There’s A New Performance Pavilion in the Park!
If you’ve been by Logan Park recently, you’ve noticed something different: a brand-new performance pavilion! The pavilion has been three years in the making, and on Sunday, August 22, 2021 volunteers from the neighborhood, Spark-Y, and members of the Edison High School football team came together to help hoist the massive timbers into place. The timber framed structure will provide space for outdoor gatherings as well as stage performances in the park. Participants and spectators for the many athletic events and activities in Logan Park will also be able to enjoy the pavilion as a gathering area.

Funding for the pavilion was provided by NRP funds, Elim Church, People for Parks, local businesses, and individual donations. This project would not have been possible without numerous, dedicated volunteers and the following community partners: Clark Bremer, Jon Duesman (MPRB), Carrie Christensen (MPRB), Pat Vogel, Mike Ferrin, Kevin Reich,  Mike Vennewitz, Spark-Y Youth Labs (Miranda Wood, Tatiana Hakanson, Sam Menzies), David Salzar and the Edison Football Team. Additional recognition to be made in the October 2021 newsletter.

We are still accepting donations (any amount helps) to help offset the increased costs.
LPNA is a 501c3. Donations are tax-deductible.

Donate to the Pavilion Fund

Logan Park Neighborhood Association (LPNA) with Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB) intends to build a timber framed  performance pavilion at Logan Park this Summer! As part of our Neighborhood Priority Planning Process over the last two years, the community has identified Park Projects as a top priority, and creating a focal point for the neighborhood. 

The pavilion will serve multiple purposes. It will serve as a picnic shelter; where residents, schools, and community groups gather for picnics and outdoor events. Participants and spectators for the many athletic activities in the park will enjoy the pavilion as a shady area as well. Perhaps most exciting is the opportunity for performance activities, and bringing a whole new level of engagement to the park and neighborhood. LPNA will work with MPRB to develop programming with local artists and community groups to expand on our already well-attended events such as Movies in the Park and Jazz in the Park.

The most important thing our new performance pavilion will bring is a greater sense of community for all Logan Park residents. We need your help to turn this vision into a reality!  How you can help:

· If you would like to help build the pavilion, please contact us at [email protected]   with your availability between August 14th – 21st.

· If you would like to provide meals for volunteers, please let us know.

· And finally, if you would like to help fund this project, we need donations!  The following donation thresholds will receive exciting ‘thank you’ gifts – $20 / $50 / $100!  More details to come!

Wednesday July 21st, 7pm

Email [email protected] for the link

Join us for a Mural Visioning Walk on June 13th at 1 pm! 

Logan Park Neighborhood Association (LPNA), Beltrami Neighborhood Council (BNC), Northeast Park Neighborhood Association (NEPNA) has selected Creatives After Curfew to paint murals on the buildings in Logan Park, Beltrami Park, and Northeast Park this year!

The artists want to kick off the project and meet with neighbors to get ideas for the mural designs through a special “Mural Visioning Walk” on Sunday, June 13th. Meet outside the Logan Park Recreation Center at 1 pm and walk with your neighbors to each mural location. There will be activities and prizes along the way! Meet the artists, share your ideas, and see the planned mural sites.

Schedule for June 13 (if you prefer to drive, bike, or skip the walk)

1:00 pm: Logan Park

1:30 pm: Beltrami Park

2:00 pm: Northeast Park

Logan Park Neighborhood Clean Up

June 19th, 10am – Noon

Meeting at Logan Park Recreation CenterThe Logan Park Walking Club has transitioned to a monthly walking clean up of the Logan Park Neighborhood.  Meet your neighbors at Logan Park Recreation Center on Saturday June 19th to clean up the neighborhood.  Glove and supplies will be provided.

Join us for the April LPNA General Meeting!

April 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Agenda:

Email [email protected] for the meeting link.

Join us for the Logan Park General Meeting, March 17th 2021

7pm via zoom (email [email protected] for the link)

Guests:

• David Langley, Prepare + Prosper
• Kyle Samejima, Minneapolis Climate Action

Other agenda items:

• Board Nominations Open in April
• Update on the LPNA Rain garden Program
• LPNA Committee Updates
•  Approve Feb 2021 general meeting minutes

LPNA has identified public art as a neighborhood priority. LPNA is working with Beltrami and NE Park Neighborhoods on a mural program for 2021. The first secured space is Jackson Flats Building, 901 18 1/2 Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418.

Jac Flats Mural

The RFQ for submissions for the mural at the Jac Flats building have gone out (see below). Artspace sent out to the artists in Jac Flats first and then the artists in their other spaces/communities. After March 25, 2021, we will convene representatives from LPNA and Artspace to review the submissions and narrow it down to 3 muralists.

RFQ

Stipend – $5,000 total (for artist, materials, maintenance etc.)

Logan Park Neighborhood Association invites experienced public artists/teams to submit qualifications for the design and installation of a unique mural at Artspace Jackson Flats located at 901 18 1/2 Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418. We would like to bring a message of community and racial justice, with a focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion to this project. The mural will engage and help to enrich the neighborhood with public art.

Qualifications or requirements

This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is open to experienced Minnesota-based public artists/teams. Priority will be given to Minneapolis artists/teams, artists from the BIPOC community, and those who have mural experience. Applicants are welcome from the state of Minnesota and should have an understanding of or experience with murals and public art installations that address racial justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Applicants must be willing to work through a community engagement process for design and implementation.

How to apply

E-mail following materials to [email protected] by end of day March 25, 2021.

Logan Park Walking Club
Meetings on Mondays, 5pm
starting March 1st, 2021
Logan Park Recreation Center
690 13th Ave NE

Please wear a mask

Logan Park Neighborhood Association masks will be available for the first 20 participants!

Email [email protected] with questions

LPNA General Meeting, Wednesday February 17th 7pm

Wednesday February 17th, 7pm  via Zoom. 
Zoom link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81028616238

Dial in +13126266799,  Meeting ID: 810 2861 6238 

Agenda:
-Pastor Becky, Elim Cold Weather Emergency Shelter Updates
-Council Member Kevin Reich
-LPNA Committee Updates

Logan Park Shelter Initiative Updated 2.5.21
In the summer of 2020, Logan Park was the location of one of many encampments of unsheltered populations in parks throughout Minneapolis. Community members, both housed and unhoused, faced numerous chal-lenges in accessing needed resources and support.

The board of the LPNA has expressed a desire to work together to better understand the needs of unsheltered community members and prepare an action plan for neighborhood actions that can be undertaken to support the sheltered and unsheltered community. LPNA steering committee members have developed a contract and scope of work with Asakura Robinson to facilitate the project. This contract has now been approved by the LPNA Board and vetted/approved by Minneapolis Neighborhood and Community Relations (NCR) staff. LPNA and Asakura Robinson have part-nered on other projects in the past and have built a relationship which we believe will help with this im-portant work.

We expect the project to take place over the next six months. An interim findings deliverable will be created after three months and an action plan document will be developed at the end of the project , which we will share widely.

An initial planning meeting is occurring at the end of January to review potential group makeup, document member expectations, review questions for initial interviews, and start planning out meetings and timelines.Anyone who has already expressed interest in being part of the initiative can expect to be contacted in early February by phone or email. If you would like updates on the initiative, sign up for our email list.

Congratulations to our 2020 Lights of Logan Winners! Thank you to the 60+ homes who participated!

Winners should join us at the January 20th, 2021 LPNA General Meeting to collect their prize. Winning Houses: 1407 Jefferson NE, 1316 Jefferson St NE, 908 19th Ave NE

Restaurants, Breweries, and Distilleries

• Able Seedhouse + Brewery (temporarily closed) | 1121 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 | Website
• Centro & ViV!R | 1414 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis MN 55413 | Website
  • Gift Packages
  • E-Gift Card
• Diamonds Coffee Shoppe | 1618 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 | Website
• Earl Giles (opening soon) | 2923 Girard Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408 | Website
• Erté | 323 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis MN 55413| Website
• Ideal Diner | 1314 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 | Website
• Indeed Brewing | 711 NE 15th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55413 | Website
  • Order from Quincy Corner
  • E-Gift Card
• Maya Cuisine | 1840 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418 | Website
• Minnesota BBQ | 816 NE Lowry Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55418 | Website
• MN Nice Cream | 807 Broadway St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 | Website
  • Gift Card
• Tattersall Distilling | 1620 Central Ave NE #150, Minneapolis, MN 55413| Website
  • (E-Gift Card)

Whether for you or a special someone, original art makes a great holiday gift! One of the things that makes Logan Park so special is the talented artists that live and work here. Many of which have studios in the following buildings and will be open for business through Wednesday. 

Artists Buildings

• NEMAA Holiday Shop | Website
• Casket Arts Building | 681 17th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 | Website
• Chowgirls | 711 15th Ave NE, Minneapolis MN 55413 | Website
• Waterbury Building | 1121 Jackson St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 | Website
• Northrup King | 1500 Jackson St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 | Website
• Thorpe Building | 1620 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 | Website
• Solar Arts Building | 711 NE 15th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55413 | Website
• Q.arma Building | 1224 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis MN 55412 | Website
• Quincy Street Studios | 1310 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
• Jackson Flats | 901 18 1/2 Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418 | Website

Other Shopping

• Brickmania | 1618 Central Ave NE UNIT 110, Minneapolis, MN 55413E-Gift Card
• Compassionate Ocean | Offering classes in mindfulness, meditation | 652 17th Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55413 | Website
• Los Campeones | 1324 Quincy Street, NE Minneapolis, MN 55413 | Website
• MN Tool Library | 1620 Central AVE, Minneapolis MN 55413 | Website | Gift Cards
• Quincy Hall | 1325 Quincy Street NE, Minneapolis MN 55413 | Website
• Sikoras Polish Deli | Offering Polish and European foodstuffs from chocolates to soup to cold cut sausage |1625 Washington Street NE, Minneapolis MN 55413| Website
• Signminds | 1400 Quincy Street NE, Minneapolis MN 55413 | Website

LPNA January 2021 General Meeting
Jan 20, 2021   7:00 PM 

View draft agenda here

Join Zoom Meeting
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Logan Park Neighborhood Association hosts an annual lighting contest. As the days get shorter and colder, extra neighborhood lighting brings warmth and brightness to our community.

Lights of Logan Lighting Contest 2020
Sunday December 13th, 5pm
 
Have you house/yard lights on by 5pm to be considered for judging.
Top 3 homes will receive a $50 gift card!
Winners will be announced in the January newsletter.
Sponsored by Logan Park Neighborhood Association. 

Give to the Max for Logan Park!
Logan Park Neighborhood Association (LPNA) is a 501c3, serving the Logan Park neighborhood, in the heart of the NE Minneapolis Arts Disctrict.  We advocate for our community and connect people to resources.   We host monthly community meetings that bring people together, spark ideas, and lead to actions that improve our neighborhood.   Some of our recent work includes pedestrian alley signs, rain gardens, a forgivable loan program, wading pool enhancements, neighborhood clean ups, monthly newsletters, and a podcast series.  We also have active committees including the Priorities Planning committee, Street Safety committee, a Development committee, and a newly established Shelter work-group.

As part of our Shelter work group, we would like to create a planning document that includes action items for the neighborhood and our government and non profit partners.   

Please consider LPNA in your Give to the Max Day giving!

Wednesday November 18th | LPNA General Meeting | 7pm |  Use meeting link or dial in +1312-626-6799, Meeting ID: 848 1310 1828  . View agenda online here.

7:00 – Larry Matsumoto, Public Works, 17th Ave NE project    Map, Fact Sheet

7:30– Dr. LaTonya Whitley, Strong Tower Shelter

8:00 -Metro Blooms 2021 program, Update on housing task force & facilitator, Racial equity check-in

8:30 Approve October general meeting minutes

• Announcements  – Lights of Logan Lighting Contest , Sunday December 13th, 5pm

Are you looking for ways to record community memories in these changing times? Are you considering an oral history or community storytelling project?

Join the Hennepin County Library Special Collections archivist for a free, virtual class—Gathering Community Stories —to  learn tips and tools for recording, preserving, and making accessible community stories. The class will be held Tuesday, November 17, 6:30 – 8pm. Register on the library’s website and the Microsoft Teams link will be emailed to you before class. www.hclib.org

Bring your questions and experiences to share!

Wednesday October 21st  ·   LPNA General Meeting  ·  7pm  Meeting Link or dial in +1312-626-6799, Meeting ID 865 8733 0550

Agenda: Follow up to September’s Housing Discussion, Confirmed Guests: Sue Watlov Philips (MICHAH), Representatives from Envision, Elim Church pastors.

Invited: Junail Anderson Freeman (Freedom from the Streets, Logan Encampment permit holder), CM Kevin Reich, Rep. Jordan, Senator Dziedzic, Park Commissioner French and Meyer, Commissioner Fernando, 2nd Precinct Representatives.

Join online : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81705780587

or  Dial in +13126266799   – Meeting ID: 81705780587

September 16th Meeting materials are available for advance review:

Homelessness – Growing for Four Decades
The Longest Period of Growing Homelessness
In the History of the United States
Sue Watlov Phillips, M.A.

Agenda:

• LPNA Board Elections (to fill vacant seats)
• Artspace—Northrup King residential project
• Discussion on long term housing and shelter , introduction by Sue Watlov Phillips – Executive Director for Metropolitan Interfaith Coalition for Affordable Housing – featuring guests Senator Kari Dziedzic, Representative Sydney Jordan, Council Member Kevin Reich, Hennepin County Commissioner Irene Fernando, & Elim Church pastors

NOTE: The public is welcome at all LPNA meetings. All meetings are accessible and requests for special accommodations at LPNA meetings may be made by contacting us no less than one week prior to the event. Please contact LPNA with specific requests.