Renewal & recovery
Many people and many groups are working together for equitable community restoration.
Organizations from all corners and people from all walks of life are taking steps to repair, heal and strengthen our community. The variety of private and public groups providing resources and people for this purpose will support more far-reaching and impactful outcomes.
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Community Garden at Powderhorn Park
There is specific funding available for gardens that is separate from the current project shared in the draft concept plans
Next steps for creating a new community garden at Powderhorn Park will involve MPRB staff working with community to design and plan for this project
Powderhorn Park Improvements
Improvements for Powderhorn Park are taking shape! The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB) has developed two draft concept plans for park improvements. Both plans are based the park’s approved master plan, in addition to feedback gathered from the community last summer: Project staff heard from more than 300 people about priorities for this phase of park improvements.
MPRB Approves Hiawatha Golf Course Master Plan
Long-term plan outlines transition from 18-hole course to 9-hole course with reduced groundwater pumping, improved ecology and water management, and expanded trails and winter recreation opportunities
“New Dawn” chosen for Midtown Greenway Sculpture
The solar-powered sculpture will be located in East Phillips, a majority BIPOC neighborhood that has experienced continued racial health disparities due to toxic environmental pollution. While one light-emitting sculpture cannot erase years of neglect, it can become a beacon of hope and help light a new way forward for this neighborhood and our community.
May Groundbreaking Planned for Satori Village on W. Broadway
An urban core redevelopment project in the City of Minneapolis, Satori Village offers much-needed new market-quality housing availability in a prime location—the emerging West Broadway commercial and cultural corridor—with access to major transportation corridors and downtown.
Rise Up Initiative
More than just a building: a cooperative community for and by low-wage workers
Community Rooted Economic Inclusion
A new, multidisciplinary and systems-level approach
to building wealth and opportunity within underinvested places, while driving city and regional economic growth and development that centers equity at its core.
2800 E. Lake Street Property Donated to Nonprofit Seward Redesign
Taylor Smrikárova, project leader from Seward Redesign says, “Our team is intently committed to ensuring that the U.S. Bank property is lifted up as a demonstration site for wealth creation for communities of color. When this shared vision is achieved, the result will be that each parcel will be owned by BIPOC-led businesses or community organizations.”
Minneapolis Guaranteed Basic Income Program Pilot Poised to begin
The pilot program is accepting Interest Forms. Fill one out today to stay updated.
Exhibit: A Contemporary Black Matriarchal Lineage in Printmaking
Highpoint is delighted to partner with Delita Martin and Tanekeya Word to deliver the exhibition A Contemporary Black Matriarchal Lineage in Printmaking. Curated by Tanekeya and Delita, this show centers the narratives of Black women printmakers, by Black women printmakers.
