Archive for the ‘Community’ Category

Is Uptown “Suburban”?

Is Uptown “Suburban”?

The charge is nothing new.  You know the drill: Uptown might as well be Eden Prairie. The only people who visit Uptown are suburbanites (who presumably all SUV-driving yuppies, have no taste in music, and think TGI Friday’s is the epitome of fine dining), Uptown is just one big mall, and those earlier-mentioned evil suburbanites [...]

SpringHouse Ministry Center opens

SpringHouse Ministry Center opens

The Salem English Lutheran Church at 28th Street and Garfield Avenue South in Lyn-Lake has been transformed into the SpringHouse Ministry Center. The center consists of three worship halls, a large common gather room, a kitchen, shared office space, a large shared youth wing, and numerous meeting rooms that three congregations now share. First Christian, [...]

How to fund Uptown’s Top of the Mall redesign?

How to fund Uptown’s Top of the Mall redesign?

The space just north of the Walker Library, known as the “top of the Mall”, may be rebuilt. A design process is almost done but the question is, how will it get funded?

Hennepin-Lake Community Wine Tasting Benefit

Hennepin-Lake Community Wine Tasting Benefit

The 29th Annual Hennepin-Lake Community Wine Tasting Benefit will take place Wednesday, October 26, 2011, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at Calhoun Square in Uptown Minneapolis. All proceeds from the event goes directly to nine Uptown neighborhood organizations, which in all of its years has raised over $300,000. Over 400 varieties of wine will be sampled [...]

Bryant Avenue Bikeway update 9/30/11

Bryant Avenue Bikeway update 9/30/11

Today, the bike symbols went down and long green bands were painted along sections of Bryant Avenue between 50th Street and Lake Street, primarily between 36th Street and 46th Street. The bike symbols look a lot like those speed boosters from Sonic the Hedgehog.

Bryant Avenue bike boulevard opening soon

Bryant Avenue bike boulevard opening soon

The Bryant Avenue Bike Boulevard had its official ribbon cutting on Thursday, September 22nd. Its completion was nearly done but not all of the pavement markings and most of the route’s signs aren’t in place.

Help Bryant Avenue fire victim – Saturday 9-24

Help Bryant Avenue fire victim – Saturday 9-24

Burger Jones is doing a benefit on Saturday, September 24th for one of the survivors of the tragic fire at 33rd and Bryant.

Question of the Week: Schools in Uptown

Question of the Week: Schools in Uptown

It’s back-to-school time! Where do your kids go to school? What role do our schools play in the greater Uptown community?

Question of the Week: community gardens

Question of the Week: community gardens

Are you a member of a community garden? If not, would you like to be? Does Uptown need more community garden space? If so, where would you put it?

Question of the Week: Favorite Playground?

Question of the Week: Favorite Playground?

Do you have a favorite playground in Uptown? What makes it special? What would you like to see added? What are your favorite local playground memories, whether from years past or from just last week? How often do you visit local playgrounds?