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Destination Northeast is an initiative launched by the Northeast Minneapolis Chamber that utilizes digital and on-line tools to help connect visitors and residents to the experiences Northeast Minneapolis has to offer. This unique approach helps bring attention to local businesses and introduces people to some of the many adventures and experiences.
There is always something to explore in this unique part of the city: restaurants, art galleries, breweries, performance spaces, distilleries, and much more. Destination Northeast is an experience specific website and mobile app with mapping capabilities which can assist people on their Northeast adventures, helping them connect the dots.
Destination Northeast is made possible with grant funding provided by the City of Minneapolis Great Streets Neighborhood Business District Program and in partnership with the Northeast Minneapolis Chamber.
 The Minneapolis Public
Housing Authority (MPHA) is set to develop the Minnehaha Townhomes. The
homes will be a 16-unit development with four units in four different
buildings. This will provide permanent housing for families exiting Hennepin
County homeless shelters. Each unit will vary in size (two, three or four
bedrooms), which will assist with housing larger, low-income families. The
homes offer on-site social services as well.
These innovative homes will be built at 5348 Riverview Road
in the Minnehaha neighborhood, located just a quarter mile away from the Metro
Transit light rail. There are many features with these homes: a community garden,
a children’s play area, and an outdoor patio. There are also connections to
city sidewalks and trail systems.
The groundbreaking for this development project was held on
Tuesday, May 29. The City assembled the land and wrote the sale price down to
$1 (from an estimated market value of $355,000). The City also contributed
$1.04 million from the Affordable Housing
Trust Fund (AHTF) and the Family Housing Improvement
Fund (FHIF).
photo: Mayor Jacob Frey, Council Member Andrew Johnson, CPED Housing Director Andrea Brennan joined with MPHA, state, county, and Congressional leaders. (Source: The City of Minneapolis)
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Minnesota
Innovation Loans for Entrepreneurs (MILE) is a pilot program designed to
assist early-stage businesses that are developing high-tech products or
services in Minnesota. MILE will provide these types of businesses with
interest-free loans ranging from $20,000 to $50,000, with no payments required
in the first year. The Minnesota Department of
Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is accepting loan applications
through July 16, 2018.
For more information about requirements and eligibility of
MILE, visit here.
 You may notice an influx of motivated and
professionally dressed young people around City buildings this month. That’s because nearly 1,700 work-ready Minneapolis youth will begin their STEP-UP internships
on June 18th – 65 are with the City of Minneapolis in various
departments. These young people are the future of our
city.
STEP-UP is more than a job; it’s a way
forward. In its 15th year, STEP-UP builds a springboard to connect
youth to the people and places that will get them where they want to be.
STEP-UP provides a chance for young people to be daring, explore careers and
create a vision for the future alongside professional mentors who can guide
them. Interns get their first job, and then a second. They gain real-world knowledge,
broaden their networks and get a foot in the door at life-changing careers. STEP-UP bolsters resumes and launches careers, but more importantly, it
expands horizons. These are the workers of tomorrow; the talent who will power
our region; the young people who reflect the global fluency of our communities.
photo: STEP-UP intern learns interviewing tips through Mock Interviews. (Source: The City of Minneapolis)
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Art conservators at work: inspecting Father of Waters in City Hall (left); repatinating Disc Lights (right) - part of Luminous at the 46th Street Station along the Blue Line in front of Venn Brewing. (Source: The City of Minneapolis)
Every spring the City of Minneapolis sends out highly trained art conservators to evaluate all of the 300 individual art installations making up the 70 artworks in the City’s Public Art Collection. Many of these live outside and withstand Minnesota’s unforgiving weather. Each artwork also has its own set of risks to deal with ranging from heavy winter salting, car crashes, graffiti, gum, and more.
In 2001, the City approved policies to minimize damage and keep artworks in tip top shape. After thoroughly inspecting the collection, conservators provide recommendations to treat damages or graffiti and to further protect the art in the future. These recommendations range from re-painting, polishing, removing rust, and adding protective wax coatings. The recommendations are then reviewed by the Public Art Advisory Panel and the Arts Commission which approve an annual maintenance program for the collection.
If you discover vandalism or damage to a public artwork please report it by calling 311 or using the 311 phone app. To learn which artworks are near you, visit this link.
The US Department of Health and Human
Services/Administration for Children and Families included this
report in a national publication that highlights best practices. The
City of Minneapolis served as a connection project site and is featured in this
policy brief: Systems
Work Better Together: Strengthening Public Workforce & Homeless Service
Systems Collaboration.
The Policy Brief from Heartland Alliance focuses on
collaborations between the workforce system and homeless services system to
best meet the needs of individuals who are homeless or unstably housed who
access the workforce system. Drawing from in-depth interviews with public
workforce and homeless service systems, leaders and the work of five national
connections project sites, this paper identifies common barriers to public
workforce and homeless service systems collaboration. It also recommends how to
address these barriers in order to help ensure that homeless and unstably
housed jobseekers can access economic opportunity and stable housing.
See report >> here.
National Healthy Homes Month reminds people to check their homes for
potential health hazards and make their homes the healthiest possible for their
families. Here are the seven steps to a healthy home. Minneapolis offers resources to help residents take action on making
their homes healthier:
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Free soil testing for lead.
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Free events testing children under 6 for lead exposure.
- Grants to assist residential child care providers with
health and safety needs such as lead abatement, insulation, concrete work and
radon mitigation.
- Grants to identify and remove lead-based paint hazards
in homes where children under the age of 6 live or regularly visit. Other
health and safety improvements include radon mitigation and pest management.
- Discounted or free home energy audits and free home
energy products create more stable temperatures in your home.
For more information on National Healthy Homes Month 2018, visit here.
Events
Open Streets Lyndale
Sunday, June 10, 2018
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Lyndale Ave S from
22nd St W to 54th St W
Since 2011, Open Streets Minneapolis turned more than 28 streets into car-free, public spaces for a weekend afternoon. An estimated 5,000 people attended the first Open Streets Minneapolis event, revisioning the Lyndale Avenue as a space for walking, biking, community building, and play.
More Information
Summer Walking Tours
To view all tours, click here.
Learn about the city with Preserve Minneapolis. The popular tours of Minneapolis neighborhoods and architecture shed new light on the city’s history, culture, and urban design, from the biggest landmarks to little-known streets and districts.
More Information
Make on Lake
Monday, June 25, 2018
8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
El Nuevo Miramar (501 E Lake St)
 Tuesday, June 26, 2018
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Lake Street & Hiawatha Ave Underpass
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The Lake Street Council, with the support of the McKnight Foundation, Twin Cities LISC, City of Minneapolis Great Streets, and GoodSpace Murals, is undertaking a creative placemaking initiative to develop relationships between local artists and Lake Street businesses and produce a coordinated public artwork series.
There are 15 public art projects selected to be part of the initiative. The projects will include permanent and temporary visual, performance, and sculptural art installations intended to draw residents and visitors to Lake Street in new and exciting ways. Follow along all summer on the Facebook Page.
More Information
New/Expanding Businesses
Food/Beverage
 Retail
Services
Health/Wellness
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