Archive for the ‘Community’ Category

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?

Exploring Uptown: 34th & Lyndale

Exploring Uptown: 34th & Lyndale

Let us explore the businesses of 34th & Lyndale in the greater Uptown area of Minneapolis. The area sports a cafe, coffee shop, yoga studio, guitar shop, ice cream producer, two apparel producers, an apparel shop, and a gift shop.

Question of the Week: neighborhood garage sales

Question of the Week: neighborhood garage sales

Have you participated in local neighborhood garage sales? Will you be hosting a sale this year? Or will you be shopping? Which official neighborhood has the best all-neighborhood sale? What’s been your best local yard sale find or favorite Uptown-area garage sale story?

Weekend Preview 5/14-5/15: art, bikes, street fest

Weekend Preview 5/14-5/15: art, bikes, street fest

The Calhoun Art Crawl, Rides of Spring, and Lyn-Lake Street Festival are coming to Lyn-Lake the weekend of May 14th-15th.

Uptown Week in Review – 4/17/11

Uptown Week in Review – 4/17/11

The weekly updates are starting back up after my wife and I welcomed baby Azalea to the world at the end of March. As a result, this week’s review includes stories from a while ago. FOOD & DRINK Mobile food vendors coming to Uptown The City of Minneapolis this week approved the expansion of mobile [...]

Images of Uptown – Windsurfers

Images of Uptown – Windsurfers

The windsurfer sculpture on the northwest corner of Lake Calhoun is a notable piece of public art in Uptown, with many knowing the building simply as “that building with the windsurfers on top of it.”