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Construction Abounds In and Around the Corcoran Neighborhood
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Lake Street Reconstruction continues with heavy activity around the Cedar and Longfellow Avenue intersections. Meanwhile, two major building projects are well underway in the adjacent East Phillips Neighborhood at the Hi-Lake Shopping Center. The photo shows foundation work on developer Steve Wellington’s new mixed use project at 21st and Lake. According to the signage, Corridor Flats will feature 36 for-sale housing units above a grocery store and underground tenant parking. ...Read More |
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Council Considers Two New Anti-Graffiti Measures
After considering substantial and passionate testimony at a public hearing on Wednesday, August 21, a committee of the City Council voted to require all spray paint sold in Minneapolis to be kept either behind a counter in employee control or under lock and key. The proposed new ordinance is aimed at curtailing a gang graffiti problem that has skyrocketed in recent years, representing the most frequent complaint by residents to the City in 2006 according to 311 data. ...Read More
Residents Continue to Help Abate Graffiti Swiftly
Crime Prevention Specialist Karen Skrivseth observes that gang activity and graffiti often spike this time of year – just before school starts – around area high schools such as South. “The gangs often use graffiti to send a recruitment message to kids heading back to class. Be watchful, and call 911 if you observe illegal behavior in progress.” Watchful residents have been the key component in CNO’s anti-graffiti program, which continues to offer free paint and labor to property owners vandalized by graffiti. ...View Anti-Graffiti Program Flyer
Raccoons Cause Concern for Local Pet Owners
Sightings of raccoons in neighborhood alleyways have been on the rise, causing concern of disease amongst pet owners. Raccoons and other wild animals can carry Leptospirosis, a bacterial disease that can affect liver and kidney functions, and is transmittable to humans. “It’s a disease that’s difficult to diagnose, so prevention is key,” said Dr. Courtney Blake of VCA Cedar Animal Hospital, a clinic in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood. ...Read More
Train to Become a Block Leader This Wednesday Evening
There will be a block leader training on Wednesday, August 30, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Minneapolis Police Department 3rd Precinct Community Room, 3000 Minnehaha Ave. Join other leaders throughout the city to develop skills for effectively working with your neighbors. Topics covered include: organizing a block/apartment club; working with your community crime prevention specialist; dealing with problem properties and using 911 and 311. RSVP required. Call 612-673-2856.