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******************** Latest Edition of the Hamline Midway Neighborhood e-News:Hamline Midway Neighborhood e-News for November 23, 2011
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HMC Events & Opportunities Local Food Resource Hub Coming to Hamline Midway! Hamline Midway Coalition’s Local Foods Working Group voted in November to partner with Gardening Matters and create St. Paul’s first Local Food Resource Hub. Hubs are locally-based partnerships of individuals, neighborhood organizations, and local businesses who support residents to grow their own fresh produce, helping to ensure greater food security and healthy food access. As a democratic organization, a hub needs your voice and membership. A kick-off event will be held in late January - stay tuned! Read more about the Local Food Resource Hub in Hamline Midway here. HMC Seeks Nominations for Neighborhood Honor Roll - Every year in January, the City of Saint Paul and the city's 17 District Councils celebrate the contributions of outstanding neighborhood volunteers at the Neighborhood Honor Roll event. Each District Council can name up to 3 groups or individuals for recognition. If you know someone who has made a significant contribution to the Hamline Midway neighborhood this year - or over the course of many years - please nominate them by December 1 by sending a few sentences describing the person and their contributions to michaeljon@hamlinemidway.org. FREE Placemaking Workshop for Creative Types - If you consider yourself to be a musician, dancer, performance artists, writer, poet, culinary artist, visual artists, or other creative types, you are invited to use your talents to transform your neighborhood through innovative placemaking! Placemaking is the act of animating overlooked and undervalued public and shared spaces, making them into welcoming places where a community gathers and thrives. Creative folk who live, work, or have a personal investment in any of the neighborhoods along the Central Corridor LRT line may attend one of several FREE trainings on collaborative and creative placemaking. Participants who complete the training will be eligible to apply for placemaking project support (up to $1,000 per person) through a simple application process. Register for an upcoming workshop on Saturday, December 3 or December 10 from 8:00-5:30pm. Register at http://tinyurl.com/PMworkshops. For more information, contact Peter Haakon Thompson, Project Coordinator, at 651-789-0679 or peter@springboardforthearts.org. HMC Launches Community Development Committee - HMC is forming a Community Development Committee that will develop initiatives to build a strong local economy; improve infrastructure, amenities, and services in the Hamline Midway neighborhood; and promote the neighborhood to potential developers. The committee will also work with HMC staff to review land use applications (for licenses, variances, conditional use permits, re-zonings, etc.) For more information, please contact Michael Jon Olson at 651-494-7682 or michaeljon@hamlinemidway.org. Crime Prevention Tip: Secure Package Delivery – The holiday season is upon us, and many packages are arriving on doorsteps. If you are expecting a package to be delivered to your home, don’t make it easy pickings for enterprising thieves. If you are unable to be home to accept your package, pick it up from the post office or delivery store location instead or ask a trusted neighbor to hold it for you until you get home. If you see suspicious activity, report it to the police immediately by calling 911 to help our neighbors enjoy a crime-free holiday season. Want to Build Community in Hamline Midway? The Community Building Committee is looking for energetic volunteers to help plan plan the community festival, support block club organizers, prevent crime, and create community building opportunities in the neighborhood. The committee generally meets on the first Monday of each month from 6:30-8:00pm at the Hamline Midway Library, 1558 W. Minnehaha Ave in the auditorium. The next meeting will be held Monday, December 5. We look forward to meeting you! For more information, contact Faith at faith@hamlinemidway.org or 651-494-7683.
Environment ‘Choose to Reuse’ Coupon Books Valid through November 30 - Even though the "Choose to Reuse" coupon book is made by Hennepin County, it has many coupons for local St. Paul retailers! Eighty retailers offer great deals on used and rental items. The 2011 coupon books are available at retail locations and partners, or you can download the coupon book here. Coupons are valid October 1 through November 30. Stewards Needed for Snelling Planters - The Hamline Midway Environmental Group (HMEG) is looking for stewards for the Snelling Avenue planters and someone to help coordinate the planter project. Each year, Hamline University generously donates beautiful flowers for the planters, which are planted and cared for by neighborhood residents and business owners. Many veteran volunteers have moved on to other projects and new volunteers are needed. For more information, or to volunteer, please contact Michelle: mlfleisch@gmail.com or 651-645-8511. Arts Neighborhood Voices Series – The Hamline Midway Library Association presents literary, visual, culinary, and musical artists at the Hamline Midway Library, 1558 W. Minnehaha Ave. This month’s guests is local cookbook author Kimberly Johnson who will share family history and recipes on Wednesday, December 14 from 6:30-8:00pm. Musical guest Matt Mayfield will play songs written especially for this event. The reading is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Carrie at carriepomeroy@tcq.net. See youth art opportunities under the Youth & Family category.
Youth & Family MOMS Club Coffee Break & Tot Play Time - The MOMS Club of St. Paul - Midway Como Chapter invites all neighborhood moms and their children to meet up at the Java Train (1341 Pascal Street) from 9:30-11:30am on the last Tuesday of every month. MOMS Club is an international nonprofit organization that offers daytime activities and support for mothers who are at home during the day with their children. For more information visit http://midwaycomomomsclub.blogspot.com or send an e-mail to momsclubmce@yahoo.com. Hamline Midway Library Happenings – Call 651-642-0293 or stop by the library at 1558 W Minnehaha Ave to sign up for events that require preregistration. All events are free.
Canvas Teen Arts Center Calendar – The Canvas is located at Hancock Rec Center: 1610 W. Hubbard Ave (across Snelling from Hamline University; take the 84 or 67 bus). All events are free. Contact us: canvas651@gmail.com or (651) 298-4393, www.canvas651.com, www.facebook.com/canvas651.
Land Use & Transportation Latest CCLRT Construction Update excerpt: “By November 30, University Avenue is scheduled to be reopen on both the north and south sides of the three-mile stretch from Emerald to Hamline in its final configuration to two lanes in each direction. Work on the stations, traffic signals, and guideway in the middle of University Avenue will continue into December and next year with minor traffic impacts.” Griggs Street Bikeway Public Hearing – A Public Hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 5:30pm in the Council Chambers of the Court House, for approving the bikeway improvements on Griggs St. between Summit Ave. and Minnehaha Ave. by improving the pedestrian and bicycle environment along the corridor. The project also includes traffic calming with traffic circles and bumpouts, bicycle specific pavement markers and destination/directional signs, dynamic speed display signs, bike/pedestrian signal detection technology, and improved street lighting. For further details please contact lynn.moser@ci.stpaul.mn.us or check out the Griggs Street Bikeway website at http://www.stpaul.gov/index.aspx?NID=4649.
Extra! Extra! Ginkgo Coffeehouse Holiday Open House & Annual Craft Fair – Come to Ginkgo Coffeehouse, 721 N. Snelling Ave, to meet local artists, buy unique locally-produced gifts, and enjoy special prices and free samples on Saturday, December 3 from 9:00am-5:00pm. Hamline Midway History Corps Monthly Meetings - Join local history enthusiasts at 2:00pm on the third Saturday of each month at Ginkgo Coffeehouse. These are informal meetings and newcomers are always welcome. The next meeting will be held January 21 (no December meeting). For more information about the Hamline Midway History Corps, see their website (www.hamlinemidwayhistory.org) or visit them on Facebook. Funds Available: Energy Smart Homes - Is your home too cold in the winter and too hot in the summer? Are your heating and cooling bills too high? You can help fix these problems today using the Energy Smart Homes no-interest deferred loan. Funds are available for insulation and furnace or boiler replacement. Loans amounts up to $6,500 available to Saint Paul homeowners of all incomes. There are no monthly payments and no interest. The loan comes due in 30 years or upon sale of the property. This program includes expert home energy analysis and quality inspection, plus the opportunity to access hundreds of dollars of additional rebates. Call LeAnne at the Neighborhood Energy Connection (NEC) for an application and details: 651-221-4462 extension 132. Hurry, funds are limited! Cover Letter & Resume Help - Career Solutions, community-based nonprofit dedicated to providing hope and help to people in career transitions since 1974, will be in the Hamline Midway Library, 1558 W. Minnehaha Ave, on Tuesday December 13 from 10:00-11:00am to provide drop-in cover letter and resume-writing assistance. Free Yoga Class - Join Colleen Dooley, CMT-RYI, for a yoga class at the Hamline Midway Library, 1558 W. Minnehaha Ave, on Tuesday, December 13 at 11:00am. Beginners are welcome! This free class is open to the public and there is no registration required. Hamline Midway Elders Events - Hamline Midway Elders is celebrating its ten-year anniversary of contributing to the diverse fabric of the neighborhood by assisting seniors so they can live well in their homes. A variety of volunteer opportunities are available including daytime driving to nearby appointments and/or reaching out to isolated elders. Call HM Elders 651-209-6542 to discover how you can make an impact. All events are free.
Saint Paul Home Rehabilitation Loan Program - The City of Saint Paul is offering owner occupied deferred home improvement loans to homeowners who live in areas highly impacted by foreclosures. The program targets households up to 115% of area median income (AMI) and provides interest free deferred loans that will be due on sale or when the owner no longer occupies the property as their primary residence. The maximum loan amount is $20,000. For further information and eligibility qualifications, contact Tchu Yajh at 651-266-6592 or tchu.yajh@ci.stpaul.mn.us. The website for the program is http://www.stpaul.gov/index.aspx?NID=4588 Western District Police-Community Meeting - Attend community meetings at the Western District headquarters (389 N. Hamline Avenue) every third Tuesday of the month at 9:30am and 6:30pm to hear the latest crime news and prevention tips. This is your chance to have your concerns and questions heard by Senior Commander Todd Axtell and other officers. The next meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, December 20. Small Business Loans and Forgivable Loans Available - Sparc offers small business loans and forgivable loans to retail, service, light industrial, and other businesses for needs like: expansion, start-up, move to a new location, storefront facelift, equipment upgrade, inventory, heating / cooling, and building maintenance. Sparc funds can be combined with other financing sources. Call Sparc for more information: 651-488-1039.
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