Business owners now have access to The Coven's digital platform, powered by Hennepin County's Elevate Business initiative.
Anyone who currently owns a business in Hennepin County or is in the process of starting one can register for a free Connect digital membership and gain entry to the coworking space’s body of educational content. Sign up at The Coven and access upcoming webinars: one focused on business planning and modeling and another exploring what Coven co-founders wish they knew when they started.
Find events at The Coven events calendar and access your digital membership here.
On November 5, my colleague, Hennepin County Commissioner Kevin Anderson, and I will be at the Westonka Library meeting room for ‘Coffee with the Commissioners’!
Join us at 10:00 a.m. for some hot coffee and a conversation about the issues you care about.
Invite a friend and RSVP here.
Last weekend, I joined the celebration of 100 years of the Excelsior library.
The Excelsior Library serves the South Lake communities of Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood, Shorewood, and Tonka Bay and was established in 1922.
As a former school board member and now in my role as Hennepin County Commissioner, it has always been clear to me how important our libraries are. Not just for our students but for families and residents of all ages.
Our Hennepin County libraries offer homework help, internet, and computer access. They are gathering places where families can create traditions, attend events, and make memories.
Libraries are so much more than just a place to find a book. They are places that spark inspiration, learning, and curiosity.
By Katie Lobosco, CNN
With financial help from the federal pandemic aid packages passed by Congress, Hennepin County has been able to move at lightning-fast speed to implement a multilayer plan addressing housing and homelessness – work that usually moves at a snail’s pace.
Over the past two years, the county has opened three new emergency shelters, including Homeward Bound, and upgraded several others. It has purchased five properties that are being converted into affordable housing and is helping finance 16 other new projects driven by private developers. Twenty-six new social workers were hired to help those experiencing homelessness move into their own housing.
Access the full story here.
By the Star Tribune Editorial Board
Minneapolis and Hennepin County — together with state, nonprofit and philanthropic partners — have fundamentally reshaped the homelessness response system since the March 2020 start of the pandemic.
Together, the city and county have invested more than $200 million into efforts to improve shelter conditions and keep them open 24/7, and support new cultural and gender-specific shelters. And since 2019, the city has seen record-high annual affordable housing production and preservation levels — with several hundred more units in the pipeline in the next few years.
Access the full story here.
Looking for a fun, free, family-friendly fall event? Wear your best costume and attend Minnetonka's Burwell Spooktacular on October 28 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Burwell House, 13209 E. McGinty Road, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55345
Free parking is available at St. David’s Family Center, 3395 Plymouth Road.
- Ages 12 and under recommended
- Games and crafts
- Live performers
- Fire department inflatable slide
- Warm up by the fire
- Burwell House tours
- Food vendors
The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners consists of one commissioner from each of seven districts. I am proud to represent Deephaven, north Eden Prairie, Edina, Excelsior, Greenwood, Hopkins, Long Lake, Minnetonka, Minnetonka Beach, northern Mound, Orono, Shorewood, Spring Park, Tonka Bay, Wayzata and Woodland.
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Chris LaTondresse
Commissioner
6th District
612-348-7886
Jessica Oaxaca
District Director
612-348-6885
Kyle Olson
Policy Director
612-348-3168
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