Longfellow Event Calendar & Board Meetings

Ward 12 Candidate Debate

Lake Nokomis Community Center 2401 East Minnehaha Parkway, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Come and hear directly from the candidates running to fill the open Ward 12 City Council seat! The event will be moderated by the outgoing Council Member Andrew Johnson. The candidate debate will be held in-person but there will be an option to stream it live. If you want to view the event from home, [...]

Bench Building with Better Futures

Better Futures 2620 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

As recipients of the Hennepin County Green Partners Grant, LCC and three community partners are building, painting, and installing Leopold benches in the community! Join us at Better Futures for the first part of this exciting project: bench building! We'll be working together to build Leopold Benches for the Greater Longfellow Area. We highly encourage Black, [...]

CANCELLED: River Clean Up

Mississippi Gorge Regional Park 3349 W River Pkwy, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

THIS EVENT AS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER. Join us for our first River Clean up of the year! We'll be at Mississippi River Gorge to clean up trash and help our river stay beautiful and healthy on Saturday, March 11th from 10am to noon.  This is a family-friendly event providing an excellent opportunity to [...]

Events & Engagement Committee Meeting

Zoom

Our Events and Engagement Committee works to engage with the community with meaning and purpose through events and programming. We assist with outreach efforts to ensure all neighbors feel welcome and supported. We help plan and implement large and small LCC events. Find our agendas and see what we're up to!  The Events & Engagement [...]

Agate Shelter and Affordable Housing Project Meeting

Zoom

Join Longfellow leaders and Agate staff at an informational meeting about the new shelter project coming to our neighborhood! In early January, Agate closed on a lot on the 2800 block of 27th Avenue. This site will become a new location for Agate's shelter and affordable housing programs. The shelter will serve about 54 single adults and there will be 48 units of [...]

Free the Deeds Training Session

LCC Office 3101 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Be a part of erasing racial covenants and writing a new future for your block, your neighborhood, and our city of Minneapolis, one deed at a time. Join a training session to learn about the work happening here in Greater Longfellow and how you can be involved! Find out the history of your deed and [...]

Bench Building with Better Futures

Better Futures 2620 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

As recipients of the Hennepin County Green Partners Grant, LCC and three community partners are building, painting, and installing Leopold benches in the community! Join us at Better Futures for the first part of this exciting project: bench building! We’ll be working together to build Leopold Benches for the Greater Longfellow Area. We highly encourage Black, [...]

LCC Board of Directors Meeting

LCC Office 3101 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Our Board of Directors discusses the objectives and programming of Longfellow Community Council and votes on grants and projects. Look at our agenda for a more complete picture of what we're doing each month. Our Board meets the third Tuesday of the month from 6pm to 8pm. All meetings are open to the public and [...]

Black Table Arts Bench Paint

Black Table Arts Cooperative 3737 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

As recipients of the Hennepin County Green Partners Grant, LCC and three community partners are building, painting, and installing Leopold benches in the community! Come join us and Black Table Arts for the second part of this exciting project: bench painting!  We’ll be working together to paint and beautify the Leopold Benches built by our [...]

Solace at the Palace Working Group Meeting

LCC Office 3101 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join the working group of neighbors coming together to spread love and joy through art. Maybe you are an artist - or know an artist. Maybe you are a musician - or know a musician. Maybe you have a food truck - or love a food truck and want to see them at this event. [...]

Equitable Housing and Development Committee Meeting

Zoom

The Equitable Housing & Development Committee (EHDC) focuses on identifying, researching, and planning that will mitigate and/or support issues and opportunities of equitable housing in Greater Longfellow. The committee also [...]

Environment & River Gorge Committee Meeting

Zoom

The Environment-River Gorge Committee (ERG) works to create environmentally focused programs, projects and events that help advance the greening of Greater Longfellow, as well as promote and protect the River Gorge. ERG meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7pm; All meetings are open to the public. We are currently meeting on Zoom! Zoom [...]