‘Miscellany’ Archives
PHILLIPS 50+ WELLNESS PROJECT: 6,175,139 Steps and Counting
By the Phillips Wellness 50+ Team The bright green shirts never fail to grab attention as the Phillips Wellness 50+ walkers move along Park Avenue in Minneapolis. Drivers honk, passersby wave. The walkers get lots of positive support from the community. The green-shirt-clad walkers have taken more than 6 million steps on the way to our goal of 35,200,000 steps along the 45th parallel. It”'s all part of the “Phillips Round the World Challenge,” an effort of Phillips Wellness 50+. None of us can walk around the world by ourselves but together we can achieve the most audacious goal. Twenty to 30 people (out of about 50 on our roster) gather each week for the group walk, and then track their steps throughout the week. After each walk, the group gathers for conversation, learning and supporting each other. Guest presenters provide information to help us improve health and well-being. For six weeks this spring and early summer, Donald Warneke, a University of Minnesota [...]
¡Agua es Vida! Water is Life!
BY BELEM GOMEZ and TALIA HANSEL The Young Leaders Program of St. Paul”'s Church and the Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts will be exploring themes of watershed education, conservation, and activism this summer. As emerging leaders in our communities, we want to bring an awareness of the importance of water in our lives and change the way we think about water as a resource. By creating boulevard gardens along 15th avenue and 28th Street, we Young Leaders hope to filter water from our alleys, gutters, and rooftops through our boulevard gardens. Every drop of rain that runs into the street goes directly to the Mississippi River, without being treated. Native grasses and other plants will help to cleanse the runoff which is beneficial to our lakes and rivers. As we learn new skills in leadership, art installation, and gardening, we will be able to problem solve and think critically about our communities in relation to our water lifestyles. We Young Leaders are working to [...]
REPAVING Franklin Avenue between South 16th and 21st Avenues, Includes intersections of Franklin, Cedar and Minnehaha Avenues
Hennepin County is making improvements to and repaving Franklin Avenue (County Road 5) between South 16th and South 21st avenues. This includes the high volume intersection of Franklin and Cedar avenues, which is immediately adjacent to the intersection of Franklin and Minnehaha avenues. Stan Lim stanley.lim@hennepin.us Phone: 612-282-3609 Current work and timeline Work beginning week of May 15 Temporary signals were installed the week of May 15 at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Cedar Avenue (County Road 152). Crews will be working on various activities around the site, including at the intersection with Minnehaha Avenue. After the various improvements are made around the area, crews will then repave the road in the area. Most of the initial work will be happening outside of the roadway, but there will be traffic control measures in place. As a result, motorists and commuters in the area should prepare for some traffic impacts and delays. When [...]
