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What’s Up at the Franklin Community Library – April 2018
By ERIN THOMASSON
K-12 Homework Help
Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
& Thursdays, 3:30-7:30pm
Free in-person tutoring: K-12 students. No advance sign-up. Info: www.hclib.org/homework. Sponsor: Friends of the Hennepin County Library.
TEEN PROGRAMS
Urban 4-H Club
Tuesdays, 5-7pm
Urban gardening to digital photo/video & theater. Partner: U of MN.
Dhalinta Horumar sare rabta / Young Achievers
Wednesdays, 4:30-6pmÂ
U dabaaldag Dhaqanka Soomalida, sameyso saaxiibo cusub iyo in aad isticmaasho hab nololeed cafimaad leh. Lamaane: WellShare International.
Celebrate Somali culture, make new friends and practice healthy lifestyles. Partner: WellShare International.
Teen Tech Workshop
Wednesdays, 5-6:30pm
Create music, videos, animation & other projects using high & low-tech, from iPads & 3D printers to synthesizers & sewing machines. Led by the library”'s Teen Tech Squad.
Franklin Learning Center:
612-543-6934 flc@hclib.org
Free, one-to-one tutoring for adults who are learning English & math, preparing for the GED & citizenship exams, and gaining life skills. Community volunteers needed; No experience necessary. Training and materials given.
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Phillips West News – April 2018
By CRYSTAL WINDSCHITL
Phillips West Neighborhood Upcoming Events:
Check out the Phillips West Website: www.phillipswest.info
PWNO Meeting
March 1st (Thursday) 6-7pm
Join your neighbors and other Community Partners for updates from Local City Government, 3rd Precinct Police. Wells Fargo will be present to discuss their plans for a new parking ramp. Met Transit will also be present to discuss locations for the new D Line (Rapid Bus Transit along Chicago Avenue). This meeting will take place at the Center for Changing Lives in the Centrum Room (2400 Park Avenue). Free parking is available in the rear of building off Oakland Avenue. Free Delivery Pizza & Beverages will be provided! If you would like more information or would like to get involved with the neighborhood please contact Crystal at 612-879-5383 or email her at pwno2005@yahoo.com
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Transit – Safety and comfort, real and perceived, is needed equally for all routes
By JOHN CHARLES WILSON
Even though this month is the quarterly schedule change, it”'s a fairly slow month for transit news. In Phillips, only Routes 9 and 19 had any changes, and they were just minor adjustments to make the scheduled bus times more closely align with how long the route really takes.
That said, I convinced my roommate to try taking the bus to a May Day volunteer meeting at In the Heart of the Beast Theatre (and he encourages everyone to donate $5.00 to the May Day parade). He told me his story:
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