Kingfield Neighborhood Association

100 Days of Community Campaign Kick-off Gathering!

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Do you have plans this upcoming (going on 50th) Friday night during a pandemic?

No?!

Well, please join fellow neighbors Katie Blanchard, Sara Kettering and Jennifer Wustman for a virtual meeting hosted by KFNA this coming Friday to talk about communal safety. Bring something to drink, grab a snack and your good ideas, and log-on in for an informal (and maybe even fun?!?) community meeting!  

This event is being facilitated by a group of neighbors that have been focusing since George Floyd’s murder on community safety strategies that move beyond policing. The purpose of this gathering is to engage with and collect feedback from Kingfield neighborhood Block Contacts about potential strategies to promote local community and public safety initiatives for 100 days … and into the future! They are helping KFNA kick-off a ‘100 Days of Community Campaign’ that will culminate with the anniversary of the murder of Mr. Floyd. In this initial gathering on Feb. 19th they will host a conversation with you focused on:

  1. Fight the Fear work and organizing
  2. Crowdsourcing to support city-wide violence prevention initiatives
  3. Community-building event(s) and practices

If you are already signed up with KFNA as your Block Contact, please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/sB5AjAuEb97WqkKH6

If you want to sign-up to be a Block Contact for your street, please do so here first: https://forms.gle/cFyi71978rryZSUZA … And THEN complete the registration above!

Registrants will receive a Zoom link 24 hours before the event.

‘Good Trouble: John Lewis’ ; Free Online Film Screening

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Hosted by MN Peacebuilding

Feb 23rd @ 7 PM

RSVP here. Event closes 24 hours before showing

 An intimate account of legendary U.S. Representative John Lewis’ life, legacy and more than 60 years of extraordinary activism — from the bold teenager on the front lines of the Civil Rights movement to the legislative powerhouse he was throughout his career.

 Viewer Warning: While the film is rated PG, note that is shows police brutality and racialized violence, which may be disturbing.

Back for Year 3, the Kingfield Sap Tap!

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For $20, residents will get a kit that can be used to tap sap from any privately owned tree in the maple family (including box elders). Are you a repeat Tapper with your own kit? Register to participate in the boil for only $10! Register here

We have set aside two Saturdays for sap boils outdoors at MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet, at which participants and other curious residents can watch the transformation of the watery liquid into a concentration of sweet syrup. The all-day boil-downs on March 13th and/or March 20th are an opportunity to bond with other neighborhood residents and learn more about how sap is turned into syrup. Depending on exactly what day the sap runs, we will host boils on one, or both, of these dates!

Register and pick up a Tree Tapping Kit from the front desk of MLK Park. (Note, trees must be larger than 10 inches in diameter). Kit includes spline(s), tubing, 5 gallon food grade collection bucket, and how-to instructions. 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! A program of the Kingfield Neighborhood Association and MLK Park.

Upon registration for this program, participants agree to maintain social distance (6 feet) at all times and adhere to the current Minnesota state face covering mandate. (Face covering exceptions may apply to certain MPRB activities.) Failure to comply will result in removal from the program.

Visit The Lowbrow today to Celebrate Kingfield Empty Bowls!

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Soups simmering on the burner at The Lowbrow…Creamy Broccoli and Bison Chili!

Bring one of your own bowls from a past Empty Bowls event to show your support (or feel free to make donation and take a new one of ours!) When you order soup at The Lowbrow today (or at Butter Bakery!) they will also donate the price of your soup to support affordable housing options in our community! You can even choose to eat it at the restaurant all day today (make a reservation) or get it to-go and bring it home for the virtual community dinner tonight!

Can’t get out today but want to be part of this event? Donate directly to KFNA by texting the words ‘Affordable Housing’ to #44-321 to Support This Work in Our Community or donate through GiveMN at www.kingfield.org!

Donated funds for bowls and soup will be divided between three partners: Nicollet Square, City of Lake Community Land Trust, and KFNA, to support ongoing work like we did this past summer with the unhoused folks at MLK Park.

 

Visit Butter Bakery Café for Soup today to Celebrate Kingfield Empty Bowls!

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On the burner at Butter Bakery Cafe…vegan black bean chili, lentil brown rice, and winter squash!

Bring one of your own bowls from a past Empty Bowls event to show your support (or feel free to make donation and take a new one of ours!) When you order soup at Butter Bakery today (or The Lowbrow!) they will also donate the price of your soup to support affordable housing options in our community! You can even choose to eat it at the restaurant all day today (make a reservation) or get it to-go and bring it home for the virtual community dinner tonight!

Can’t get out today but want to be part of this event? Donate directly to KFNA by texting the words ‘Affordable Housing’ to #44-321 to Support This Work in Our Community or donate through GiveMN at www.kingfield.org!

Donated funds for bowls and soup will be divided between three partners: Nicollet Square, City of Lake Community Land Trust, and KFNA, to support ongoing work like we did this past summer with the unhoused folks at MLK Park.

 

Kingfield Restaurants

currently open for take-out
(more info available here)

  • Tap Society
  • Sunstreet Breads
  • Royal Grounds
  • Rincon 38
  • Revival
  • Patisserie 46
  • Nighthawks
  • The Lowbrow
  • Hola Arepa
  • Grand Cafe
  • Good Times Pizza
  • Five Watt Coffee
  • Young Man
  • Dave The Pie Guy
  • Curran's
  • Cocina Latina
  • Cafe Ena
  • Butter Bakery Cafe
  • Boludo Empanadas
  • Apoy