A series of local events highlighting our unique businesses, celebrating our community, and keeping our main street vibrant!

Afro Deli

Dominic’s Tax Service

Novadades Krystal

The Hub by Makee Company

Wells Fargo

Free food by Afro Deli, kid’s art activities, a quinceanera fashion show, and more! Come meet, and welcome!, our new businesses at 3030 Nicollet with property owners and housing developer for the site Project for Pride in Living!

Neighbors interested in attending the Community Forum should contact / Zoom link provided for this portion of the meeting.

The KFNA Board of Directors meets monthly to oversee the activities, projects, and events of the nonprofit neighborhood organization. Each meeting begins with Community Forum which is a chance for all neighbors to share their questions, concerns, or ideas with the group. Community Members are welcome to join each meeting for Community Forum at 7 PM via Zoom; contact Executive Director Sarah Linnes-Robinson for the link.

Co-sponsored by 15 South Minneapolis Neighborhood Associations (including KFNA)

Please enter the parking lot via Diamond Lake Road and exit onto Stevens Ave and look for friendly volunteers to help you unload.

Accepted Items
Bring the following items for safe recycling AND data destruction:

• Documents with sensitive info for shredding- please recycle non-sensitive items in your regular recycling
• TVs (all kinds and sizes)
• Computers-including secure data destruction
• Tablets
• Phones (all kinds)
• Peripherals (cords, computer parts, keyboards, etc.)
• Small appliances (lamps, fans, vacuums, small kitchen appliances, etc.)

**Friendly reminder that Mpls Solid Waste & Recycling customers can also set out two electronics items every week that recycling is collected for no extra fee!**

Suggested Donation
Donations of $5 happily accepted, or $5 + $5 if you want to sponsor a neighbor, to help us cover Tech Dump and Paper Shredding fees and other event costs. No one will be turned away. Cash and cards will be accepted on-site.

Help for Seniors & Residents with Disabilities
If you have mobility issues that prohibit you from attending the event, please sign up to have a volunteer collect and help load your items. We will try and accommodate all requests but please realize that this service is limited by our volunteer capacity. You can register for pickup of your e-waste at https://bit.ly/TechDumpPickup

RSVP for 1 or all 4 HERE, on Eventbrite

What is in a NAME? Naming is itself a form of power. The “NAMED” is bounded or exalted, defined, or confined within limits, a name may mark an exclusive circle or excluded fringe. A name may be a prerequisite, not only for the social position but also for social action, political solidarity, or meaning to a communities’ future. Our goal is to put this power in the hands of the community and select a name that carries the intention of social justice and cultural solidarity and a vital future that increases access to opportunity.

Please join us beginning at 6:00 pm for a community meal and community cultural presentations and activities to share the rituals and intentions of naming in the cultural communities that call Lake Street home. We will begin with an artistic and creative expression as opening and  then followed by an interactive presentation on naming. Guest leaders include Pangea,  Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue, Somali Museum, Tiyumba African Dance, Duniya Drum and Dance, and Migizi.

After four weeks of Wednesday events, we will collaborate as youth and elders to offer a series of names for the community to select from. We will make the announcement in mid-September.

This event is hosted by The Cultural Wellness Center and Project for Pride In Living.