Welcome Home! The Neighborhood section is where you will find topical
information on living and working in the Nokomis East
neighborhood--and even a little about our good neighbors
in the surrounding areas.
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Free Outdoor
Concerts at Minnehaha Falls
 All
Shows at 7:00 pm except as noted. In case of
rain, concerts will be held in the Minnehaha
Falls Pavilion. (Updated
8/15/08)
August 18, Sound of Simon, Tribute to the Music of Paul
Simon
August 19, KGB Band, Blues and Classic Rock
August 20, The Hope Chest for Breast Cancer presents
Karl Commers Neil Diamond Show
August 21, Kenwood Slim, Songwriter/Roadhouse Blues
Piano
August 25, Bear Acoustic Honey, One Man Psychedelic
Folk Rock
August 26, Blue Garden, Blues, Gospel, Country
August 27, Toasterfork! Rock Alternative
August 28, The Melvilles, Folk Rock/Country/Americana
September 1, 2:30-7:00PM Laughing Waters Bluegrass
Festival
The Best of Local Bluegrass!!! http://www.mscb.com/minnehaha.htm
September 16 - 21, 6:00PM Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre, Presents
Romeria
Interactive Dance Adventure Honoring the Earth http://www.zorongo.org
Complete
listing for the Summer season. ( 93 kb  PDF)
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Crosstown
Project Update
Updated
Tuesday, April 29
 The
46th St bridge was closed on
Friday, April 25. The bridge is scheduled to re-open
in summer
2009. The 46th Street intersections of Stevens Ave
and 2nd
Ave will remain open; however, the intersections will
close once bridge reconstruction impacts these areas.
Detour goes over the 42nd St bridge.
50th
Street bridge area: Crews are laying the
steelwork for the new bridge. Pile driving in
the area may begin in early May.
The 50th Street bridge is tentatively scheduled to
re-open in fall 2008. Detour over the Diamond
Lake or 42nd St. bridges.
62/35W
Webcam.
For
more information on the I-35W/Hwy 62 Crosstown
Reconstruction
project, visit www.mndot.gov or
call the Crosstown Project hotline at 1-866-743-6590
or
send an e-mail to crosstown@rranow.com.
Mn/DOT
reminds motorists to slow down in work zones and never enter
a roadway that has been blocked with barriers or cones. For statewide traffic, construction
and travel information visit www.511mn.org or call
511 or log onto www.mndot.gov.
Compiled
from several MnDOT updates.
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City
launches new Graffiti Solutions webpage
Creative
responses to graffiti include murals, landscaping and more.
(2/11/08)
 The
City of Minneapolis is starting a new webpage to
allow neighbors to share creative tips for preventing
graffiti. "Every day I see more and more creativity
from neighbors who are using art and landscaping
to
prevent graffiti," 9th Ward Council Member Gary
Schiff said. I hope this website becomes a tool for
neighbors to submit their own photos and share ideas across
the city.
The webpage www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/graffiti/solutions.asp shows examples such as landscaping, murals and types
of fencing that deter graffiti. Residents are encouraged
to send in photos of their own efforts, and share helpful tips. Graffiti often collects on large flat
blank surfaces, such as buildings, garages and flat fences. Landscaping,
like ivy or other clinging plants helps to reduce the likelihood of graffiti on a surface. Some fences are
less likely to be spray painted such as fences with board gaps, alternating boards or lattices.
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Minneapolis Pedestrian Website
The Minneapolis Pedestrian Website is now online at www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/pedestrian.
The City of Minneapolis will soon be joining the ranks of cities like Denver, Kansas City, Portland, Oakland, and San Diego, when it completes its first Pedestrian Master Plan in 2008. Among other things, the plan will examine current city policies, suggest standard design guidelines for sidewalks and crosswalks, and recommend future capital improvement projects.
The site currently contains:
- General information about walking – Why walk? How Far Can I Walk?
- Pedestrian Advisory Committee – membership, principles/mission, meeting notes and meeting presentations
- Related Links – links to other information on walking, including things like sidewalk repair, coordinated street furniture, Bike/Walk Twin Cities, Walking Minneapolis
- A place to sign up for pedestrian email updates
If you find this information useful, please check back in the future, as more information is expected to be added, including a section on pedestrian safety and traffic laws.
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Radon detection kits available
Hennepin County is offering radon detection kits to enable you to test
for the presence of this invisible, odorless and dangerous gas in your
home.
Radon,
a naturally occurring gaseous form of ionizing radiation, has been
ranked by the Surgeon General as the second leading cause of
lung cancer in the United States. The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency lists Hennepin County as a high-potential radon region,
where one in
every three homes is likely to have elevated radon
levels.
Kits
are $9, or two for $17. Please call the Radon Info
Line at 952-351-5225.
(5/01/06)
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 Minnehaha
Creek monitoring. The  USGS now
provides real-time monitoring of the creek's
level and
flow, as measured under
the Highway 55 bridge. Website (12/06/05)
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Rides for Seniors
 Are
you a senior citizen in need of a ride to medical
or dental appointment? If you live east of 35W
and south of 42nd St., the Nokomis
Health Seniors program
has volunteer drivers who are ready and eager
to help seniors get to and from the necessary appointments
they may have.
To
schedule a ride, or for more information about Nokomis
Healthy Seniors, call the help line at (612)729-5499.
Office hours are 8am to 4pm. Voice mail is
available after hours. (6/07/05)
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 Do
you have forgotten kid toys collecting dust in the attic?
Have exercise equipment in the basement that could be
someone else’s treasure? Thinking about fixing
up the garage to watch those Vikings? Try the Twin
Cities Free Market! Residents can log into
a website where they can post their old stuff online
and browse the free items other residents have posted.
There are 300-400 new items listed every week. Some
recent items include a gas grill, landscape rocks, a
pet carrier and a cast-iron sink.
Participating
in the Twin Cities Free Market keeps reusable goods
out of the trash, and helps people avoid buying new,
which is great for the environment and the pocketbook.
In Hennepin County alone, it's estimated that 32 million
pounds of usable clothing and household goods are thrown
away each year - that's enough to fill shopping carts
lined up from Minneapolis to Milwaukee.
In
2003, The Free Market had more than 8,000 listings and
facilitated more than 4,000 exchanges, amounting to
more than 500 tons of materials. The Twin Cities Free
Market is funded in part by Hennepin
County.
Want to give it a try? Just visit: www.twincitiesfreemarket.org/
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Constantina Rios Zavartes and Elias Dominguez Rios showing two of their
signature dishes in the dining room. |
Dominguez
Restaurant
(Updated May 6,
2008)
Entering
their third year, the Dominguez family offers a nice
selection
of traditional Mexican appetizers, entrees, tortas
and
combination plates at their informal restaurant.
The menu features many family recipes and even has
a section titled,
"Especialidades de Mi Pueblo" (Specialties
of My Town) with combinations of regional favorites.
Most
dinners are served with the
traditional
sides of silky refried beans and rice, garnished
with fresh guacamole and
an excellent pico de gallo. Freshly made and
warm tortilla chips
and salsa fresca are served with the meals
(heat lovers should ask for Constantina's signature
avocado-tomatilla salsa verde). A children's menu
includes the standard american fare and some nicely
priced, mild Mexican features.
NENA's
staff favorites are the chicken enchiladas in a tasty,
mild verde sauce (they are not listed on the menu
but
worth asking for ), the traditional mexican-style
beef tacos, the chipotle-sauced fish tacos, and the
chicken Morelos Nachos appetizers.
City
Pages awarded Dominguez for Best Tacos in the Twin
Cities:
"Tacos
aren't a complicated thing, if done in traditional Mexican
style--two corn tortillas, cilantro, onion,
a meat of choice, and a slice of lime are the only
ingredients required--but like a finely mixed
drink, there's something greater than the sum of the
parts in the way Dominguez puts theirs together." Read
the entire review.
A
limited selection of beer and wine
is also available along with natural drinks,
Jarrittos soda, and several hot and cold teas.
The
family completely remodeled the building with
new plaster, tile floors and brightly painted murals
depicting Mexico
City and surround in its pre-civilized state. A downstairs room is available for private parties.
Hours:
Sunday-Thursday, 10am - 9pm
Friday & Saturday, 10am - Midnight
Dominguez
3313 E. 50th Street ( map)
Minneapolis, MN 55417
612-724-8493
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