Kingfield Neighborhood Association

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…]

Celebrate ‘Birds of a Different Feather’, a Nicollet Avenue Public Art Project

Celebrate this series of public artworks by Ben Janssens and Marjorie Pitz with mosaic artist Lori Greene and Ramsey Middle School Students. This series of works, spanning 8 blocks of Nicollet Avenue South from 32nd to 40th Streets, includes gateway sculptures and benches.

11:30 am Kick-off, Kingfield Farmer’s Market, 4310 Nicollet. Join Chicks on Sticks in a Parade to Ellwood Auto, 3948 Nicollet.

11:50 am Performance by Chicks on Sticks, Arts Activities, and Refreshments for the Entire Family

*In the event of rain, the celebration will be held at the Martin Luther King Jr. Rec. Center, 4055 Nicollet, noon-1 :30

For more information visit here or contact .

 

 

West 46th Street Proposed Bikelanes Public Open House (for Kingfield and Tangletown Neighbors)

Note: This Open House will be held immediately before the KFNA Board Meeting in the same location

The format of this informational meeting will be an “open house” style where folks can come and view the exhibits and the County / City staff will be available for individual questions and discussion.  There will be a handout summarizing the project and its schedule and a large layout on hand for folks to review. County Staff will be available to answer questions or accept comments at any time prior or after these neighborhood meetings. [Read more…]