‘Miscellany’ Archives
2012 Bridging Festival
Bridging Festival 2012 “linked” neighbors by Bridging Minneapolis, Whittier Store Front Arts, and Interact combining to embellish the 24th Street pedestrian bridge, neighbors, and neighborhoods working together. By Dallas Johnson Bridging-Artists in Storefronts-Interact Center Partner in Celebration Bridging Minneapolis partnered with Artists in Storefronts and Interact Center to present the 2nd annual Bridging Festival, using music, visual art, textile design, dance, games, a parade, bubbles, face paint and more to create a community bridge from Whittier to Phillips West. During our art-inspired, community-built bridge event, we gathered on the Whittier side of the 24th Street Bridge to don costumes and festooned umbrellas and we paraded onto the bridge, where we had a disco party among chalked messages on the bridge deck, “Make Friends, Community, Peace, Love, Fun Fun Fun!”. We wrote our big wishes on colorful cloth and hung them on the chain link [...]
Bi Di Gain Dash Anwebi. Come in Rest- Elder Housing near done at 24th and Bloomington
American Indian Elder Housing AICDC is addressing the lack of affordable housing for American Indian elders in Minneapolis with the development of the Bi Di Gain Dash Anwebi Elder Housing. The apartment will be 47 1-bedroom units located on the east and west sides of Bloomington Avenue. h. The apartments will be available to seniors 62 years of age and older with an income at or below 50% AMI (Area Median Income). HUD (The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) rental subsidies will be available to seniors living at Bii Di Gain Dash Anwebi Elder Housing. CommonBond Communities will co-sponsor and manage the project. The apartments will include an Advantage Center Community Room which will provide program training and computer space and the management office. Services will include independent living skills, wellness and prevention workshops, health promotion, community information and referalls, and discussion circles. The office will maintain regular hours [...]
Housing Highlights: Little Earth of United Tribes Housing Initiative
The unfortunate general disinvestment on the block across Elaine Stately Ave. from Little Earth provides the opportunity for community reinvestment by rehabbing or rebuilding of homes to sell with American Indian preference. The program will allow Little Earth to collaborate on, purchase, build, or rebuild the homes for sale primarily through a responsible mortgage/contract for deed program to Little Earth residents who qualify to buy a home and want to stay near their family and support connections at Little Earth. The intent of the Initiative (LEUTHI) is to address these goals by delivering a holistic, community-based, solution that lays the groundwork for the fulfillment of self-determination. Little Earth of United Tribes new and rehab housing initiative is a tremendous bright spot of improvement and especially during a time of economic struggle. Powderhorn Residents Group”'s rehab at 26th St. and 13th Ave. and Habitat for Humanity”'s new house at 25th St. and [...]
