The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park Legacy Council will host a celebration at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park. This free celebration will include great music, food trucks, and children’s activities. Enjoy a day of music and fun in the park to help celebrate our community. Free face painting, crafts, rides, and games to entertain the entire family. Ice cream and food will be available for a small fee.

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park was renamed from Nicollet Field in 1968 to Dr. Martin Luther King Park to honor the civil rights leader who was assassinated earlier that year. Based on recommendations by the Advisory Task Force, the name of the park is now Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, ensuring the legacy of Dr. King will be preserved.

Walk, bike, or drive, in the rain or sunshine, for a self-guided evening exploring Kingfield’s beautiful blooming gardens on Thursday, July 11th at 5:30pm.

The 2019 garden tour starts at Nicollet Ace Hardware, where you can get a glimpse of products to help your garden! Then follow the map to check-out seven of our neighbors’ gardens. Gardeners will be available at each location to share their secrets to success!

The tour ends at the MLK Park Donation Garden, where volunteers can talk about how this garden helps provide fresh vegetables to The Aliveness Project, as well as educational opportunities for everyone. And grab some free ice cream at the MLK Park Annual Ice Cream Social!

Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at the start of the tour, Nicollet Ace Hardware (3805 Nicollet Ave S) beginning at 5:30pm.

All proceeds will be used in support of the MLK Park Donation Garden.

More info at Facebook Event Page.

50 Free Tickets Available!

Join KFNA and Minneapolis Climate Actionfor the 1st Green Hoppy Hour and Trivia Challenge at Pat’s Tap! We will also share information about organics recycling/composting and zero waste and how they’re actions you can take right now on climate change; new and experienced composters/zero wasters welcome. PLUS…Everyone gets a $5 token for a happy hour drink or food item courtesy of Pat’s Tap and happy hour pricing applies to everything else.

Wait…did we say prizes? We didn’t…but now we will. Also come for PRIZES (and bragging rights!)

This event will feature a mini-tap takeover from two low-waste/zero-waste breweries, Central Waters Brewing Companyand Maui Brewing Company. Pat’s Tap is the perfect place to hold this event because they are moving their restaurant towards a sun-powered, zero-waste establishment. Come learn more about all these companies.

This event supported, in part, by a Hennepin County and a Green Partners Grant

A Kingfield Hands-on Gardening Class!

Join your neighbors and Hennepin County Master Gardeners to learn all about fertilizing your garden. What kind of fertilizers are there? Do you need to fertilize? When should you do it?

We’ll also be harvesting micro sassy lettuce, picking some of our herbs, training the peas to attach to the trellis (if necessary), and discussing succession planting (what to do when you’ve harvested your first round of vegetables).

Everyone is welcome. We meet each Tuesday at the same place and time. Feel free to drop in and bring your questions, tend the soil, and meet neighbors, whether weekly or whenever you can!

• A  KFNA Redevelopment Meeting

KFNA Redevelopment is hosting a special meeting on Tuesday June 17 at Butter Bakery Cafeto talk about our neighborhood and the opportunities and challenges it faces to increase density. The question the committee is exploring is “what can neighbors do to help increase affordable housing options at long vacant properties near Nicollet Avenue or other primary corridors?”

At 7:30 the committee will be joined by representatives from Beacon Interfaith Housing which owns one of these properties. Beacon will update the committee on development ideas they have for the vacant lot behind Butter on 37th Street.

Feel free to join us. Contact KFNA at if you have any questions. RSVP to