NEIGHBORHOOD BRIEFS March 3, 2022

St. Patrick’s Day Community Dinner
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at LNA and Zion Church’s monthly community dinner on Wednesday, March 16 from 6-7 p.m. at 128 W 33rd St. For the second year in a row, there will be hand pies and St. Patrick’s Day cookies from Butter Bakery that can be taken to go or eaten around outdoor fire pits at Zion Church, weather permitting. Pay as you can. More information: organizer@lyndale.org or 608-224-9998.

TOWN HALL ON GREEN LINE EXTENSION
The Green Line Extension LRT project is hosting a series of virtual Town Halls on March 9, 10, 14, 16 and 22 from 6-7 p.m. These events are opportunities for community members to learn about upcoming construction activities planned for 2022. Construction and outreach staff will lead a presentation, followed by time for questions and answers. More at GreenLineExt.org.

E-LINE UPDATE
Metro Transit was expected to present the Metro E Line Recommended Corridor Plan to the Linden Hills Neighborhood Council on March 1. In fall 2021, Metro Transit collected public feedback on the initial draft of this line. Project staff compiled and reviewed the feedback and will soon release the Recommended Corridor Plan for another round of public comment. The METRO E Line is an arterial bus rapid transit (BRT) line that will upgrade and substantially replace Route 6. The new E Line will have four BRT station platforms in Linden Hills.

FreeWriters perform online
FreeWriters, an organization founded in the Hennepin County Jail to provide daily creative writing opportunities for county jail inmates, is featured in a new online performance by Ten Thousand Things Theater Company (TTT), which seeks to highlight the creative voices of Minnesotans living in correctional facilities and individuals within the disabilities community. The Ten Thousand Voices reading is available to watch and includes pieces written by FreeWriters participants, as well as individuals from Minnesota Correctional Facility Faribault; Minnesota Correctional Facility Shakopee; and Minnesota Correctional Facility Stillwater, as well as MSS–Supporting People with Disabilities. The recording is free with donations encouraged to support this program. Go to tenthousandthings.org/season/ten-thousand-voices-live.

CLIMATE CHANGE SERIES
The Westminster Town Hall Forum is presenting a series of programs on one of the most pressing issues facing humanity: climate change. Five women on the forefront of climate science and policy will speak at the forum. The series is presented in partnership with the McKnight Foundation.
• Online Now: Dr. Katharine Hayhoe of The Nature Conservancy: The Case for Climate Hope
• March 11 (7 p.m.): Dr. Danielle Wood of M.I.T.: Using Space Technology to Improve Life
• March 25, noon: Dr. Lisa Schulte Moore, MacArthur Genius Fellow: Climate Solutions Rooted in the Soil
• April 6, noon: Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer-Prize winning author: The Nature of the Future
• April 27, noon: Colette Pinchon-Battle of the Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy: Advancing Equity Through Ethical Climate Adaptations
All forums will be in-person at Westminster Presbyterian in Downtown Minneapolis and also live-streamed at www.WestminsterForum.org. They will remain there to view after the initial program.