‘Cover Stories’ Archives
AICDC’s New Shelter Homeward Bound Opens To Serve in Minneapolis!
By LINDSEY FENNER The Homeward Bound Shelter opened at the former Cedar Box Company building at Cedar and Franklin. On December 7, 2020, American Indian Community Development Corporation (AICDC) opened a new 50 bed shelter providing culturally specific services for the Native American community.The shelter will operate 24/7, and provide meals and storage. Hennepin County provided $3.5 million in funding, with additional funding from the City of Minneapolis, the State of Minnesota, and private donors. The shelter was developed relatively quickly, due to the hard work of contractor KMS Construction and AICDC staff, with murals by Rory Wakemup. To get connected for placement at AICDC's shelter, call Adult Shelter Connect at 612-248-2350. Â HOMEWARD BOUND, AICDC's new 24hr Shelter opened on Monday, Dec. 7th!Executive Director Michael Goze sent gratitude to the many people that have worked tirelessly to make it happen including; Funders, KMS Construction, subcontractors, [...]
Park & Franklin Lofts Resumes
 By DOUG HOVELSON, Tuffa Associates  Tashitaa Tufaa speaking The constructing of a 43-unit, four-story apartment building at Park Ave. and East Franklin Ave., in the Ventura Village neighborhood has resumed. Tashitaa Tufaa, the building owner, says it will help fill a need for moderately priced, family-oriented rental housing in the core neighborhoods of south Minneapolis. “The focus of Park Franklin Lofts is to create attainable housing for people and their families who live and work in the city,” says Tufaa, who is a Twin Cities resident and business owner. The 35,000 sq. ft. building”™s main entrance will be on Park Ave. and will have nine 3-bedroom and eight 2-bedroom apartments, along with 13 1-bedroom and 13 studio apartment homes. Tenant on-site parking is a 17-stall off-street surface parking lot for tenant use. Tufaa started the project in the winter of 2017-18; but halted soon in 2018 because of its general [...]
