‘Miscellany’ Archives
Cedar Field: History, Requests, and Changes
LOCATION AND HISTORY Cedar Avenue Field sits on a portion of a block between Cedar and 18th Avenues in the East Phillips neighborhood. Immediately to the north is the Little Earth Residents Association (LERA) building and the Little Earth of United Tribes Community is located across Cedar Avenue to the east. Cedar Avenue serves as the primary public park for the Little Earth Community. In the summer of 1916 MPRB received petitions from area residents for a neighborhood park. MPRB reached out to David Stewart of St. Albans, Maine, who had previously donated land and funds to create Stewart Park farther west. In October of 1916 Stewart donated 1.89 acres of land (about one-half block) across 25th Street from the original South High School. In response to requests for improving the land in 1919, the park board authorized spending up to $1,000 to improve the empty ground for a small combination baseball and football field. The action came in response to several requests, including one [...]
OPEN STREETS MINNEAPOLIS 2017 ”“ EAST LAKE STREET STYLE
No turning back at Cedar and Lake TW Open Streets Minneapolis in year 6 brings together community groups and local businesses to temporarily close major thoroughfares to car traffic, and open them up for people walking, biking, skating, and playing. Open Streets gives residents an opportunity to explore their neighborhood and local businesses in a safe, fun, and family-friendly way. It encourages the use of active transportation and healthy living, and has a goal of giving residents an opportunity to rethink our streets as public space. Open Streets events take place in all quadrants of the City and Downtown and is an initiative of Our Streets Mpls. (formerly the Mpls. Bicycle Coalition), presented by the Center for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MN & co-sponsored by the City of Mpls. OPEN STREETS happened on East Lake Street July 23, 11 AM to 5PM from Elliot Avenue to Minnehaha Avenue and down Minnehaha. If you were among the hundreds walking, [...]
¡Agua es Vida! Water is Life!
BY TALIA HANSEL The Young Leaders Program of St. Paul”'s Church and the Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts have been helping protect the Mississippi Watershed this summer in various ways: Planting native plants on boulevards, to capture storm water runoff Mulching gardens to keep moisture in vegetable beds Educating children and adults about how to care for the watershed We have started a campaign called “Take the Pledge”. The pledge has three simple commitments: I will drink water from the tap instead of buying bottled water. (Bottled water is pretty much the same as tap water. Some tap water sold is taken from deep in the earth, and has lowered the level of important aquifers. Plus Minneapolis tap water is clean and safe) I will clean up my street with my neighbors once a month. (Remember, everything that washes into storm sewers from our streets goes untreated into the river. I will learn more about how I can care [...]
