The Redevelopment Committee of KFNA will meet at 7 PM, Tuesday March 17 to review history and proposed plans for development for 15 West 37th street (behind Butter Bakery Cafe and Nicollet Square). The meeting will be held at MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet Ave S.
The community to welcome to attend, just please email KFNA at info@kingfield.org to make sure we have seats and materials available.
Major Sponsors: The Center for Prevention at Blue Cross Blue Shield and City of Minneapolis Government.
Neighborhood Sponsors: Driftwood Char Bar, Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Pat’s Tap, and Nicollet Ace Hardware.
Street Sponsors: Five Watt Coffee, Dunn & Semington Printing, Kyatchi, Hola Arepa, and the Hosmer Library World Music Series.
Block Sponsors: Alem Chiropractic, Gerhard’s Brats (MN Bratwerks, LLC), and The Aliveness Project.
Mini Sponsors: Sonny’s Ice Cream, TRU PIZZA, Pilgrim Lutheran Church and School, Nicollet East Harriet Business Association (NEHBA), Solomon’s Porch, Showroom,Butter Bakery Cafe, BANGbang, InnerCity Tennis, State Farm Insurance – Tom Kilton, Blaisdell YMCA, Tracee Robinson Real Estate Company, PCC Carpet and Upholstery.
Nicollet Open Streets is organized by the Lyndale Neighborhood Association (LNA) and Kingfield Neighborhood Association working in partnership with the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition. If you enjoy events like this please ‘Like’ your nonprofit neighborhood association’s Facebook page to stay in touch!
On Saturday, July 12, 2014, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Seward Community Co-operative will celebrate the groundbreaking of its new South Minneapolis store, to be located at the corner of 38th Street and 3rd Avenue. The special event will include notable guest speakers, live music, and, of course, delicious food for attendees. More info. [Read more…]
Through a series of public Community Advisory Committee meetings held over the past two months, a proposed plan has been developed by the InnerCity Tennis Foundation to renovate the tennis center at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park that they lease from the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB). Recommendations regarding the InnerCity Tennis Foundation’s renovation plan will be presented to MPRB’s Planning Committee on Wednesday, June 4th, at 6:30 pm at MPRB Headquarters, located at 2117 W. River Road in Minneapolis. All are welcome to attend, hear the recommendations, and provide comment to the Board of Commissioners on the recommendations. Those interested in speaking at the hearing have until 6:25 PM on the day of the hearing to sign up.
More detailed information regarding the project may be found on the project webpage.
The Seward Coop has submitted its land use applications to the City of Minneapolis, describing its site plan and how the space for its proposed grocery store and parking lot in the Bryant neighborhood will designed and used. This application process includes a request for rezoning lots from residential (R1A) to commercial (C1), which would allow the operation of a grocery store.
The City Planning Commission will meet on Monday June 9, 2014, at 4:30 pm, in Room 317 City Hall, 350 S 5th St, Minneapolis, MN; the public is invited to attend and be heard at this meeting. As well, you can submit comments in writing (via letter or e-mail) to: Becca Farrar, Senior Planner, 250 S 4th St, Room 300, Minneapolis, MN 55415,Rebecca.farrar@minneapolismn.gov; (612) 673-2526.
You can view Seward’s submitted site plan and elevation drawings here.
You can find out more about Seward’s proposed store, including site plan designs and notes from their hosted community meetings, here.
Here is the full text of the notice of public hearing:
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
Cresa, on behalf of Seward Co-op, has made the following applications for the properties located at 317 38th St E, 3800 & 3808 Clinton Ave S and 3805, 3815, 3817, 3821 & 3825 3rd Ave S:
The City Planning Commission will meet on Monday, June 9, 2014, at 4:30 p.m., in Room 317 City Hall, 350 S. 5th St., Minneapolis, MN. Interested parties are invited to attend and be heard. Planning Department staff will issue a recommendation to the Planning Commission. After hearing from the public, the Planning Commission will make a determination based on required legal findings of fact. Please visitwww.minneapolismn.gov/meetings/planning for the agenda with staff reports (web page will be updated by the end of the day Wednesday prior to the meeting date).
In accordance with the Zoning Code, all property owners within 350 feet of the subject property are notified of this public hearing. If you have questions about the project, please contact the City staff person listed below. If you would like to submit comments, you can make them verbally at the meeting or submit them in writing to:
Becca Farrar, Senior Planner – 250 South 4th St Room 300, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone (612) 673-3594 Fax (612) 673-2526 E-mail:Rebecca.Farrar@minneapolismn.gov.
The meeting site is wheelchair accessible; if you need other disability related accommodations, such as a sign language interpreter or materials in alternative format, please contact NCR@minneapolismn.gov or 612- 673-3737 (673-2157 TTY/VOICE) at least five days prior to the meeting.
BZZ-6507, PL-282 and Vac-1631
