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Minneapolis Earth Day Cleanup, April 18 at Folwell Park

2010 Minneapolis Earth Day Cleanup, Saturday, April 18, 9:30 a.m. until Noon, Folwell Park
Volunteer! Get a team together or come by yourself. Help clean up in and around Folwell Park. Supplies are provided. For details or to volunteer, call Mary Ann at 612-521-2100.

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News Release – Winter Parking Restrictions end in Minneapolis

Drivers should continue to follow posted parking signs
March 5, 2010 (MINNEAPOLIS) Effective immediately, Minneapolis has lifted the Winter Parking Restrictions that were put in place last month. The restrictions went into effect on Feb. 11 after snow accumulations narrowed many streets, making it difficult for fire trucks, ambulances, and other emergency vehicles to navigate [...]

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Could your house use a new coat of paint?

Let Paint-A-Thon help you! Paint-A-Thon is a program of the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches. Volunteer teams have been painting homes for low-income senior or disabled homeowners – free of charge – since 1984. Painting usually takes place the first weekend in August.
If your house is in need of paint, but not major repair, check [...]

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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture confirms emerald ash borer infestation in Minneapolis trees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 25, 2010

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) today confirmed an emerald ash borer infestation in four trees in the Prospect Park East River Road neighborhood of Minneapolis within Tower HillPark.  This infestation is within a mile of the St. Paul neighborhood in which the tree pest was found last year.
The infestation was discovered through an ongoing survey of ash [...]

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Micro farming in North Minneapolis – Small is Beautiful

The McKinley Neighborhood is embracing urban agriculture with the start of a small scale CSA.  Utilizing our former community garden space we will begin our inaugural growing season in the summer of 2010.
When you consider the effects of soil depletion, run off from factory farms, the huge consumption of fossil fuels to transport foods across the [...]

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2010 Census Jobs Available In Neighborhoods

The US Census is now hiring people to help on the field work for the 2010 Census.  The jobs are temporary and will start sometime between January and March and should continue into June.  The jobs pay about $14 to $18 an hour depending on the level of the position for which someone is hired.  The Census wants [...]

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3601 Penn Quick Stop – Operating Agreement

To read the Operating Agreement for 3601 Penn Quick Stop, please click on the link below.
Operating Agreement 10.22.09

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3354 Penn Ave N … Gone!

Hooray!

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Accelerated Cleanup

Accelerated Cleanup is in effect. If there is litter or debris within 20 feet of your collection point the City will clean it up; however, you will be billed the cost of the cleanup. Be sure to check the area around your collection point regularly and especially on garbage collection day. Call Solid Waste & [...]

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Homework Hub – Hennepin County Library

Be a Homework Hub Volunteer – Weekday afternoons and evenings. Tutors provide help in all subject areas for elementary, middle and high school students. Tutors work with 1-5 students in a group setting.
Libraries include: Augsburg Park, Brookdale, East Lake, Franklin, Hopkins, Hosmer, Central, North Regional, Sumner.
Volunteer applications are available at www.hclib.org under Support Your Library.
Homework [...]

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