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13th ANNUAL MEETING of EPIC
EAST PHILLIPS IMPROVEMENT COALITION 13th ANNUAL MEETING of EPIC Saturday, April 28th, 2012Â Social Gathering Time: 9:30 am Meeting begins at 10:00 am At: Â The New East Phillips Park Cultural & Community Center 2307 17th Ave. S. Annual Board Elections Music, Good Food Cool Door Prizes PLEASE COME AND MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS Call 280-8418-Â for more details
A Plethora
By Harvey Winje When students, public policy makers, funders, journalists and other observers inquire about the area of the  Backyard Initiative”“Central, Powderhorn Park, Corcoran and the four neighborhoods of Phillips”“typical questions residents are asked include: “What are the problems that affect your community? “Is anyone or any group trying to make change or trying to solve these problems?” “Why doesn”'t anything appear to be changing?” The issues or problems to which they refer are less than half of the story since they are only referring to negative factors and statistics that affect the whole. Fortunately for us, more than half of the story is that we have an abundance or a plethora of very positive characteristics, circumstances, infrastructures, and amenities to apply to the problems which, in turn, restores wellness to our lives. This issue of The Alley Newspaper portrays some examples [...]
INSIGHTS of Running Wolf Fitness Center
By Connie Norman Hello, my name is Connie Norman and I am the Manager of Running Wolf Fitness Center at 2323 11th Ave. So. We opened our doors within the Phillips Community Center (Phillips Pool and Gym) October 17th , 2011. Already 300 people are registered for Running Wolf. We have been invited to write Running Wolf Fitness Center news and stories by The Alley Newspaper. We start that this month sharing our staff professional biographies so you can become more familiar with who we are and what assistance we may be to you. Also a few of the most often asked questions on fitness and exercise. In continuing issues we”'ll share success stories from Running Wolf Fitness Center. Connie Norman, Manager I also work as a Community Health Educator with the Native American Community Clinic and the Stanford University Chronic Disease Self Management Master and T-Trainer through Stanford University. I have worked with Minnesota”'s Urban Native American community for over [...]
