Hosted by the Lyndale and Bryant neighborhood groups

Since 2016, NCR has been meeting with community leaders, neighborhood organizations and elected officials about the role that the neighborhood organization system and NCR should play in meeting the needs of our growing city in 2020 and moving forward. This project is called Neighborhoods 2020. The Neighborhoods 2020 Framework Recommendations is a policy document that outlines the recommendations from these meetings, with input from three work groups, and is now open for public comment through March 31, 2019.

Ward 8 is invited to meet with the Bryant and Lyndale neighborhoods and Councilperson Andrea Jenkins to understand her position on the Framework and the role of neighborhood organizations in the work of the City of Minneapolis.

Questions? Contact Brad Bourn, Lyndale Neighborhood Association

Our activity this month is Winter Survival. Come dressed for the elements!We’ll be learning what it takes to survive outdoors, learn new skills, & embrace the cold.

All are welcome to attend; specifically for youth, ages 5-19. Snack will be provided.

See our Flyer! 
Please share with your family networks.

Don’t forget to join our MLK 4-H Club Facebook Group. You’re also welcome to RSVP to our meet-up on our events page.

Questions? Contact: Amy (Hughes) Collura, 4-H Program Coordinator

Direct: (612) 656-9557 / Office: (612) 596-2134

Land Use, Equitable Engagement and Development
Join Ward 8 for the first of a four-part series of meetings focused on the vitality and growth of East 38^th Street. View the Facebook event here.

In 2015 members of the East 38^th Street community engaged in a series of meetings titled “The Future of East 38^th Street,” hosted by then Ward 8 Council Member Elizabeth Glidden. Those meetings led to the generation of several ideas, priorities and recommendations for our communities, including the preservation of African American history, public space improvements, community ownership and wealth building, to name a few. That work carried forward through additional community engagement meetings, and community-driven projects and project developments.

Ward 8 is continuing the work with community to preserve and enhance the vitality of East 38^thStreet. For this first meeting of the 38^th Street Thrive! series, we will review what has been done, hear from City of Minneapolis long range planning staff about land use and discuss equitable engagement and development.

It’s time to start planning Kingfield’s sprawling annual music fest, fondly known as PorchFest.  This summertime event has involved over 50 musical groups at over 30 sites on a single summer evening for the past four years!

Want to help plan and market the event? We need neighbors to contact musicians, schedule events, promote the event and bands, and find a way to grow this event into a financially sustainable annual community happening.

The planning group will hold it’s first meeting on Feb 20th and then schedule meetings, as needed, until the event (typically mid-June, date will be selected at this first meeting). If you want to be attend this meeting please me directly at  (so we know we have enough room at the table) and plan on attending. Please note, if you want to order dinner the kitchen closes at 7 so please arrive before the meeting begins to order. Treats and coffee available throughout the meeting.

If you cannot attend the meeting but have ideas about how the event could work more smoothly, sustainably, differently, etc.  please feel free to contact . If you don’t want to plan but want to be involved…stay tuned until after this first meeting for the date!