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Items of Interest • August 2017
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Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association

Items of Interest: August 2017
Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association is looking for new board members. See details below!

Upcoming Meetings in
Marcy-Holmes

General Membership / Annual Elections
Tue, October 17, 6:30 - 7:45 pm
Pillsbury A-Mill
315 Main Street SE

Board of Directors 
Tue, August 15, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
First Congregational Church
500 8th Ave SE

Creative Places - Agenda
Mon, August 7, 6:30 - 8 pm
Brandspeak | Telephone Building
201 6th Street SE

Environment
Thu, September 1, 6 - 7:30
Location TBD

Land Use & Development - Agenda
Tue, August 8, 6 - 7:30 pm
Univ. Lutheran Church | 601 13th Ave SE

Transportation 
Wed, August 30, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Univ. Lutheran Church | 601 13th Ave SE

Community-Wide Meetings & Events

Movies and Music in the Park
Tue, August 8
Father Hennepin Park | 420 SE Main St
7:00 pm - Stone Arch Jazz Band
9:00 pm - The Good Lie

Wake Up with Jacob
Wed, August 9, 7:30 am
Kramarczuk's | 215 East Hennepin Ave
Come brag about Marcy-Holmes!

Friends of Southeast Library
Thu, August 10, 5:30 - 7 pm
Southeast Library | 1222 4th Street SE
***Click HERE for more August events***

Gold Medal Walking Tours
   Aug 10: Hennepin Island Hydropower
   Aug 13: Cedar Riverside
   Aug 20: Railroad History
   Aug 26: Pillsbury A-Mill
   Sep 3: Washburn A-Mill
Times & ticket prices vary; click for info
Mill City Museum | 704 South 2nd Street

Notice of Public Hearing - The Cove
August 22, 1:30 pm
City Hall, Room 317

Keep Abreast of General Mills Site Redevelopment

A selection of recent news and info about the General Mills Redevelopment Plan, for a new 20-story residential building with 359 dwelling units.

Doran refines plan for Southeast tower
The Journal • July 27, 2017

Developers update plans for tower, more at General Mills site near river
Star Tribune • July 26, 2017

Heritage Preservation Commission - Staff Report
PDF, 5 MB • July 25, 2017

Kelly Doran sells pair of Dinkytown apartment buildings for $93 million
Star Tribune • July 17, 2017

City Planning Commission - Staff Report
PDF, 3.8 MB • June 15, 2017

Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Board Elections

On October 17, the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association will hold our annual board elections. Any Marcy-Holmes resident is welcome to run. Download an application form and learn more here.

We hope you have seen the positive work of MHNA's four committees — Creative Places, Environment, Land Use & Development, and Transportation — during the past year. If you're interested in board service or volunteering in other ways please follow the link above or call the office at 612-623-7633. 

Register NOW for the MHNA Yard Sale on Sep 9!

The Marcy-Holmes' neighborhood-wide yard sale will take place on Saturday, September 9. Register to put your sale on the official map.

No yard? No problem! Bring your items to the Ice Cream Social at University Lutheran Church of Hope two weeks later and sell 'em there!

MHNA Yard Sale • Sat, Sep 9
Neighborhood-wide | 9 am - 5 pm

Ice Cream Social • Sat, Sep 23
ULCH | 2 pm - 5 pm

SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, September 23

The second annual Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association's Ice Cream Social is on Saturday, September 23! Get together with your neighbors for games, prizes, music, and other fun. Such as: FREE. ICE. CREAM.

DATE, TIME & LOCATION:
Saturday, September 232 - 5 pm
University Lutheran Church of Hope | 601 13th Ave SE

Check out the DRAFT Creative Neighbors Network

Your input is needed! A bare-bones version of the Creative Neighbors Network site — showing planned functionality, free of graphics and images — is now live. Interactive commenting is built in. Please review and help make the CNN an essential creative resource for Marcy-Holmes!

6th Avenue SE Greenway Care Days

Volunteers are needed to help care for our community gardens. Click below to sign up to help out!

6th Avenue SE Greenway
Upcoming Care Days:

  • Thu, Aug 24, 6:30 - 8 pm
  • Thu, Aug 31, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
  • Sun, Sep 10, 3:00 - 5 pm

8th Street SE Community Garden
Upcoming week-long slots:

  • August 5 - 11
  • August 12 - 18
  • August 19 - 25

Help Restore Elwell (Turtle) Park 

We are still working to reach our fundraising goal to restore Elwell Park.

Donations up to $5,000 will be matched by neighborhood residents Craig Harris and Candy Keuhn! All gifts are tax-deductible. Your gift supports repairs to onsite artwork, plantings, signage, and an artist residency with Marcy Open School. Make a donation today.

Links of Interest

Dinkytown's Loring Pasta Bar closes; managers will reopen restaurant with new name
Star Tribune • August 2, 2017

New: Google maps in Marcy-Holmes
LocalMN (Tumblr) • July 18, 2017

Most used pedestrian bridge in Minnesota set to be rebuilt
Minnesota Daily • July 17, 2017

New Varsity Theater owner plans to return live music
Star Tribune • July 14, 2017

Museum to mark 10th anniversary of 35W bridge collapse
MPR • July 10, 2017

Opportunities

Open Streets Northeast
Sun, August 6, 11 am - 5 pm
Multiple sites & volunteer opportunities

Hennepin County's Fix-It Clinic
Sat, August 12, Noon - 4 pm
St. Anthony Village City Hall
3301 Silver Lake NE, St. Anthony

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    Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association
    500 8th Avenue SE
    Minneapolis, MN 555414
    612.623.7633

    Chris Lautenschlager
    Executive Director

    David Kennedy-Logan
    Office & Logistics Manager

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