What will Minneapolis be like in the year 2030? That depends on how we plan today!
The City of Minneapolis has begun the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan. Join City leaders at a Community Forum to learn about the process and to discuss three themes that will […]
Read the rest of this entry >>Minneapolis is one of the first large cities in the U.S. to go wireless
The Wireless Minneapolis network will cover all 59 square miles of Minneapolis, providing residents, businesses, and visitors with wireless broadband access anywhere in the city. It will also allow […]
Read the rest of this entry >>There are openings on the Charter Commission, the Empowerment Zone Board, the Housing Board of Appeals, the Latino Advisory Committee, the Public Health Advisory Committee and the Senior Citizen Advisory Committee.
To apply, call (612) 673-3358 or email cityclerk@ci.minneapolis.mn.us.
State Senator Scott Dibble and Representative Karen Clark are sponsoring bills (HF 2210 and SF 1940) to help fund RJCA’s efforts “to provide enhanced accountability for misdemeanors and felonies that affect neighborhoods’ quality of life.”
Here are 2 things you […]
Picosa is a new restaurant concept that features Nuevo Latino cuisine, to our area.Picosa will be open for business on April 29th, in the space formerly occupied by Sophia’s, located at 65 East Main Street in Southeast Minneapolis.
Picosa, which means ’spicy one’ in Spanish, will offer guests […]
You may wish to submit a community impact statement to the County Attorney regarding the charges against Cedric Gibbs of 2nd Degree Murder Unintentional. This is the murder which occurred on 3/12/07 at Central and East Hennepin. Minneapolis police began investigating […]
Read the rest of this entry >>The Minneapolis Plan for Arts and Culture
Recent trends clearly demonstrate that local economies depend greatly upon the creative and intellectual capital of their citizenry. To position itself economically, Minneapolis relies strongly upon its artistic and cultural resources, which generate an estimated $269 million annually.
Over the last ten years, the City of Minneapolis has invested tens […]
Many of you may have seen the popular press on a correlation of cell phones to the decline in North American bees. I am sharing the thoughts of U of MN Extension Entomologists in this post. The jury is still out on the cause of bee losses.
Steph Hankerson
Ramsey County Master Gardener & COMGAR Cultivator
Bees and […]
Time to uncover your bumpout garden!
We seem to be heading for great weather, so if you haven’t already, remove the cover for the bumpout perennials.
By now some of the plants are reaching for the sun, but there are a few that emerge later, so be cautious about digging in the beds.
If you did not cut […]
Question from Arvonne:
“Anyone got any ideas how to discourage
rabbits from eating tulips?”
How about it, neighborhood gardeners? What do we know about rabbit behavior management? Click the “comments” link to leave a comment ….
Response from John:
The combination of fox urine and bone meal seemed to work pretty well last year keeping the critters out of the […]
