Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Tonight: A Town Hall Forum for Residents, hosted by Council Vice President Elizabeth Glidden, Council Member Cam Gordon and Council Member Alondra Cano

For residents across our city to share their thoughts and feelings about the recent events in our society and identify ways we can all help create a unified community.

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On the heels of the Orlando massacre and the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, our community comes together to grieve the beloved Philando Castile and the loss of the precious life of a two-year-old baby in north Minneapolis. With the tragic killing of five Dallas police officers and attacks against peaceful protestors, the status quo is unsustainable.

We are compelled to build community to better understand the challenges we face and to strategize collectively about police reform. Please join Council Vice President Elizabeth Glidden, Council Member Cam Gordon and Council Member Alondra Cano as they host an open space for residents across our city to share their thoughts and feelings about the recent events in our society and identify ways we can all help create a loving and unified community.

It’ll Be a Honey of a (Pollinator) Party!

Have you heard the latest BEE-siness buzz? Bees play a keystone role in the productivity of American agriculture through the pollination of fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds.

The 2016 Pollinator Party is Thursday, July 28 from 5-8 p.m. at Lyndale Park Gardens on the east side of Lake Harriet.  Learn how to help support our Kingfield honeybees!

This free event will be close to Perennial Garden and the Phelps Fountain (Turtle Fountain). Additionally, Twin Cities Paella will have food and beverages available for purchase.

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Community Meeting: Traffic and Pedestrian Safety

Focus area: 1st Avenue north of 46th Street, and Nicollet Ave at 43rd Street 

At a recent community meeting about crime and safety, neighbors brought up concerns about traffic and pedestrian safety on 1st Avenue, between 46th and 42nd Street. Neighbors have also raised questions about pedestrian safety at Nicollet and 43rd. Please join city staff from Public Works, Council Member Elizabeth Glidden, and representatives from the Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA) at a meeting to discuss these concerns and hear directly from neighbors.

Questions?
Call the Ward 8 City Council Office
(612) 673-2208

Kingfield’s 8th Annual Garden Tour

Stroll Kingfield Neighborhood’s blooming boulevards during this year’s Garden Tour.  Walk, bike, or drive, in the rain or sunshine, for a self-guided evening and learn the secrets for growing beautiful gardens in such little strips of land.

NEW THIS YEAR: Refreshment and treat stops along the tour! Over 20 gardens to visit!

Tickets are $10, and may be purchased:
Sunday, July 10th, at the Kingfield Farmers Market
July 11-14 at Nicollet Ace Hardware (3805 Nicollet Ave S)

On the day of the event (Thursday, July 14), tickets will be sold and maps may be picked up at the Center for Performing Arts, Kingfield Pleasant Community Garden 3754 Pleasant Ave S (the start of this year’s tour) from 5:45-6:45 pm.

South Minneapolis Housing Segregation and Tilsenbilt Homes


 

Join local writer and historian Heidi Adelsman for a discussion of South Minneapolis housing segregation and the Tilsenbilt Homes.

Discriminatory housing practices, restrictive deed covenants and red-lining are part of the recent history of Minneapolis with present-day impacts.  As recently as the 1950’s, banks and the Federal Housing Administration refused to provide mortgages for homes outside of established Black neighborhoods such as those near the E 38th Street and 4th Avenue corridors.   [Read more…]