Posts Tagged ‘Parks’
On This Day: February 9, 1906
From the Minneapolis Tribune: IN ARMS: HENNEPIN AVENUE RESIDENTS WILL PROCEED LEGALLY TO SECURE THEIR RIGHTS The residents living on Hennepin boulevard, as well as those owning adjoining property, are not only up in arms at last, but are well organized and financed for the purpose of making a fight against the park board for [...]
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?
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?
City of Lakes Loppet this weekend
The City of Lakes Loppet is back in Uptown this weekend, Saturday, February 5th and Sunday, February 6th. The annual festival is a mixture of skiing events, snow sculpture competition, a dog-human ski event (skijoring), ice bike racing, a massive Luminary public skiing frenzy, food, music, and more.
A Deteriorating Lake Calhoun
Soil erosion as the result of cow paths on the north side of Lake Calhoun has created a safety, water quality, and attractiveness concern. Year in and year out, nothing seems to be done to mitigate or prevent these problems. What can be done?
Lake Street Promenade?
Decks that sit on existing streets can extend sidewalks without requiring costly improvements. Could this be a way to create the Lake Street Promenade, as promoted in the Uptown Small Area Plan?



