November 2008

Seward Neighborhood Group (SNG)

Nov. 28 board meeting
by Liz Riggs (December 5, 2007)

Attempted armed robbery at University of Minnesota near Smith Hall

by Roxanne Bergeron (November 3, 2008)

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University of Minnesota student injured in shooting

by Roxanne Bergeron (November 4, 2008)

West Bank parties in the street after Obama victory

Minnesota Independent article, video capture late-night celebration
by Jeremy Stratton (November 5, 2008)

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African immigrant citizens challenge GOP challengers, celebrate election day in Minneapolis

Translator accused of telling voters how to vote
by Nekessa Opoti for the Twin Cities Daily Planet (November 5, 2008)

KFAI celebrates 30 years, Nov. 8

by Jeremy Stratton (November 6, 2008)

How did we vote? Bridgeland election results by precinct

Obama, Democrats roll in Bridge neighborhoods
by Tara Bannow and Jeremy Stratton (November 6, 2008)

Crime stats by neighborhood, Sept. 16–Oct. 20

Shooting outside Profile in Prospect Park, Safe lifted from Dinkytown bar, Seward business break-ins continue
by Roxanne Bergeron (November 6, 2008)

Let us break art together

Artist collaborative sets up shop on West Bank
by Jeremy Stratton (November 7, 2008)

Great River School open house, Nov. 9

by Jeremy Stratton (November 7, 2008)

EPA sets cleanup plan for South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination Superfund site

Work will begin next summer and take two to four years
by Jeremy Stratton (November 7, 2008)

Fifty years later and two doors down

Marcy-Holmes is an anchor for the Frasers — and vice versa
by Iric Nathanson (November 10, 2008)

Longfellow Garden Club potluck, Nov. 12

(November 10, 2008)

Seward Redesign’s 39th annual meeting, Nov. 13

(November 10, 2008)

Lake Street Council fundraiser, Nov. 13

(November 10, 2008)

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City seeks applicants for new Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission

(November 11, 2008)

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West Bank searches for safety solutions

Cedar-Riverside stakeholders commit action — and funding — to quell violence
by Jeremy Stratton (November 12, 2008)

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Southeast, Second Precinct see rash of weekend armed robberies

Targets were all women; purses or possessions were taken
by Roxanne Bergeron (November 18, 2008)

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Southeast Como Improvement Association 2008 annual meeting

State of Southeast Como; University District Partnership Alliance update; elections and income allocation
(November 27, 2008)

Seward Neighborhood Group 2008 annual gathering

Yearly meeting recast as "annual gathering"; history on display; finaces improving but still an issue; crime and safety update; new and returning board members
by Anna Pratt (November 27, 2008)

Seward Neighborhood Group reaches settlement with NRP over misspent housing funds

SNG will re-establish 'one of best NRP' housing programs as part of plan
by Liz Riggs (November 27, 2008)

Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association Nov. 18 board meeting

Fundraising falls short; Oct. 24 party patrol; MHNA supports The Crofts project; 600 SE Main Street development; Freund House historic evaluation; MHNA seeks Florence Court guarantee;
by Sarah Phemister (November 27, 2008)

Penta-treated utility poles meeting, Dec. 4

(December 1, 2008)

Sketchy Past at Rosalux, Dec. 3–31

(December 1, 2008)

Prospect Park East River Road Improvement Association, Nov. 24 board meeting

Neighborhood Master Plan; PPERRIA receives CURA grant; East Side Neighborhood Services seeks support; Campus Crossroads project delayed; 625 Ontario developer applies for moratorium waiver; plans to rezone southeast side of neighborhood; more
by Liz Riggs (December 1, 2008)