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Welcome to the Longfellow Community Council

A neighborhood organization for Cooper, Hiawatha, Howe & Longfellow.

Neighborhood Activities & Events

Participate in a Committee

Community members meet regularly through LCC committees. Whether you are interested in safety, housing, development, the environment, schools, commercial revitalization or other issues. Our committees are great forums to bring attention to topics that are important to you and work with others on planning efforts and activities.

Longfellow Events

The fun is all around! Celebrate the Mississippi River Gorge with a family-friendly event of canoe rides, ice cream, and nature hikes. Learn new fiber art skills and spend time with other creative community members at Mittenfest. Participate in our annual Community Garage Sale. Learn more about all those events and more!

What’s happening in Greater Longfellow? Find out!

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Contact us to learn more about our mission, work, or to become involved via email or call us at 612-722-4529.

Greater Longfellow

Learn more about our neighborhood in South Minneapolis, Minnesota

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LCC and Friends of the Mississippi River are teami

LCC and Friends of the Mississippi River are teaming up for this year’s Earth Day Cleanup, and we’re looking for volunteers to help improve our local environment. This is a great way to give back, meet neighbors, and make a visible impact in the community. We hope to see you there!

Interested in making a positive impact on the Grea

Interested in making a positive impact on the Greater Longfellow Community? We encourage anyone interested to apply to become a board member for the Longfellow Community Council Board of Directors! Check out the link in our bio for a FAQ page with a linked interest form, priority deadline to fill out this form is April 1st.

Join Saturday's important community meeting to lea

Join Saturday's important community meeting to learn about the effort to Rename Edmund Boulevard, learn the City process, meet with neighbors who are a part of the Reclaiming Edmund effort, and weigh in on what the future name should be.

Hello Longfellow Community! It’s the annual Ge

Hello Longfellow Community!

It’s the annual Gerten’s plant sale for Sanford PTA. Pick up those beautiful Gerten’s flower and vegetable plants right in the neighborhood and support the Sanford PTA so we can fund more field trips, purchase recess supplies, host ice cream at the open house, bring in speakers and more!!!

Just follow the link and enter our store code 930. Order online and pickup at Sanford Middle School on Monday 5/12.

https://www.gertensfundraising.com/

You're invited to join LCC's Environment & River G

You're invited to join LCC's Environment & River Gorge Committee (ERG) in a brainstorming session. The goal is to decide on some community-wide environmental projects and initiatives that LCC can form action groups around.

What would you like to see and do to help improve our relationship with our local environment in Longfellow?
Would you like more tree cover?
More nature programs for families?
Support with decreasing energy usage?
More pollinator habitats?
Education and action toward reducing pesky invasives in our yards?
Help with building and tending gardens? What else?
Come share your ideas and learn how you can get more involved in the environmental activities in Greater Longfellow.
Meet at Squirrel Haus Arts (3450 Snelling Ave) at 7pm on Wednesday, March 5.

Hurry! Space is limited to join Lake Street Arts!

Hurry! Space is limited to join Lake Street Arts! for poetry, stories and songs to remember that we are not alone and to keep our deep, earthen dreams alive!

Winter Dreams (Poetry, Stories and Songs for these Tender and Dangerous Times)
Tue, February 11, 2025 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMCST
Moon Palace Books
3032 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406, USA

Featuring:
Louis Alemayehu
Sharon M. Day
Susan Raffo
Venus DeMars
Anaïs Deal-Márquez

Free (Donations Welcomed)
Space is limited (capacity 30). Register to save a seat!

Let your voice be heard. There is a public hearin

Let your voice be heard.

There is a public hearing on Tuesday, February 4, of the Heritage Preservation Commission. On the Agenda is the recommendation of the Department of Community Planning and Economic Development for the Demolition of Historic Resource application by Louis Zachary of The Zachary Group, Inc., on behalf of ADM Milling Co., for the property located at 3501 Hiawatha Ave:

A. Demolition of Historic Resource.

Recommended Motion: The Heritage Preservation Commission approves the demolition of historic resource application, subject to the following condition:

The applicant shall submit a mitigation plan to staff for review and approval prior to receiving preservation approval for a wrecking permit. The mitigation plan should propose a method to document or recognize the history of the site.

Find the 3501 Hiawatha staff Report at
https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/Board/Agenda/HPC/5095

Heritage Preservation Commission Regular Meeting
February 4, 2025 - 4:30 pm
Room 350, Public Service Center
250 S. 4th St., Minneapolis, MN 55415

Know Your Rights Workshop at CopalMN 🔹 ¡Atenc

Know Your Rights Workshop at CopalMN

🔹 ¡Atención Minneapolis!🔹 ¡Protéjase y empodérese! Únase a nuestros talleres y aprenda información clave para enfrentar situaciones que afectan a la comunidad migrante.🤝 Juntos construimos una comunidad más fuerte e informada. Gracias a Legal Aid - Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid por la orientación en este próximo taller.

🔹Hey Minneapolis! 🔹 Protect and empower yourself! Join our workshops and learn key information to navigate situations that impact the migrant community. 🤝 Together, we build a stronger and more informed community. Thank you to @legal_aid_mn for the guidance in this upcoming workshop.

📆 FEB 6
⏰ 6PM-7PM
📍 Centro de Trabajadores Primero de Mayo, 3521 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN

Register at: https://copalmn.org/events/

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