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Seniors Needing Exterior Maintenance Help On Your Block?

Post author By Danecha Goins
Post date July 28, 2015
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Hearts and Hammers is an organization that assists seniors and disabled homeowners with exterior maintenance and this fall they will be holding a volunteer day focused in North Minneapolis, with a goal of painting 25 homes!

If you are a senior or disabled homeowner and might be in need of some painting, or you know of someone in need, please contact Kesha with Cleveland Neighborhood Association at (612) 588-1155 to obtain more information.

We here at the Cleveland Neighborhood Association would also like to extend an invitation to all those that would be interested in volunteering to help paint! Contact our office about how you can volunteer to help a neighbor in need.

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”
– Winston Churchill

Tags Housing, resources, support, volunteer

Featured Northside News

Come see us at FLOW!

The FLOW Northside Arts Crawl is a big and amazing community event this Saturday July 25th. The Cleveland Neighborhood Association will be out sharing Community Ballpit project, “Take a Seat, Meet a Neighbor” at the Penn and Broadway intersection.

Come out and join us and be sure to check out the many great art all along Broadway Avenue on Saturday. More details at the FLOW Website and on Facebook.

Since 2006, FLOW Northside Arts Crawl is both a community celebration and premier art event in North Minneapolis. FLOW is a non-juried, self-guided tour of studios, galleries, theaters, commercial and vacant spaces over a mile and half of the West Broadway corridor. From b-boys to ballet, graffiti to graphite, rap to rhapsody, fine artist to artisan, practicing to professional, FLOW showcases the great art being made every day on the Northside. FLOW is a program of the West Broadway Business and Area Coalition.

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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.

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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!

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.

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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

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Pop-Up Block Parties Begin!

Post author By Danecha Goins
Post date June 23, 2015
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On a lovely weekday afternoon this summer you’ll receive a flyer from some great high school students inviting you to a block party on your block. We hope you’ll take the opportunity to introduce yourself and pass on your contact info so we can stay in contact with you from the neighborhood association and connect you with others on your block. The students are part of our Summer Step-Up Team a summer employment program with a team of 6 students and a supervisor who will be doorknocking and hosting pop-up block parties throughout the Cleveland Neighborhood all summer long. Pop-Up’s are all about connecting you with neighbors. We’ll skip the blocking of the street and grilling out, but we’ll have snacks, lemonade, and plenty of games and prizes. Come out for a few minutes, meet some neighbors and join your block club so you can stay in touch all summer long.

If you are a Block Club Leader or a Cleveland Connector we’d love to touch base with you about how we can support you and building a strong block. Below is our tentative block party schedule (we’ll cancel if it rains) and we hope you are able to make it out when we roll down your street. Reach out to us if you’d like to be a part of planning the pop-up on your block! See you this summer!

Date	Block Party
24-Jun	32-3300 Upton
25-Jun	32-3300 Thomas
29-Jun	32-3300 Sheridan
30-Jun	32-3300 Russell
1-Jul	3500 Vincent and Upton
2-Jul	34-3500 Thomas
6-Jul	34-3500 Sheridan
7-Jul	34-3500 Russell
8-Jul	34-3500 Queen
9-Jul	Live on the Drive
13-Jul	34-3500 Penn
14-Jul	36-3700 Penn
15-Jul	Party in the Park
16-Jul	36-3700 Queen
20-Jul	36-3700 Vincent
21-Jul	36-3700 Upton
22-Jul	36-3700 Thomas
23-Jul	36-3700 Sheridan
27-Jul	36-3700 Russell
28-Jul	32-3300 Xerxes+Washburn
29-Jul	34-3500 Xerxes+Washburn
30-Jul	36-3700 Xerxes+Washburn
3-Aug
4-Aug	National Night Out
5-Aug
6-Aug
10-Aug	Step-Up Final Party
11-Aug
12-Aug	Party in the Park
13-Aug	Live on the Drive

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Debbie Duncan Concert Tonight!

Post author By Danecha Goins
Post date June 18, 2015
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We avoided the rain last week and we have an AMAZING concert and beautiful weather lined up for you tonight! 6-8pm on Victory Memorial Parkway at 34th Ave. Join us for the beautiful music of Debbie Duncan and her band, enjoy some delicious dinner from our many food vendors, and join together with friends and neighbors to celebrate this beautiful community we live in.

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

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Party in the Park Tomorrow!

Post author By Danecha Goins
Post date June 16, 2015
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There is a chance of rain Wednesday evening, but if the skies are clear we will be having our first Party in the Park event at Cleveland Park. We’ll be kicking off the Cleveland Park Summer Program and the beginning of a great summer in the Cleveland Neighborhood. This event is put on by the Cleveland Neighborhood Association’s Youth Committee and run by the amazing Cleveland Step-Up Team.
We’ll have Elpis Enterprises out with a Bird Feeder construction project, the North Vegans serving Vegan Strips and the PYC Summer Park program serving a community dinner. We hope you can join us for this great event!
The event will be held at Cleveland Park this summer and reaches residents in the Cleveland Neighborhood and surrounding area.