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What a Wonderful Week In Pictures

Post author By Danecha Goins
Post date July 16, 2015
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Summer is a busy time in the Cleveland Neighborhood as we open wide our gathering spaces and invite the community in to enjoy the beautiful amenities and beautiful people that make up this great neighborhood. In just a weeks time we hosted hundreds of neighbors at two wonderful and unique community events.

Last Thursday, Toki Wright rocked the stage at Live on the Drive, the weather was beautiful, the community was sublime and the evening closed out with a movie in the park. Take a look at the pictures from this great evening on Facebook.

Yesterday, at Cleveland Park, the Cleveland Youth Committee hosted it’s Party in the Park event. Party in the Park brings together residents to enjoy the great amenities the park has to offer, enjoy a community dinner together, and learn about resources and opportunities in the community. We had sponsors tabling from the Northside Vegans, Wirth Coop and Prodeo Academy. We also had the University of Minnesota Raptor Center come and share their amazing live birds including two falcons and an owl. See pictures of Party in the Park on Facebook.

Raptors, Vegans, and Twins Tickets Oh My!

Post author By Danecha Goins
Post date July 14, 2015
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What do Raptors, Vegans and Tickets to the Twins game all have in common? They’ll all be at the Party in the Park Wednesday night!
Party in the Park is a great community dinner and gathering at Cleveland Park put on by the Cleveland Neighborhood Association’s Youth Committee.. The event will feature a presentation from the Raptor Center at 6:30pm with live Hawks and the The North Vegans will be serving Vegan Strips, as well as a free dinner from the PYC Summer Park program. And we’ll have games and prizes, like a chance to win tickets to a Twins or Lynx game later this summer. We hope you can join us for this great event!

Community Development Northside News

Own Your Future, Own Your Home

Post author By Danecha Goins
Post date July 10, 2015
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Maybe you’ve thought homeownership wasn’t possible, or you didn’t know where to start. Maybe you thought your credit wasn’t good enough or you haven’t saved enough for a down payment. We can help!

The City of Minneapolis is partnering with Minnesota Housing and the Minnesota Homeownership Center to provide access to down payment assistance, quality, affordable mortgages and free, non-biased housing experts that can help you become a successful home owner!

Down Payment Assistance – Homeownership Opportunity Minneapolis

The City of Minneapolis wants to make affordable homeownership a reality for you. The City is providing up to $7,500 to qualified buyers to cover down payment and closing costs when purchasing a home anywhere within Minneapolis city limits. To qualify for this program, you must meet the following income eligibility requirements:

Homebuyers with household income up to 115% of the area median income (currently $99,500) are eligible for up to $5,000
Homebuyers with household income up to 80% of the area median income (currently $69,280) are eligible for up to $7,500.
Ask your lender to contact the HousingResource Center for an application: www.gmhchousing.org/down-payment-assistance

HousingResource Center™ – North
2148 44th Ave North, Minneapolis, MN 55412
Phone: 612-588-3033
Fax: 612-588-3028

HousingResource Center™ – South
3749 Cedar Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone: 612-722-7141
Fax: 612-722-6367

Quality, Affordable Mortgages

Minnesota Housing, the State’s Housing Finance Agency, offers mortgage loans for first-time homebuyers with affordable interest rates. Minnesota Housing loans work seamlessly with down payment assistance products like those offered by the City of Minneapolis.

Free Homeownership Advisors

Talking one-on-one with a FREE non-biased, non-profit housing expert can provide that extra boost of confidence you need to become a successful homebuyer. We’ll connect you with a Homeownership Advisor and specialized workshops for first-time buyers to make sure that YOUR questions get answered… and you have the tools and knowledge necessary to own your future!

Homebuyer Education

If you are a first time home buyer, the City of Minneapolis requires all first time homebuyers (for this program or any of the City of Minneapolis’ assistance programs) to attend home buyer education. Low cost home buying workshops are available from Home Stretch or Framework in multiple languages. Counselors will work with home buyers to determine affordability, credit issues, and make lender referrals. More information

More Information

Own Your Future Own Your home website
651-659-9336
Program Brochure (pdf)

Events Northside News

Don’t Miss Toki Wright Concert Tonight!

Post author By Danecha Goins
Post date July 9, 2015
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We’ve got a LOT of reasons for you to be out at the Toki Wright Concert Tonight, here are a few…

Amazing Music from local artist, and Patrick Henry Alumni, Toki Wright

Toki Wright & Big Cats Press Photo - Credit Peter Jamus

Awesome T-shirts for you to purchase

2015-06-18 13.35.11 Temporary Tattoos!

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You could win a free bicycle!

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Delicious food from our amazing food vendors!

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Free Lemonade!

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A Movie after the concert (We Bought a Zoo)
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FAMILY!

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Events Northside News

See you at Live on the Drive with Toki Wright Next Week!

Post author By Danecha Goins
Post date July 2, 2015
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Just one week away on July 9th we’ve got an amazing show for you, Toki Wright will be playing at Live on the Drive from 6-8pm on Victory Memorial Parkway. You won’t want to miss it. And you’ll want to stay late for the movie in the park, We Bought a Zoo. Bring an appetite and enjoy dinner from our food vendors and buy some exclusive Live on the Drive 2015 t-shirts (all proceeds support future events). We’ll see you out there! Please help us get the word out by RSVPing and Sharing on Facebook. Thanks!

We’ll have food from The Lowry Cafe, Mama Donato’s Woodfired Pizza, Sandy’s, and Nona Rosa’s.

Please help us get the word out by RSVPing and Sharing on Facebook. Thanks!

Live on the Drive is presented by the Cleveland Neighborhood Association with our founding partner, North Memorial, and event partner, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, with support from North End Hardware and The Lowry Café, Westphal Auxiliary Legion, Healy Creative, KBEM, Insight News, North News, Victory Neighborhood Association, Camden Lions, Washburn-McReavy, Hawthorne Neighborhood Association, and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. This activity is funded, in part, by appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State’s general fund, and its arts and cultural heritage fund that was created by a vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.

Live on the Drive brings people together from across the Northside and throughout the greater Twin Cities to hear extraordinary music and to celebrate summer, good health and Northside city living. Last summer, over 4,500 people attended, and we expect even more will come out to see this summer’s incredible slate of Minneapolis-based musicians: jazz vocalist Debbie Duncan (June 18th), Hip-Hop Artist Toki Wright (July 9th), and Guitarist Javier Trejo (August 13th). Food vendors and Movies in the Park are back to finish out each concert night: We Bought a Zoo (July 9th), and The Blind Side (August 13th). Our Artist Spotlights during intermission and more will round out what has become a staple of summer on the Northside.

For more information, call 612-588-1155 or visit LiveOnTheDrive.org

Committees

Don’t Miss the Raptor Center at Party in the Park July 17th

Post author By Danecha Goins
Post date July 1, 2015
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We’ve got a great event in store for you in just two short weeks. July 15th we’ll host Party in the Park, a great community dinner and gathering at Cleveland Park. The event will feature a presentation from the Raptor Center at 6pm with live birds. This event is put on by the Cleveland Neighborhood Association’s Youth Committee.

The North Vegans will be serving Vegan Strips and the PYC Summer Park program serving a community dinner. We hope you can join us for this great event! This event is cancelled if it rains. The event will be held at Cleveland Park this summer and reaches residents in the Cleveland Neighborhood and surrounding area. If you are interested in tabling you can learn more here:
https://cnampls.nationbuilder.com/party_in_the_park_sponsorship

Featured Youth

Meet our Pop-Up Block Party Team – Step-Up 2015

Post author By Danecha Goins
Post date June 30, 2015
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Each summer we have the privilege and joy of working with a group of local high school students who we hire through Minneapolis Step-Up jobs program. This summer our team of 6 Step-Up Discover students are hosting over 20 block parties through out the Cleveland Neighborhood with their fearless team leader Richard. We asked them each to share a little about themselves, so before you meet them in person, here they are, the Block Party Team:

2015-06-17 18.58.33 — (L-R) Ramone, Muna, Alisha, MyKayla, Ezekiel, Phillip

My name is Mykayla, I am a Cleveland Neighborhood Association intern. I am a freshman at Columbia Heights High school. I want to be a pediatrician when I grow up. I’m glad to be working here because it gives me a chance to build better communication skills and get better at teamwork.

My name is Phillip Jackson and I go to West Hopkins High School. I play basketball I use to play for a team but now I just play for fun. I’m excited to work for CNA so I can learn about community organizing.

My name is Muna Mohamed. I’m a new intern to the Cleveland Neighborhood Association. In this summer, I hope to gain the experience that I need, to organization and do all my best for CNA. In addition, I hope to have fun and meet new people, to connect the Cleveland neighborhood and to improve and develop my skills.

My name is Alisha Yang. I am fifteen years old, and I am a CNA intern. I enjoy doing outdoor activities. By working with CNA, I hope by the end of the summer of 2015, I achieve leadership and respectful relationships. With my ability, I look forward to making the community a better place. I will try to have enormous fun, and I will always try to stay positive. I will work hard, and I will always do my best.

My name is Ezekiel A. S. Y. Terry my nickname is EASY I got my nickname from my original name . . . get it. I’m from Joliet Illinois and I’ve played the violin since 4^th grade. I did boxing and I’m a very good cook. I am also an artist I draw and make music. I have 4 other sibling on my mother’s side they are, my oldest brother Zachary, second oldest Anthony, third oldest Taliah, then me, and finally the youngest Ashanti. I get my art and musical talents from them. I learned most things by watching them do them when I was younger. But basically, that’s me.

My name is Ramone Bridges. I am an incoming junior to Edison high school. This fall I will be doing PSEO at McNally Smith School of Music in St. Paul. I am in a band called The NightStones; we play indie and alternative rock. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and subscribe to us on YouTube. In my free time, I am either with my band or at home practicing for myself. I am a very out -going person, and I love to meet new people.

Community Development

Work for the Cleveland Community Garden This Year with GreenCorps

Post author By Danecha Goins
Post date June 29, 2015
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We’ve got some exciting news: This fall the Cleveland Neighborhood Association will be bringing a full time GreenCorps member to work with us on all the garden and environmental initiatives that have begun over the past few years. Who that GreenCorps member will be has yet to be decided, so we wanted to ask you to consider applying or share with someone you know who might be interested! Deadline is June 30th, so don’t wait!

Apply Here

Here is some info about the GreenCorps program:

Launched in 2009, Minnesota GreenCorps is a statewide program to help preserve and protect Minnesota’s environment while training a new generation of environmental professionals. This program places AmeriCorps members with local governments, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations around Minnesota, where they will serve for 11 months on focused environmental projects. The program is coordinated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Minnesota GreenCorps is an AmeriCorps program. Funding is provided through a grant from ServeMinnesota and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

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Toki Wright at Live on the Drive on July 9th

Post author By Danecha Goins
Post date June 26, 2015
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The annual Northside summer concert series Live on the Drive continues its eighth year. The rhythm and sounds of local artist Toki Wright will fill the parkway on Thursday, July 9th, from 6 to 8pm. A wonderful live music show on the scenic Victory Memorial Drive at 34th Avenue North in Minneapolis, one of the most beautiful concert settings in the city.

Blend soulful yet futuristic music with intelligent writing and you have Toki Wright. Wright’s has played for sold out audiences throughout the United States, Asia, Canada, Africa, Europe, and South America solo and toured alongside artists like Brother Ali, Devin The Dude, Evidence of Dilated Peoples, Atmosphere, Sean Price and more. His newest release “Pangaea” fully produced by Big Cats has broken down new artistic doors and is rapidly gaining acclaim.

Come with an appetite and enjoy dinner from food vendors The Lowry Café, Mama Donato’s Woodfired Pizza, Sandy’s, and treat yourself with gelato from Nona Rosa’s. Stay into the evening for a movie in the park, featuring We Bought a Zoo at dusk right at the Live on the Drive concert site. Our “green” events feature recycling and composting, diverting 93% of materials out of the waste stream last year. Be sure to invite your neighbors and bring your friends to this family-friendly, all-ages event!

Live on the Drive is presented the Cleveland Neighborhood Association with our founding partner, North Memorial, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Jazz88 KBEM, North End Hardware and The Lowry Café, Westphal Auxiliary Legion, Insight News, Healy Creative, North News, Victory Neighborhood Association, Washburn-McReavy, A-Sign 4 U, Hawthorne Neighborhood Council and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. This activity is funded, in part, by appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State’s general fund, and its arts and cultural heritage fund that was created by a vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.

Live on the Drive brings people together from across the Northside and throughout the greater Twin Cities to hear extraordinary music and to celebrate summer, good health and Northside city living. Last summer, over 4,500 people attended, and we expect even more will come out to see this summer’s incredible slate of Minneapolis-based musicians: jazz vocalist Debbie Duncan (June 11th), Hip-Hop Artist Toki Wright (July 9th), and Guitarist Javier Trejo (August 13th). Food vendors and Movies in the Park are back to finish out each concert night: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (June 11th), We Bought a Zoo (July 9th), and The Blind Side (August 13th). Our Artist Spotlights during intermission and more will round out what has become a staple of summer on the Northside.

For more information, call 612-588-1155 or visit LiveOnTheDrive.org