Category: Northside News

The 2015 Community Connections nonConference – Creative Engagement and Action using arts and placemaking– will be held on Saturday, March 21st from 9:00a.m. to 3:00p.m., at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

The nonconference is FREE. 

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The nonconference theme – Creative Engagement and Action using arts and placemaking – is an in-depth look at creative engagement strategies and creative placemaking. Participants will be immersed into a experiential atmosphere where they will gain the skills and strategies to take creative placemaking techniques back to their own community and do it from start to finish.

The nonConference aims at enabling participants to:

• Gain practical skills and tools to improve engagement and planning efforts;
• Explore common challenges that most small organizations face;
• Share ideas and approaches used to address challenges and bring solutions; and
• Meet others, build new relationships and “broaden the table” around common goals and interests

Why a nonConference?

• You’ll be challenged and interested: You will be learning by seeing and doing rather than sitting and listening to presentations.
• You determine your own schedule: Come and go as you please during the times of 9:00am – 3:00pm.
• There will be engaging Learning Labs: Learning labs replace the typical workshops, there are only 8 of them and they rotate throughout the day so you can attend the ones you like.
• Interaction is key: This is the meat and potatoes of the conference. The Village Square is where you get to meet other participants and interact.
• Everyone can participate: Language is often a barrier for participation from members of cultural communities in Minneapolis. Having many visual interactions allows for everyone to feel welcome.
• The conference is family friendly: If not having a babysitter is preventing you from attending, you can bring your kids with you. We won’t have formal child care, but we will have a few family friendly activities in the Village Square.

This year’s nonConference is being planned by the Community Connections Conference Workgroup made up of representatives from Neighborhood Organizations, the Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission (NCEC) and City Staff. Members of the workgroup are, Rita Ulrich, Cathy Spann from Jordan Area Community Council,  Kerry Cashman from the Seward Neighborhood Group, Amanda Vallone from Windom Community and Owner of beARTrageous, Kenya McKnight and Kirk Roggensack from the NCEC , Greg Simbeck from CPED and David Rubedor, Cheyenne Brodeen, Christina Kendrick and Jack Whitehurst from the NCR Department.

Starting Monday, March 9, in wards 3, 4, 5 and 6, the City of Minneapolis is offering more than 1,200 three- to eight-foot trees for only $25 each. If you don’t know which ward your property is in, you can look it up.

Mark your calendar now. Order your tree online at www.treetrust.org or call 952-767-3886. You must pick the trees up on May 16, 17, 18 or 19 at the Minneapolis Impound Lot. Trees are available for Minneapolis property owners including residents, businesses and nonprofits.

Choose from several varieties and sizes of trees, including fruit trees. First-come, first-served – order early for best selection. Limit one tree per property, maximum three properties.

Monday, March 23, the trees go on sale citywide.

Healthy trees look beautiful in your neighborhood, increase property values, help clean the air you breathe, absorb carbon dioxide, save on your energy bills with strategic planting, keep the city cooler in the summer, provide homes for wildlife and help manage stormwater.

Please pass along this information to your neighbors!

Please contact Cleveland neighborhood Association if you have any questions or comments about the process. Contact us via call  at 612-567-1262 for any questions!

The Cleveland Neighborhood Association is developing a Northside Community and Arts Guide for summer 2015! The guide will feature all community and arts activities occurring on the Northside between June and September. We are seeking out organizations hosting summer events to list in our guide. The Northside Community and Arts Guide will be 5.5″ tall by 8.5″ long and have a print run of 10,000 copies that will be distributed at local northside businesses and organizations, community events and door to door through neighborhood organizations. The summer guide will also be available to the many people that attend Live On The Drive.

The breakdown of listing options (See last years guide for examples) are as follows:

Basic Listing:  Cost = FREE. Includes 10pt. listing with organization name, event name, location, and date/time, and contact info. (approx. 100 characters)

Bolded Listing: Cost = $25. Includes Bolded listing with banner heading and organization and event details (approx. 300 characters). Include a small photo/logo for additional $25

Half Page Listing: Cost = $150. Includes ½ page feature in the guide that includes photo, organization and event details (approx. 600 characters) and special ‘sponsor’ listing.

Full Page Listing: Cost = $300. Includes 1 full page feature in the guide that includes 1-3 photo(s), organization details, event details, and special ‘sponsor’ listing

Sponsor: If you are a business, organization or individual simply interested in supporting this project, you can make a donation of $100 or more and be listed as a sponsor in the guide by name and with your logo. 

This is an awesome opportunity to share your summer event(s) with the community! If you are interested in taking advantage of this promotional opportunity, don’t hesitate to contact us. If you are ready to make your submission you can do so below. You can also make your payment/donation for your listing or as a sponsor online at CNA’s Donation Page. Submit your listing now. Deadline is March 27th

The new Webber Park Library design team is eager to share the preliminary ideas that they have been developing this fall with the Northside community.  The next community meeting for the New Webber Park Library will be held on Saturday, December 6th from 9 to 11 am at the Webber Community Center, located at 4400 Dupont Avenue N.   Hennepin County staff and the project architects will review proposed library site plans and discuss early plan diagrams. For additional information on the Webber Park Library process, please visit the project’s website or contact Lois Lenroot-Ernt at (612) 543-8555.

Site Preparation and Deconstruction:

Preparation of the site for the future Webber Park Library began earlier this fall.  Site fencing was installed and soil sampling and analysis is underway. Deconstruction of the residential buildings began in early October and is expected to be complete in November.  The deconstruction process is carefully coordinated to ensure materials are salvaged for reuse, recycling, or repurposing where possible.

RFI for Commercial Development:

Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority released a Request for Interest to sell the surplus property located just south of the new library, located at 4414 Humboldt Avenue North.  The county is seeking a party that proposes to remodel or redevelop the property in a manner that is complementary with the library and the community. Responses to the Request for Interest are due onNovember 21, 2014.  Respondents are invited to display information on their responses at the December 6th community meeting. An update on the process will be provided at the December 6 community meeting as well. For additional information on the 4414 Humboldt Avenue North property, please visit the RFI website or contact Thatcher Imboden at (612) 348-4191.