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Updated Tuesday, June 18
 

Calendar Upcoming Meetings & Events:  Exec, June 20;  Garage Sale, June 22;  Board, June 27. Calendar page

New ItemGateway Gardens and Nokomis Naturescape Updates: Volunteers welcome!  Gateway gardeners meet Saturday, June 15 at the GG, Naturescape gardeners meet Tuesday, June 18. Read the 6/14 updates: Volunteer Gardens Info & More  (6/14/13)

click for more on the MPD AlertNew Item3rd Precinct Block Leader Training: Wednesday, June 19th or Tuesday, July 9th. (You only need to attend one) 6:30– 8:30pm,  3rd Precinct, 3000 Minnehaha Ave. Topics include: Introduction to crime prevention, how-to topics, services available, leader responsibilities, problem solving and more. RSVP necessary: 673-3482 or 673-2856. Download the Flyer (105 KB PDF). (5/31)

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click for more on the Garage SaleNew ItemThe Nokomis East Neighborhood-Wide Yard & Garage Sale, on Saturday, June 22: Make it a Super Saturday by cruising the neighborhood-wide garage & yard sale event.  135 households and businesses are holding sales this one day! Starting June 19, pick up an area map showing locations along with a printed listing with featured items at each sale, OR download now>>. More info, map and listing downloads. (Updated 6/18)

Ward updatesNew ItemWard 12's April Newsletter is hot off the press!. Click here to go to the Council page for links. (4/05/13)

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New ItemBossen Area Litter Clean Up was washed out!  A hearty thank you to the few volunteers that bravely showed up.  2" of rain and frequent lightning strikes forced us to cancel the event for the safety of all. We will try again at some point. (Updated 5/20)

New item Thank you to everyone who attended NENA's 2013 Annual Neighborhood Meeting and Dinner on April 30. The amazing KetzalCoatlicue Aztec Dance Group put on a great show! Special thanks go out to Fat Lorenzo's for catering the great dinner and to Crosstown Covenant Church for the gracious use of their nice facilities. The 2013 Noki Award was presented to MaryLynn Pulscher of the MPRB for her tireless collaboration with NENA on producing the Monarch Festival. (5/01)

Click for the NBNYE pageNew item The Night Before New Years Eve Party. A big Thank You to all the volunteers and families from all over the area that joined us to welcome 2013 a day early! It was a great night for a party. Photos! Photos are on our Facebook page. Click the "FB Like" link at upper right. (Updated 1/04/13)

 

2012 Mpls Monarch Festival: Thank you to everyone who made this a great day of celebration. We hope you enjoyed it!  The event planners would especially like to thank the 60 or so volunteers who gave their time to this event. They made it happen!    Photos! 2012 photos are up on Facebook Or visit: www.monarchfestival.org

Ward updatesNENA REVIEW, Sept, '12 newsletter: Did you miss it in the mail? Download the PDF. (9/18/12)

Home improvement loansHome Improvement loans are back!: NENA has funding available for Home Improvement Loans through our administrator, the Center for Energy and Environment. The program offers low interest loans for eligible home improvements and City code violations. For more information on the Improvement loans, please visit the Center for Energy and Environment (mncee.org), call (612) 335-5830, or email loaninfo@mncee.org. You may also pick up an application at the NENA office, 3000 East 50th St. (5/18)

The Night Before New Years Eve Party. Perhaps a thousand guests stopped by the Nokomis Community Center to celebrate the New Year a day early. It was a fantastic evening, and many thanks are due the great volunteers and contributors that helped make December 30th memorable for so many area families. More Information (Updated 1/04/12)

The Emerald City Globe Award.Minneapolis wins 2009 Emerald City Globe Award  Our city was selected from 174 other candidates to receive the coveted 2009 Emerald City Award for its work in green promotion. Read the Press Release in the Lighter Side. (April 1, 2009)  There's more, like the Glowing Walleyes, the Sharks in Minnehaha Creek and the Viking Timbers in Lake Nokomis. They're all in the Lighter Side.

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