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August 2018
Open Streets Northeast is August 5
The Northeast version of Open Streets will be Sunday, August 5. The route will run along Central Avenue from north of Lowry to 18-1/2 Avenue NE, from Central along 22nd Avenue NE to Monroe Street, and Monroe Street to East Hennepin. Hours are 11 am to 5 pm. To volunteer (which could include additional hours for set-up and cleanup), to get a spot to promote your business along the route or to sponsor the event, visit https://www.openstreetsmpls.org/northeast. Open Streets closes the…
Find out more »Blood Drive at St. Charles Borromeo
St. Charles Borromeo Church, 2739 Stinson Blvd. NE, in St. Anthony, will host Memorial Blood Bank, Monday, Aug. 20, 2-7 pm, in Doran Hall.
Find out more »Museum Inventory Blitz
Visit the Hennepin History Museum, 2303 Third Ave. S., Saturday, Aug. 25, 11 am-4 pm, to learn basic cataloging techniques and help with the ongoing inventory project.
Find out more »September 2018
Volunteers Needed for Annual Bicyclist and Pedestrian Counts
The City of Minneapolis and Hennepin County are seeking volunteers to help with the Annual Bicyclist and Pedestrian Count. Volunteers are needed to count the number of bicyclists and pedestrians at several locations, Sept. 11-13, 4-6 pm.
Find out more »Minneapolis Transportation Action Plan survey
The City of Minneapolis is asking resident to take a survey to help develop a 10-year Transportation Action Plan to help the City ensure that all people have safe, comfortable, and equitable transportation options.
Find out more »Volunteers needed for park superintendent selection committee
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is seeking a small group of Minneapolis residents to assist in selecting the new MPRB superintendent.
Find out more »Bike counters needed
There are bird counts, and there are bike counts. Volunteers are needed to count the number of bicyclists and pedestrians at several locations around Minneapolis and surrounding Hennepin County. The main days for counting will be September 11-13. All count shifts are from 4 to 6 pm. Bicyclist and pedestrian counts are conducted to understand the impact of nonmotorized traffic on streets, sidewalks, and trails. Accurate counts enable planning for bicyclists and pedestrians, while tracking what’s successful and what should be…
Find out more »Eat out Sept. 20 to support Eastside Meals On Wheels
Mission Nutrition Dining Edition 2018, a fundraiser to support Eastside Meals On Wheels’ local home delivered meal service to isolated neighbors in St Anthony Village and Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis will be held Thursday, September 20. Nine local restaurants have partnered with the agency: The Anchor Fish and Chips, Element Pizza, Marino’s Deli, Moose Bar and Grill, Parkway Pizza, Ray J’s, Red Stag Supperclub, Stanley’s Northeast Bar Room, and UP Coffee Roasters. Participating restaurants will donate a portion of their…
Find out more »Memorial Blood Drive
Memorial Blood Centers will have blood drives drives Wednesdays, Aug. 29 and Sept. 5, 4-7:30 pm, at Sociable Cider Werks, 1500 Fillmore St. NE, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 3:30-7 p.m., at Community Grounds, 560 40th Ave. NE, in Columbia Heights, and Friday, Sept. 21, 8-11 am, at Cuningham Group, 201 Main St. SE.
Find out more »October 2018
Weed It & Reap: Fall edition
For more than 20 years, hundreds of volunteers from businesses, local schools, athletic teams, faith groups and community service organizations have given a few hours of their time during the first full weekends of May and October to pick up litter on their blocks, boulevards, sidewalks, streets, alleys and community green spaces to make the streets clean.
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