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City
Lowry Hill Board Meets Tuesday Night as Summer Agenda Takes Shape
The Lowry Hill Neighborhood Association board meets the first Tuesday of each month, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Searle Mansion, 1915 Logan Ave. S., where parks requests, traffic concerns and land-use notices get aired.
Neighborhood
East Isles Plans a Summer Social With Food Trucks and Free Ice Cream
The East Isles Neighborhood Association holds its annual Summer Social on Wednesday, June 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Joanne Levin Triangle Park, with a rain date of June 15.
Events
A Wave of Yard Sales Is About to Sweep the Lake-District Blocks
The annual Neighborhood Super Sale brings more than 100 coordinated yard sales across East Isles, Lowry Hill, the Wedge and neighboring areas.
Neighborhood
Summer Day Camps Fill the Lakeside Parks as School Lets Out
The Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association reviews apartment and land-use proposals in the Wedge through its Community Development Committee, the volunteer-led forum where the neighborhood weighs in before projects reach the City Council.
Neighborhood
East Isles Settles Into Its Season of Porch Visits and Park Picnics
The East Isles Neighborhood Association holds its free Summer Social on Wednesday, June 24, anchoring a season of neighborhood gatherings near Lake of the Isles.
Neighborhood
The Wedge Heads Into a Full Summer of Neighborhood Events
The Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association holds its Mega Mueller Market on Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mueller Park, the centerpiece of a summer calendar the volunteer-run group is again staffing with neighbors.
Neighborhood
Paddling Season Opens on Lake of the Isles and the Chain of Lakes
Paddling season is underway on Lake of the Isles, the sheltered lake that links by channel to Bde Maka Ska and Cedar Lake to form the heart of the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes.
Events
Neighborhood Groups Team With the DNR for Free Park Fishing
Lowry Hill, Kenwood and Cedar-Isles-Dean associations are partnering with the Minnesota DNR on a free Fishing in the Parks event.
Neighborhood
Monthly Shoreline Cleanups Return to Lake of the Isles
The East Isles Neighborhood Association resumes its monthly Lake of the Isles shoreline cleanups this summer, with the first set for Saturday, June 13.
Neighborhood
After the Annual Meeting, the Wedge Turns to Its Summer Volunteers
The Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association is leaning on volunteers for its busy summer calendar, with its signature Mega Mueller Market set for Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mueller Park.
Opinion
Letter: A Thank-You to the Hill's Quiet Institutions
A longtime resident thanks Kenwood Community School, the Lowry Hill Neighborhood Association and the neighborhood's volunteers.
Neighborhood
How to Get Involved: A Neighbor's Guide to Showing Up
The lowest-commitment way to get involved on Lowry Hill is a Saturday morning: the neighborhood association's monthly Service Saturdays meet at Sebastian Joe's, 1007 W. Franklin Ave., on the third Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for a walking litter and storm-drain cleanup, with no sign-up required.
Neighborhood
Big Hill Books and the Case for a Walkable District
Big Hill Books, the general-interest bookstore Beth Thompson opened at 405 Penn Ave. S. in July 2023, has become a fixture of Bryn Mawr's small business district.
Neighborhood
Meet Your Neighbor: A Volunteer Who Keeps LHENA Running
The Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association runs entirely on volunteers, from its elected board under President Jason Garcia to the Food Share that distributes groceries three times a month out of SpringHouse Ministries.
Opinion
Opinion: Neighborhood Associations Need New Blood
Neighborhood associations like LHENA depend on a thin layer of long-serving volunteers, and too few newcomers are stepping up to replace them.
Neighborhood
70 Neighborhood Organizations, One City: How LHENA Fits In
The Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association is one of 70 nonprofit neighborhood organizations the City of Minneapolis recognizes to give residents a formal role in how the city governs itself.
Neighborhood
MPS Warns of Layoffs Amid $75 Million Budget Gap
Minneapolis Public Schools cut about 400 positions, including roughly 116 teachers, to close a $75 million shortfall in its 2025-26 budget.
Business
Uptown Farmers Market shifts north for 2026 over construction
The Uptown Farmers Market moves two blocks north for its 2026 season to MoZaic Plaza at Lagoon and Girard avenues, avoiding nearby construction, and reopens June 11.
Neighborhood
Bryn Mawr's Civic Calendar Knits a Small Neighborhood Together
Bryn Mawr, a neighborhood of about 2,768 people, runs a full year of neighborhood events through its volunteer-led association, from a December street festival to a summer ice cream social.
Neighborhood
Faith Communities Quietly Anchor Neighborhood Life
Seven congregations anchor Lowry Hill and the blocks around it, several of them more than a century old and among the largest gathering spaces in an otherwise residential neighborhood.
Events
Lowry Hill Association Seeks Market Staff and Volunteers for 2026
Organizers are recruiting paid staff and volunteers ahead of the season.
Opinion
Opinion: Thank a Volunteer Before You Need One
A neighborhood that waits until a volunteer is gone to say thank you has waited too long.
Neighborhood
LHENA to Honor Standout Neighbors at Annual Meeting
The Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association honors residents by name at its annual meeting, recognizing volunteers for contributions that otherwise go unrecorded.
Events
LHENA to honor neighbors at the Wedge's 2026 annual meeting
The neighborhood association's annual meeting includes a ceremony recognizing standout community contributions.
Neighborhood
Profile: The Crossing Guard Everyone Knows
The crossing guards who staff corners outside lakes-area schools are among the least celebrated public-safety workers in the neighborhood, and among the most missed when a corner goes uncovered.
Events
Winter Party Doubles as a Food-Shelf Drive in a Hard Season
Neighbors brought donations along with their skates.
Events
Lake of the Isles Winter Party Draws Neighbors Out Into the Cold
Pit fires, hot cocoa and skating brought six neighborhoods together on the ice.
Events
This Weekend in the Neighborhood: Winter Fires and a Frozen-Lake Skate
A lakeside winter party and a coordinated food drive headline a cold weekend.
City
East Isles offers home-security rebates to deter break-ins
The East Isles Neighborhood Association rebates up to $250 per household for deadbolts, exterior lighting and alarm systems, using leftover city neighborhood-revitalization money.
Neighborhood
Profile: Bryn Mawr's Unofficial Event Engine
The Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Association runs a year-round calendar of volunteer-staffed events, from its summer Ice Cream Social to a neighborhood garage sale that dates to the 1970s.
Neighborhood
Profile: A Food Share Volunteer Behind the Black Awning
The LHENA Food Share, run entirely by volunteers, distributes free groceries to more than 100 households each month at SpringHouse Ministries on Lyndale.
City
Inside CIDNA, the neighborhood group for 3,000 lakeside residents
Cedar-Isles-Dean, a neighborhood of about 3,000 residents ringed by three lakes, is represented by the volunteer-led CIDNA, which has focused heavily on the Southwest Light Rail project.
Events
Kenwood Pitches In on the Winter Party and the NYE Skate
The neighborhood north of the lake co-hosts two cold-weather staples.
Neighborhood
Profile: The Room Parent Who Never Left
The Kenwood Community School PTA runs on a roster of named events and chronic volunteer need, the kind of work that depends on a few people who keep showing up year after year.
Neighborhood
Voters Backed the Tech Levy. Here's What It Pays For.
Minneapolis voters approved a $20 million-a-year increase to the school district's technology levy in November 2024, replacing an expiring authorization.
Neighborhood
MPS Approves $279 Million Levy as Tax Bills Rise
The Minneapolis school board approved a $279 million property tax levy for 2025, a 12.6% increase that includes the voter-approved technology levy.
Neighborhood
Winter Saturnalia Warms Bryn Mawr's Coldest Months
Bryn Mawr's Saturnalia, the neighborhood's December winter festival, drew residents to Penn Avenue South for music, crafts and bonfires.
Neighborhood
The Drain Adopter: One Resident's Quiet Crusade
Minneapolis residents can adopt a storm drain and keep leaves and trash out of the water that flows to Lake of the Isles.
Neighborhood
The Wedge Food Share and a Neighborhood That Feeds Itself
The Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association is raising $8,000 to keep its all-volunteer Wedge Neighborhood Food Share running through 2026.
Neighborhood
From Lowry Hill Residents, Inc. to LHNA: A Group Evolves
In June 1975, the homeowner-dominated Lowry Hill association opened membership and board seats to renters.
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