Neighborhoods | Southwest Connector

Visited Mueller Pop Up Market on Sept. 17, 2022! Many local businesses were there, including The Wright Creation who had their cakes for sale!

Mueller Park Pop-Up Market [Photo gallery]

Chloe Peter | 10/7/22

Linden Hills Neighborhood Council's booth at the Linden Hills Festival on Sept. 17, 2022.

Linden Hills Festival [Photo gallery]

Suzie Marty | 9/23/22

Abbott and Chowen avenues are expected to remain dead end streets well into 2023 to allow for work on the West Lake Station and the West Lake Quarter apartment buildings before being re-connected by … more

9/23/22

NEIGHBORHOOD BRIEFS

POLLINATOR PATHWAY EDUCATION KICK-OFF Attend the Pollinator Pathway Education Kick-off on Sept. 29 from 6:30-8 p.m. University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners and volunteer landscaping … more

9/21/22

WHAT DOES PUBLIC SAFETY MEAN TO YOU?

A few dozen residents filed into an upstairs gymnasium at Sabathani Community Center (310 E. 38th St.) on Aug. 29 to talk about public safety – specifically as it relates to planned road … more

Jill Boogren | 9/21/22

The Team Larry House Band performed at Woofstock on Saturday September 10, 2022 hosted at Sheridan Ave S & W 43rd St.

Teaming up for good [Photo gallery]

It was sunny and 70 degrees for the 17th Annual Linden Hills Woofstock, and the pooches were not to be disappointed. Nor were the fans of The Disappointments, the latest teenage rock group coming … more

Larry LaVercombe | 9/13/22

City Briefs

Hennepin Layout Approved After the mayor’s veto of the council approval of full-time bus-only lanes, the council approved a modified layout for the Hennepin Avenue South reconstruction … more

9/9/22

Neighborhood Briefs

Greenway Glow Arts Festival SEPT. 10 The annual Greenway Glow Arts Festival on the Midtown Greenway will be Saturday, Sept. 10, 4 - 10 p.m. Bike, walk, or roll along the Greenway to experience live … more

9/9/22

Linden Hill hosts annual fest Sept. 17

The Linden Hills Neighborhood Council (LHiNC) is excited to announce that it will host its annual festival at Linden Hills Park on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 12 to 8 p.m. The park is located at 3100 W. … more

Barabara Lunde | 9/9/22

Bde Maka Ska Giant Green Chair Facelift

The chair at Bde Maka Ska is part of the original Green Chair Project that began in south Minneapolis during the early 1990s. The project was a way for young people to create a better community … more

Tesha Christensen | 9/9/22

Hibaaq Ibrahim, also known as Moon Juice Art, painted the mural with help from kids from the local YMCA.

Nicollet Pop-off Event and Mural [Photo gallery]

On Saturday August 13, the Lyndale and Kingfield Neighborhood Associations hosted a Nicollet Pop-off at the Twisted Hare Salon, 3401 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408. The main event, along with a … more

Chloe Peter | 8/24/22

Tom Balcom stands near the residents of the house at 5017 Belmont Ave. that is on the cover of “The Doors of Tangletown” by Elizabeth A. Vandam, published in 2002. View more photos from the tour online at www.swconnector.com. (Photo by Tesha M. Christensen)

A WALK THROUGH TANGLETOWN

Today’s Tangletown neighborhood used to be known as Washburn Park, and the high school, library and historic water tower still bear evidence of the family that transformed the space from farm … more

By Tesha M. Christensen | 8/3/22 | 1 comment

Briefs Aug. 4 2022

Street Work on Nicollet Ave and 31st St. As part of the city’s Vision Zero Plan to reduce traffic-related injuries and deaths, crews will be installing several cost-effective safety … more

Briefs compiled by Cam Gordon. | 8/3/22

NEIGHBORHOOD BRIEFS Aug. 4, 2022

WALK & TALK IN LORING PARK Walk & Talk with a Naturalist: Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-noon at Loring Park during a guided stroll. The leisurely pace includes stops to observe and discuss different … more

8/3/22

Kenny Park court repair before and after

2017–2022: Six Years of NPP20 accomplishments

Rooted in racial and economic equity, the 20-Year Neighborhood Park Plan (NPP20) is transforming parks across the city. This long-term initiative resulted from a historic agreement between the … more

7/27/22

NEIGHBORHOOD BRIEFS July 21, 2022

LHENA NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AUG. 2 Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association will be meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 2 from 6-8 p.m. at Mueller Park (25th and Colfax) for live music and a potluck social. … more

7/27/22

The two buildings at Wirth on the Woods in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood at 2800 Wayzata Bouldvard will be named The Theodore and The Eloise. A groundbreaking was held on July 14, 2022.

INTRODUCING Wirth on the Woods

Wirth on the Woods is a collaboration between Lupe Development and Swervo Development Corporation to deliver 99 units of affordable senior housing in a six-story building (The Theodore) and 100 units … more

7/27/22

Work at Bryn Mawr Meadows Park delayed

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB), in coordination with the Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission and the City of Minneapolis, recently advertised to receive bids from … more

7/27/22

Barb Koloshuk, the owner of Lake Seven Orchards, sells homemade pickled beets, pickled peppers, maple syrup and more at the first Twin Cities Community Pop-Up Market at Mueller Park on June 18.

Community pop-up market this Saturday, July 23 at Mueller Park

Bread and LHENA are organizing and hosting four monthly Twin Cities Community Pop-Up Markets this summer at Mueller Park (2509 Colfax Ave. S.). The next one will be on Saturday, July 23 from 11 a.m. … more

7/22/22

Judson Church shines on

Hope comes in many sizes and colors these days. And although it is a four-letter word, it can also be spelled in five letters: SOLAR. It’s not every church in south Minneapolis that invested in … more

By Beth Waterhouse | 7/13/22