Commonbond Gateway Project broke ground on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 with special guests Mayor Jacob Frey, Council Member Steve Fletcher, and Council Member Kevin Reich.

The new Gateway Northeast housing community will bring 128 affordable, mixed-income apartment units to the Arts District.

Construction is estimated to be completed February, 2021. More information can be found at commonbond.org/gatewayne.

Photo Credit Mariam Slayhi

Photo credit Derek Madsen

Photo credit Derek Madsen

Photo credit Mariam Slayhi

Join CommonBond to celebrate the creation of 128 new apartment homes near the riverfront in Northeast. 

Gateway Northeast Groundbreaking
Thursday, January 16
30 Lowry Ave. NE  |  10:00-10:30 am. Media interviews available.

commonbond.org/gatewayne/

BNA Community Meeting, Wednesday January 29th, 2020
7pm @ Eastside Neighborhood Services

Agenda:

MN Pollution Control Agency Updates
Parks for All Plan Presentation
2020 Census Updates/Outreach
City of Minneapolis Regulatory Team
2nd Precinct Crime Prevention Specialists

University of Minnesota Division of Environmental Health Sciences Presents:

CANCER AND ASTHMA PREVALENCE STUDY

Randomly selected residents will receive a survey in the mail to measure the prevalence of cancer and asthma in the Lowry Bridge area.

Bottineau Park Recreation Center
Saturday, October 26th
1pm-3:30pm
Free

Need some Halloween decorations? Come down to Bottineau Park for an afternoon and carve some pumpkins with your family. Pumpkin Carving will be held in the multi-purpose room! Open gym will also be held in the gym.

Pumpkins and carving materials will be provided by the Bottineau Neighborhood Association, Sentyrz Market, and the Northeast Kiwanis.

Bottineau Neighborhood Association (BNA) is asking that residents, business owners, workers, artists and landlords in Bottineau Neighborhood fill out a survey to give the BNA board of directors guidance on how the community wishes to make Bottineau an even better place to live, work and play. Just click here to begin survey. Results of the survey will be discussed at our July 25 community meeting. Thank you!

To get a closer look at the Great Northern Greenway’s route through North and Northeast Minneapolis, click on the first image below. To view details about progress on the 18th Ave bike path in Northeast Minneapolis, click on the second image below.

Presentation developed and presented by Amanda Winterer at Bottineau Neighborhood Association’s January 2017 Community Meeting. You may either view the slideshow below or, if preferred, a pdf of this presentation can be viewed here —> Northeast Housing Update 2016

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INSECT AND WEED ID AND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS

Insects: Saturday  February 6, 10am-3pm
Weeds: Saturday February 20 from 10am-3pm

Location: The Good Acre Classroom (1790 Larpenteur Ave. W., FalconHeights, MN 55113)

Cost: $85/Class
Click here to register.

Details:

Feb 6th:  INSECT ID/MNGT

Improve your growing skills through increased knowledge of insect and pest management. Learn proper Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies. This workshop will contain in-class lectures and hands-on activities. Beginning to Advance Farmers and Growers welcome.  Dr. Ribbing will be there to answer all your insect questions.

Feb. 20: WEED ID/MNGT

Improve our growing skills through increased knowledge of weed identification and management. Learn proper organic pesticide selection, safe application and handling. This workshop will contain in-class lectures with hands-on activities. Beginning to Advanced Farmers & Growers welcome. Dr. Ribbing will be there to answer all your weed questions.

Dr. Loretta Ortiz-Ribbing, WEI Faculty and Consultant, is a former research scientist with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Extension Specialist with the University of Illinois; and Assistant Professor of Crop Science with the University of Wisconsin in River Falls where she taught courses such as Organic Production Systems, Sustainable Agriculture, Weed Control and Integrated Pest Management.   Her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois is in Crop Sciences, specializing in Plant Pathology.  She has many years of previous research, extension, and teaching experience and has publications related to IPM for agronomic and horticultural crops, developing bioherbicides, and other plant and microbe interactions.