Register your Bicycle with the MPLS Police Department

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May 212013
 

Bicycle Registration Now Open Through The Minneapolis Police Department and 311

It’s free, and will help us return your bike if it is recovered after begin lost or stolen

Every year, thousands of bikes are lost or stolen in Minneapolis. Many of them are recovered. Yet, because of a lack of proper identification, only a small percentage are ever returned to their owners.

The Minneapolis Police Department has created an easy, on-line way to register your bicycle. You will need to include your bike’s serial number, a description of the bike–make and model–and your contact information. Use this link to register your bike and in the event it is lost or stolen, and the MPD, other agencies or city departments recover it, we will be able to return it to you quickly.

How?
• Register online any time
• Call 311–be sure to have your bike’s serial number ready
• 311’s app: minneapolismn.gov/311 to register using your smart phone

Why?
• It could increase the chances of a stolen or lost bike being returned to the rightful owner–recovered bikes can be checked against our registered bikes database

• It’s FREE

• It’s easy—just a few minutes!

• Registration could assist in identifying incapacitated riders without IDs (like kids)

REGISTER YOUR BIKE HERE

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All About Pie

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Apr 172013
 

From Wikipedia

PIE
A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients.
Pies are defined by their crusts. A filled pie (also single-crust or bottom-crust), has pastry lining the baking dish, and the filling is placed on top of the pastry, but left open. A top-crust pie, which may also be called a cobbler, has the filling in the bottom of the dish and the filling covered with a pastry or other covering before baking. A two-crust pie has the filling completely enclosed in the pastry shell. Flaky pastry is a typical kind of pastry used for pie crusts, but many things can be used, including baking powder biscuits, mashed potatoes, and crumbs.
Pies can be a variety of sizes, ranging from bite-size to ones designed for multiple servings.

Also From Wikipedia:
PIE CHARTS
A pie chart (or a circle graph) is a circular chart divided into sectors, illustrating numerical proportion. In a pie chart, the arc length of each sector (and consequently its central angle and area), is proportional to the quantity it represents. While it is named for its resemblance to a pie which has been sliced, there are variations on the way it can be presented. The earliest known pie chart is generally credited to William Playfair’s Statistical Breviary of 1801.
Pie charts are very widely used in the business world and the mass media. However, they have been criticized, and many experts recommend avoiding them, pointing out that research has shown it is difficult to compare different sections of a given pie chart, or to compare data across different pie charts. Pie charts can be replaced in most cases by other plots such as the bar chart.

Luckily, we will not be using any pie charts whatsoever at No Pie Charts, Only Pie, as our event name points out.

We will be using pie, community togetherness, board elections, and a resource fair with non profits and active groups from throughout the community to celebrate the fact that Longfellow is great. It’s actually the best. Join us on Tuesday, April 23rd at Minnehaha Academy at 6pm. Bring a pie. Bring a food donation for Minnehaha Food Shelf. Maybe you’ll win a raffle prize. Maybe you’ll just have fun. Either way, you can’t lose.

See you there!
Longfellow Community Council Staff

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Powderhorn Art Fair Seeking Artists

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Apr 032013
 

The Powderhorn Art Fair is Seeking Local Artists and Arts Organizations!
Application Deadline is on May 1.
Please Spread the Word!

The Community Showcase is a celebration of the rich cultural life that surrounds Powderhorn Park and nourishes the community. Juried local artists participate in the Powderhorn Art Fair on a less formal basis a preparation for future participation as Main Exhibitors. For more info visit this site.

The Group Exhibit area provides an opportunity for local arts organizations to showcase their work in the Powderhorn Art Fair. Group Exhibitors Information.

Contact Becky Timm, the Executive Director of Powderhorn park Neighborhood Association, with any questions.

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Metro Transit Seeks Community Representatives for 46th Street BRT Project Advisory Committee

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Mar 082013
 

Metro Transit is looking for community and business representatives from Longfellow to help guide the 46th Street/Ford Pkwy/Snelling Avenue Bus Rapid Transit project. Bus rapid transit, or BRT, is a package of transit enhancements that adds up to a faster trip and an improved experience on Metro Transit’s busiest bus routes. To learn more about BRT plans for the Snelling/46th corridor, check out this helpful fact sheet: Snelling BRT Fact Sheet

The Snelling BRT Community Advisory Committee (CAC) is an advisory group composed of community members representing residents (both owners and renters), businesses, property owners, and organizations with diverse knowledge of the Snelling Avenue/Ford Parkway/46th Street corridor (shown below), including experience using public transportation. The role of the CAC is to bring community voice and continuity to the Snelling Avenue BRT project development process.

The primary role of CAC members is to learn about the project and ask thought‐provoking questions while providing insight from the perspective of the community they represent. The Metro Transit Project Management Team values the community perspective and will consider the information provided by the CAC when it guides the overall direction of project development and makes final recommendations to the Metropolitan Council.

Responsibilities

CAC members have the following responsibilities:

  • Engage in thoughtful and thorough deliberation of the issues brought before the CAC.
  • Represent and advocate for the interests of his/her constituency.
  • Share relevant information (historical, background) with the CAC and Project ManagementTeam (PMT) members.
  • Assist in informing constituencies about the Snelling BRT project and recommend appropriateavenues for engagement with the community.
  • Attend all meetings. If an alternate is sent, ensure that the alternate is informed and up‐to‐dateon the project and ensure that they are, in turn, updated by the alternate.
  • Work to identify solutions to issues that arise, and openly/objectively discuss and evaluatethose options.
  • If members discuss the project with the media, they should be clear that they are representingtheir own views and not speaking for the CAC or the PMT.
  • Additional information on the CAC, including planned meeting schedule can be found here: Snelling CAC Packet

Are you interested in serving on the Advisory Committee for the project, or do you know someone who is? Contact Spencer at spencer@longfellow.org or 612-722-4529 (ext. 5). You may also apply directly to Metro Transit via this application form: CAC Nomination Form. Application deadline is March 20th.

 

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Eating and Drinking with James Norton Features Longfellow Eateries

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Feb 282013
 

A recent segment of Eating and Drinking with James Norton on The Current featured Longfellow, and in particular new restaurant Parka. You can listen to the segment here!

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Beez Kneez Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Honey House on 42nd Ave

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Feb 252013
 

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LCC and Volunteers of America Win 9th Ward Award for 2012 Project of the Year

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Feb 112013
 

Collaboration between the Volunteers of America and the Longfellow Community Council garnered high praise from a member of the Minneapolis City Council in January. Ninth Ward Councilman Gary Schiff presented the Neighborhood Project of the Year Award to the groups for their 2012 work together to boost the economic health of the community.

The groups joined together in the Neighborhood Partnership Initiative (NPI) Project, funded by a grant from the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs at the University of Minnesota. The grant provided funds for internships and workshops for VOA’s Lake Street Residential Reentry Center residents. Residents grew vegetables on a plot at the Minnehaha Community Garden, harvested the vegetables, and used them to prepare community meals at Minnehaha Communion Lutheran Church.

“We are honored to receive this recognition from the City of Minneapolis,” said Amy Moore, Lake Street Social Services Coordinator for VOA. “We have already applied for a 2013 NPI Grant, where we hope to expand on our efforts from last year.”

For more than 40 years, VOA-MN has operated the Residential Reentry Center, assisting former offenders in becoming productive members of society. The center provides men, who are allowed to complete part of their sentences within the community, with a variety of services which enable them to restore community ties, obtain employment and become accountable, productive, tax-paying citizens while avoiding further involvement in the criminal justice system.

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Street Resurfacing Planned for Cooper in 2013

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Jan 282013
 

Streets in portions of the Cooper neighborhood (see project map below) will be resurfaced in 2013. Resurfacing removes part of the pavement surface and places a new layer of asphalt over the entire street surface.  The work typically takes 2 days for a given stretch of street, one day for pavement removal and a second day for asphalt placement. There will be an assessment associated with the project, which will appear on property tax bills paid in 2014. The assessment rate is $0.20 per lot square foot for residential properties. For a 5,000 SF lot, the assessment would be $1,000. The City will coordinate mailings and a public hearing regarding the project in late Spring or early Summer. FFI contact Spencer.

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LCC seeks PT Communications and Events Manager

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Jan 142013
 

Longfellow Community Council

Job Title: Communications and Events Manager

Reports to: LCC Executive Director
Hours Per Week: 16 (some evening hours required) Flexible Schedule
Pay Rate: $14-16/hr DOQ

 Job Description:

The Communications and Events Manager will work with residents, businesses, and staff to promote programs, activities and events in the community through LCC’s media sources.  They will also be the lead staff in planning and implementing LCC special events including two annual General Membership Meetings in April and October.
Job Duties:

  • Communicate community volunteer opportunities to neighborhood groups, block clubs, churches, seniors and youth.
  • Post and update information on the activities of LCC and the community on LCC’s website, yahoo groups, Facebook and in local newspapers.
  • Organize, plan and implement General Membership and fundraising events to engage and activate community residents.
  • Other projects and duties as assigned by Executive Director
  • Create and maintain a database of volunteers, volunteer opportunities, and available meeting spaces in the community (noting accessibility).

Required Skills

  • Previous marketing/communications experience
  • Experience in database management
  • Familiarity with Minneapolis neighborhood and community development organizations
  • Experience working with people of diverse cultures and backgrounds
  • Desire to work in a collaborative office environment and in team situations with staff and volunteers
  • Analytical abilities, including problem-solving and conflict management
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel

Preferred Skills

  • 4-year degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Familiarity with Facebook, Yahoo Groups. social media, WordPress and website management.

Résumés will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 25th. A cover letter, résumé and references can be emailed to Melanie Majors at melanie@longfellow.org or mailed to Longfellow Community Council c/o Melanie Majors, Executive Director.  2727 26th Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN  55406

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Public Hearing Notice: Landmark Designation Study for Town Talk Diner

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Jan 032013
 

 

 

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