Battle against graffiti struggle of wills, paint

Recent graffiti at Longfellow Family Foods has resulted in a plan for Sanford Middle School students to paint a mural on the wall. However, property manager Doug Thompson said the city came out and painted over the recent vandalism markings and then sent a bill for $160. (Photo by Liberty Willms)

By JAN WILLMS

The continuing battle against graffiti in the Longfellow neighborhood has drawn allies from many quarters, all intent on decreasing the negative images defacing property in the area.

For Doug Thompson, property manager of Longfellow Family Foods at 35th and Minnehaha, the problem of cleaning up graffiti is one he has been dealing with for years.

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Grandmother 'plants seed' for native planting program

By DEBORAH BROTZ

Karen Eileen, a grandmother who is a member of the Ramblewood Garden Club of Bloomington, fondly remembers gardening with her grandmother. Wanting to create gardening memories with her grandchild, Zakia Bommersbach, she came up with an idea for a gardening service project through the “Honor Your Mother, My Mother and Our Mother: Mother Earth” pilot native planting program.

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