The Field Regina Northrop Neighborhood Group, Inc. (established in 1965)
1620 E. 46th St. (Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church), Minneapolis, MN 55407
FRN Info Line: 612-721-5424 • Fax: 612-721-4539 • E-mail: frnng (at) mtn.org

The Field Regina Northrop Neighborhood Newsletter
CLOSE TO HOME for December 2008 - January 2009

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Is there a vacant or problem property near your home? Field Regina Northrop Neighborhood Group is interested in keeping track of properties in our neighborhood that have become vacant, abandoned or are otherwise causing concern to their neighbors.  In order to keep the city and neighborhood engaged in improving our neighborhoods, please contact the FRNNG office if you notice a vacant or problem property on your block: (612) 721-5424 or frnng(at)mtn.org.

The Northrop neighborhood has a Google group for posting messages about the neighborhood. You can sign up here. The group is a terrific forum for discussion of issues and items of interest in the Northrop neighborhood of Minneapolis. Please check it out!

In an effort to support local business, the Field Regina Northrop Neighborhood Group Business Committee would like to begin spotlighting a local business in each issue of Close to Home. If you are interested in having your business in the spotlight, please contact frn-busines(at) googlegroups.com for more information. The FRNNG Business Committee seeks to support local business through business awareness campaigns, business education programming and targeted loan programs. The Committee meets regularly on the first Thursday of each month. For more information, please contact: frn-business (at) googlegroups.com

• FRNNG Annual Events and Meetings Calendar-July 2007-June 2008

April 16, 2008 Board Meeting Minutes (pdf)
March 19, 2008 Board Meeting Minutes (pdf)
February 20, 2008 Board Meeting Minutes (pdf)
January 16, 2008 Board Meeting Minutes
August 15, 2007 Board Meeting Minutes (pdf)
September 19, 2007 Board Meeting Minutes (pdf)
October 17, 2007 Board Meeting Minutes (pdf)
November 28, 2007 Board Meeting Minutes (pdf)

Surveys indicate that a large majority of parents are worried about raising compassionate, thoughtful children in today's consumer saturated culture. It's not surprising when you think about the constant media messages our kids receive that reinforce materialism, narcissism, and entitlement. Read more

Re-use of the Northrop Elementary School building

Women's Art Group
Paint, Draw, Knit, Crafts, whatever... Do it with Friends Read more

Asbury United Methodist Church (45th St & Bloomington Ave) invites all to free community suppers held each Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. Read more

Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery Announces Sale Of South Minneapolis Shelter

Golden Valley, MN—Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery’s Board of Directors has decided that the most cost-effective way to serve more children and families is to consolidate services at its Golden Valley facility. The decision came after nearly a year of reflection and due diligence. The Nursery will now begin the process of selling its South Shelter building located in South Minneapolis. Read more...

Exercise Class for Adults
McRae Park - Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:15 PM

The City of Minneapolis needs your input on improving transportation and bringing back streetcars. Give us your opinion on the draft 10-year Citywide Transportation Action Plan and on the draft Streetcar Feasibility Study. For more information visit: www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/public-works/trans-plan

WHAT IS FRNNG?

The Field Regina Northrop Neighborhood Group (FRNNG) is the recognized neighborhood organization for three neighborhoods in south Minneapolis -- Field, Regina and Northrop. These three neighborhoods encompass the area bounded by Second Avenue South and Cedar Avenue, East 42nd Street and Minnehaha Creek (map). Each of these neighborhoods was named for a local school — Field and Northrop public elementary schools, which are still in operation, and Regina, a parochial school which now houses PICA Head Start and La Creche Early Childhood Center.

FRNNG welcomes the participation of neighborhood residents, businesses and property owners.

Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) has recently prepared Neighborhood Census Profiles for the Field, Regina and Northrop neighborhoods. These profiles visually display selected neighborhood census trends from the 1980, 1990 and 2000 censuses, and include the corresponding city-wide trend line for the same period (when available). The profiles also include the most recent land use and zoning maps, and plan "base" maps.

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