meeting contact KFNA at info@kingfield.org.

Animal Service Project at MLK Park 11/18

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Animal Community Service Day!

MLK Park’s 4-H Club will be hosting a service project at their November meeting and EVERYONE is invited!  Help make toys and treats for animals at local animal shelters!

Sunday, November 18th
3:00 – 5:00 PM
MLK Park Rec Center, Multipurpose Room
4055 Nicollet Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55409

Please respond & RSVP with the following info:

  • Number of youth & adults attending.
  • If you are able to arrive a half hour early to help set-up, and/or stay 15 min at the end to clean-up.
  • If you would like to bring a snack to share (limit $5-10 per family). Consider allergy friendly foods (popcorn, fruit, granola bars, etc.).
  • If you can bring old t-shirts of any size or color that you don’t mind cutting up.

Adults, please consider being a Club Co-Leader:
They are looking for 2-5 adults who are willing to take lead and ownership of this club by January 2019, with a 4-H staff’s guidance.

To RSVP, contact Amy Collura at 612.596.2134 or hughe534@umn.edu

Plans for SW Parks – Find Out More!

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The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is embarking on an ambitious and critical effort to master plan every neighborhood park in each service area—and all the outdoor park assets that lie within them. These master plans will guide system-wide capital improvements, management, programming and operations for each geographic service area.

Every construction or redevelopment project undertaken within the MPRB Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is required to have a community engagement plan. That’s where you come in! 

Join neighbors and friends, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board staff and professional designers during Design Week Nov. 13-16!  Everyone who lives, works or plays in Southwest Minneapolis is invited to two opportunities to help set the vision for neighborhood parks in the area.

Kick-Off Workshop

Date: Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018

Time: 6-8 pm

Location: Whittier Recreation Center

Address: 425 W 26th St.

Topic: Discuss and review ideas in small groups. Anyone interested in Southwest Minneapolis neighborhood parks is welcome to attend. Food will be served, along with a table of activities for children.

Open Studio

Date: Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018

Time: 6-8 pm

Location: MPRB Headquarters, Cedar Room

Address: 2117 West River Road

Topic: The design team will open the drawing studio so anyone can review draft design ideas and offer additional input during the design process. Light refreshments will be available and children are welcome.

The Project Team will spend December refining the initial park concepts displayed at the Community Open Studio. The first round of draft concept designs will be available for public review and comment in early 2019.

Want more information? You can subscribe to get project updates, view key documents, and see all project activity by visiting the project website:

https://www.minneapolisparks.org/park_care__improvements/park_projects/current_projects/southwest_service_area_master_plan/#group_0_1403107

 

Come Out and Vote Kingfield!!! 11/6/2018

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Your patriotic duty will be rewarded by stopping at one of the three (yes, 3!!!) Kingfield Neighborhood Association tents set up at MLK Park today. Join us for a warm beverage, a treat, and some great conversation neighbor-to-neighbor!  Thanks to our fabulous local restaurants for their donations: Five Watt for coffee; Royal Grounds for coffee AND treats; Butter Bakery, The Lowbrow, SunStreet, Gigi’s, and Victor’s for treats!! Yum!!!

Are you a S’mores Pro??!!

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Then we need your help… Friday night, October 5th, the Kingfield Neighborhood Association, with support from the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, will have a free family bon(ding) fire at MLK Park, complete with s’mores (that’s where you come in) and warm apple cider. We are looking for 4-6 adults to volunteer to help kids coordinate the s’mores making materials, from 6-9pm. Please send us an e-mail if you can help: info@Kingfield.org

Kingfield Empty Bowls Sponsors

  • Baker's Field Flour and Bread
  • Apoy
  • Curran's
  • Seward Coop
  • Clancey's Meats and Fish
  • Cafe Ena
  • gigi's cafe
  • Kyatchi
  • Lake Country School
  • The Lowbrow
  • Nighthawks
  • Five Watt Coffee
  • Patisserie 46
  • Powderhorn Empty Bowls
  • Sunstreet Breads
  • Victor's 1959 Cafe
  • Boludo Empanadas
  • Royal Grounds
  • Butter Bakery Cafe
  • Blackbird