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Tonight! Celebrate Ward 8! All Neighborhoods Open House and Community Thank You Party
Tuesday, November 14th, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Facebook Event Page
Council Member Elizabeth Glidden, the Ward 8 office, and the neighborhoods of Ward 8 invite you to an open house celebration to enjoy food, fun and good company – this is a free event and all are welcome! For the past twelve years, the Ward 8 community has been at the center of incredible accomplishments contributing to the vitality and wellbeing of the Central, Bryant, Bancroft, Field-Regina-Northrop, Lyndale and Kingfield neighborhoods. With a new Council Member for Ward 8 in January 2018, new beginnings are just around the corner and our community momentum will continue. The Ward 8 office would like to thank Ward 8 residents, businesses and organizations for your commitment to community. We hope you can join us for an open house --celebrating you!
Facebook Event Page
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Kingfield Crime and Safety Meeting
Tuesday, November 21st, evening (specific time TBD)
Location TBD
Jennifer Waisanen, Kingfield’s Crime Prevention and Safety Specialist, and 5th Precinct Inspector Kathy Waite attended the last KFNA Board meeting and discussed crime statistics and safety strategies. The meeting on November 21 will be a follow-up to this conversation. You need not have attended the previous conversation to attend on the 21st.
If you have specific crime and safety concerns or questions that you want addressed at this meeting feel free to contact Cheryl@kingfield.org. You can also contact Cheryl to receive a direct notification of the time and location of this meeting.
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CFPA Pop-Up Art Sale
Saturday, November 25th, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Small Business Saturday)
Center for Performing Arts, 3754 Pleasant Avenue South, Minneapolis
Browse for gifts, connect with neighbors, and learn more about the artists living and working next door. Artworks at all price points will be available for sale. The Center for Performing Arts is dedicated to the vitality of the creative process and supports practitioners from a range of traditions to teach, learn, workshop, and practice. Free parking available across the street in the Lake Country School lot.
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Block Leader Training
Wednesday, December 6th, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
MPD 5th Precinct, 3101 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis
What is a Block Leader? A neighbor on your block that volunteers to help the block connect with each other, and distribute information for the safety of people living on that block.
Interested in volunteering for your block? Contact Jennifer Waisanen (Jennifer.Waisanen@minneapolismn.gov) to find out if there is already a block leader that you can assist, or if the block is in need of a leader! Then RSVP for the upcoming training where you will learn:
- Crime prevention information
- Proper use of 911
- How to organize your neighbors and run effective meetings
- How to keep the block/apartment club active
- Resources available from your designated Crime Prevention Specialist
Did you know that Kingfield has one of the highest percentage of block leaders? Unfortunately, these are the leaderless blocks - do you live here? If so, please take this opportunity to help your block connect to important city resources and learn ways to have fun while doing it!!
39XX Blaisdell
41XX Lyndale
43XX Lyndale
44XX Lyndale
44XX Nicollet
45XX Nicollet
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Minneapolis 2040 Open House
Monday, December 11th, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
MLK Park Multi-Purpose Room, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Join your neighbors in shaping our city to become a healthy, sustainable, and thriving place for all. Minneapolis 2040 is an update to the City’s Comprehensive Plan, a document that shapes how Minneapolis will grow and change. The plan will cover topics such as housing, job creation, the design of new buildings, and how we use our streets.
Over the past year, City planners have learned a lot from Minneapolis residents about the future of our city. We’ve heard that as the city grows, everyone must benefit from that growth. You told us that it can be difficult to access jobs that are not located nearby. We’ve heard concerns about the rising cost of housing, and that not everyone has access to the type of housing that meets their needs. We’ve also heard that people value well-designed and environmentally sustainable buildings, and that there is a desire for the city to be more walkable, bikeable, and mass transit-friendly.
Please attend one of four upcoming family friendly, interactive open houses in early December. Enjoy complimentary refreshments from local vendors. For more information and to sign up for updates at minneapolis2040.com.
If you cannot attend the meeting in Kingfield, feel free to attend any one of these other Open Houses:
- December 2nd from 10:30-12:30
Van Cleve Park Gym
901 15th Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414
- December 5th from 5:30 – 7:30
Farview Park Gym
621 N 29th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55411
- December 9th from 10:00 – 12:00
Roosevelt High School Gym
4029 S 28th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406
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Green Crescent Call for Artists
Deadline Applications: Tuesday, December 12th, 4:00 PM, CST
Optional Local Informational Meeting for Artists: Tuesday, November 28th, 3:30 PM CST
Northeast Library, 2200 Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis
The Green Crescent, part of the I-35W Transit/Access Project will be located just west of I-35 W, along Stevens Avenue. This one block area will provide a linkage for pedestrians and bicyclists, commuters and visitors between the new transit facility at Lake Street and the Midtown Greenway. The area will be bound on the east and west by highway retaining walls with pre-fabricated wave designs.
The City is seeking an artist/artist team to collaborate with the steering committee, community and community artists in creating public art for this project. Possible art opportunities include gateways or way-finding artworks integrated into the space, pavement treatments on the pedestrian trail, artistic treatment of seat walls and a light installation.
For more information about the Green Crescent Call for Artists, contact Ann Godfrey.
For a copy of the full Calls for Artists and Instructions on how to apply, go here.
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Kingfield Voting Results!
KFNA has been working hard to Get Out the Vote and the results are in—we were successful!
As compared to the last municipal election in 2013:
Turnout in precinct 8-6 went up from 40% to 51.8%;
Turnout in precinct 8-7 went up from 43.6% to 55.4%;
Turnout in Kingfield overall went up from 41.9% to 53.8%!
Minneapolis, as a whole, increased as well by 9 percentage points.
Thank you everyone for voting—now lets get ready for 2018 and another 12% increase in voters! Also, another “thank you” to our amazing business community for fueling the Kingfield Polling Party. Hot coffee and tasty treats were donated by Five Watt, Butter Bakery, Royal Grounds, Curran’s, The Lowbrow, Sun Street Breads, Patisserie 46, and Bruegger’s!
Source: Minneapolis Elections website: http://vote.minneapolismn.gov/
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Support KFNA in our small work of connecting individuals to a larger community
There are a lot of needs in this world and we know that Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA) isn’t the biggest one. Our nonprofit Board of Director’s energy, time, and money are being spent in our relatively small neighborhood, engaging residents and businesses in activities, issues, and solutions and working on the biggest idea of all: making sure each and every person feels some level of connection to someone, or something, in these crazy times. The goal of this work is to have each person feel they are a valuable part of moving our collective community toward a more just, and engaged, position in this world.
If you believe that this work on the small neighborhood level is important, we encourage you to follow this link, learn more about KFNA, and consider making donation to the Kingfield Neighborhood Association this year. Thank you!
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