‘Neighborhood News’ Archives
Phillips West Neighborhood Upcoming Events
May 7th (Thursday) 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Phillips West Community Meeting! At Alley Newspaper Press date we still are planning to meet May 7th. We will continue to follow Covid-19 recommendations and may re-evaluate if we still plan on meeting as we get closer to May 7th. If you would like more information or would like to get involved with the [...]
East Phillips Urban Farm & Housing vs City of Minneapolis
By EAST PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTE Neighbors Made a Plan:Neighbors of East Phillips made a plan to buy and use 7.5 acres of land with a building between Longfellow Ave. and the Midtown Greenway and 27th St. and 28th St. when it became for sale in 2014. Led by Little Earth of United Tribes, Somali Chemical Awareness, the Urban Farm [...]
Common Sense for the Common Good
Commentary on EPNI Urban Farm By HARVEY WINJE Before Covid-19, many cities across the U.S.–including Mpls.–were responding to climate change and racial discrimination by changing guidelines, revenue recipients, zoning, and goals. Housing, food, and jobs near public transportation—walking paths, bike trails, bus, and light rai—were [...]
City Denies Neighborhood Initiative, Disregards Laws and Guidelines, and Threatens Housing
By FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE KAREN CLARK and STATE SENATOR PATRICIA TORRES RAY Neighbors demonstrate their work and support of the EPNI Initiative recently at the corner of 28th Street and Longfellow Ave.PHOTO ELIZABETH CAMPBELL East Phillips Neighborhood, the lowest-income neighborhood in Minneapolis, where the majority of residents are [...]
Clyde Bellecourt, “Keith Ellison, crisis in Phillips! Join us in mutual pursuit of justice!”
Nee Gonn Way Wee Dun ‘Thunder Before the Storm’ A.K.A Clyde Bellecourt, Co-Founder of American Indian Movement March 9, 2020 Dear Attorney General Keith Ellison, Thank you for your attention to this crisis in our Community. East Phillips, as you know, is the most diverse neighborhood in all of Minneapolis. It is also the poorest [...]
Palm Sunday Peace Processional April 5th
By PATRICK CABELLO HANSEL, St. Paul’s Church 15th & 28th Palm Sunday Peace Processional 2019 PHOTO PATRICK CABELLO HANSEL St. Paul’s will host its annual Palm Sunday Procession for Peace on Sunday, April 5. We will march to places of pain and joy in Phillips, stopping to pray, to remember and to reclaim spaces that have been taken [...]