Asylum ended for family
In March, a judge ended the asylum claims for Columbia Heights’ Ramos family. The family made international headlines after five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken into detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as part of Operation Metro Surge.
Attorney Danielle Molliver said their firm, Nwokocha & Operana Law Offices, is appealing the decision.
This follows a February motion filed by the federal government that was intended to end asylum claims for the Ramos family.
Sports registration opens
On Tuesday, March 24, the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board opened registration for its summer adult sports programs. Options include men’s women’s, co-ed and open team registration. Sports on offer include volleyball, tennis, pickleball, kickball, softball and soccer. Apply at https://www.minneapolisparks.org/activities-events/sports_leagues/adult_sports_leagues/ or at the Park Board Headquarters, 2117 West River Road.
A lit section of the trail that travels under the railroad bridge north of Ole Olson Park. (MPRB)
Riverfront trail to open
On March 17, the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board announced the opening of a new trail connection.
The connection, between Ole Olson Park and 26th Avenue N Overlook, will connect the Overlook to the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway, a 51-mile bike/walk trail that stretches through much of Minneapolis.
An email about the connection points out that “it will also connect to the off-street trail on 26th Avenue North, which travels across all of North Minneapolis between the Mississippi River and Theodore Wirth Regional Park.”
Once the site undergoes sufficient thawing, “other small items” will be completed for the project: Planting native plants, installing a drinking fountain and removing construction fencing.
At present, the trail connection is expected to open “over the spring.”
Congratulations
Matthew Nordeen, Minneapolis, earned a degree in Systems Engineering and Architecting from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
Logan Park update
As part of their Logan Park Industrial street reconstruction project, Minneapolis Public Works (MPW) is proposing a redesign for a portion of Quincy Street Northeast. On Wednesday, April 8, at the Northeast Recreation Center, 1530 Johnson St. NE., MPW will host an open house to review the proposed design.