Airplane Noise Bothering You?

The MAC Noise Program Office sponsors quarterly MSP Noise Public Input Meetings for residents to receive updates on the MSP Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) and its activities, to be briefed on MSP operational levels and procedures, and to have an opportunity to provide comments and voice concerns about aircraft noise issues. During Public Input Meetings, attendees are welcome to make comments or ask questions on the record. In order to facilitate the meeting process, we encourage anyone planning to attend a Public Input Meeting to use the Public Input Meeting Form to submit their comments or questions in advance. Comments or questions raised during the meeting, and those received prior to the meeting, will be answered in writing after the meeting.

Early Morning With Elizabeth: Criminal Justice Reform and Police Community Relations: What are our next steps?

Criminal justice reform, and the need to improve police community relations, is a topic of national and local concern. Communities across the United States are asking the hard question, “Are we the next Ferguson?” Please join us for a critical conversation about criminal justice reform; learn what Minneapolis is doing to improve police community relations and disparities in our criminal justice system and join our discussion of what more must be done.

Two of the most influential City staff working to improve city services with a race equity lens, City Attorney Susan Segal and Minneapolis Police Departments’ Deputy Chief and Chief of Staff Medaria Arradondo will join the conversation. We are also joined by Jason Sole, an author and professor, consultant to police and community groups, and civil rights activist. Mr. Sole is the chair of the Minneapolis NAACP criminal justice subcommittee.

The Kingfield Home-Based Professionals continue their monthly morning café gatherings on Thursday 10 September from 8:30 – 9:30 am at Butter Bakery Café (37th & Nicollet). To RSVP, comment on their LinkedIn Group discussion here or email .

Lakewood Cemetery invites the public to a new event at Lakewood called “Lantern Lighting”. The event promises to be a unique evening of beauty, remembrance and entertainment for the entire community.

At the event, attendees can decorate a candlelit floating lantern with words of remembrance in memory of a loved one. At dusk, guests will gather to release their lanterns onto Lakewood’s lake during a nondenominational ceremony. During the event, guests can take in the beauty of the lake and historic grounds of Lakewood while enjoying live music and other activities for the whole family.

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