Upcoming Meetings:  Phase II Steering, Feb 9 CANCELED;  Executive, Feb 11;  Planning & Development, Feb 17. (Calendar page updated 2/05/10)

SNOW EMERGENCY DECLARED.  Starting at 9 pm Monday (Feb 8) to 8 am Tuesday, Do not park on either side of the street with the red sign: Snow Emergency Route until fully plowed. Beginning 8 am Tuesday, do not park on the EVEN side of non-Snow Emergency routes or on either side of Parkways. Avoid being plowed-in or getting ticketed and towed. Verify the current parking status or learn when and where, or not, to park. (Updated: 2/08 2pm)

FREE SAND: Keep your sidewalks shoveled and safe. The City offers several sites where residents can pick-up free sand for residential sidewalks, 24-hours-a-day. The closest to Nokomis East is 3607 E. 44th St. (East of Hiawatha between Snelling Ave. and the railroad tracks). You must bring your own pail and shovel, though. Call (612) 673-5720 for more information. (1/25)

Update - 50th St. LRT station expansion has been completed. All construction barriers should be removed and the southern platform extension and stairway open to passengers by Jan 21. Trains will now stop along the platform a little further to the south. The expansion was done to accomodate future 3-car trains. (1/20)

Crime Bulletin: Three home burglaries attempted in Wenonah; Vehicle, equipment taken from Keewaydin garages Crime Bulletin (1/07/10)

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MPD offers Citizen Academy, Spring 2010. Learn directly from investigators, trainers, precinct commanders and officers about police procedures, what it is like to be an officer and how the Minneapolis Police Department is organized at the Citizens’ Academy. Application deadline for this 10-week course is Feb 19, 2010.  Details (01/27/10)

Management of the former Bureau of Mines property has officially been transferred to the National Park Service and made a unit of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (MNRRA). The "record of decision" confirms the Department of Interior’s selected action is the preferred land use scenario: Open Space / Park. The property will remain under federal ownership, some or all of the Bureau of Mines buildings and infrastructure will be removed, and the site redeveloped as open space/park. View more info on NPS.GOV site. (1/20)

2010 Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour wants your home! Have you remodeled this past year? The Tour is looking for homeowners and home improvement professionals in Nokomis East who would like to put their homes on this popular Twin Cities showcase. In its 23rd year, the Tour will be held April 24 & 25, 2010. More (10/27)

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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Thanks for celebrsating the New Year with us! The Night Before New Years Eve Party. Minneapolis’ most popular family New Year’s celebration was great fun for over 1,000 guests. Many thanks go out to all the volunteers and donors who made the night a success. Families from all over the area shouted the countdown and welcomed 2010 a day early!. More Information (Updated 12/30)

Monarch Festival Photo Album   More than 1,000 visitors had a good time tagging and releasing butterflies, listening to live music or watching the cultural dancers. The festival will return on Sept 11, 2010. (9/14)

At 12:06 PM, Sept 26, the Mpls City Council passed a resolution ending the 19-year old Neighborhood Revitalization Program. Under the Mayor's guidance, the Council authorized the creation of a new City department that will take over all the functions of NRP, effectively killing the program that supports and funds all 72 of Mpls' Neighborhood Orgs. In a late tactical move, the new department was authorized without any structure, function, staff or cost figures attached (a blank slate). They also passed a resolution to replace NRP's independent "joint-powers" Policy Board with yet another City advisory committee. (Updated 10/03)

Can you spare a few hours? If yes, NENA has many rewarding opportunities to get involved in your neighborhood. We are looking for people to serve on the Board of Directors and committees (Neighborhood Planning & Development, Environment, Housing, People Services, and Children First). We also have positions on the Oversight Committee--a group whose job is to make sure that your neighborhood projects are well planned and well carried out). And, we always need people to help with events. Whatever your interests, NENA can find just the right volunteer job for you! Give us a call at 612-724-5652. (3/17/04)

Businesses: NENA is still offering our Commercial Facade Improvement Program. NENA is making matching grants available to business and commercial property owners to improve and restore the visual appeal and condition of the exterior façade of commercially zoned buildings. Details, Guidelines, and applications are in the Association>Programs. (9/01/03)

Do you remember life in Nokomis East years ago? We are collecting stories and old photos & postcards to feature on this site and in print. Contact NENA for details.

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