Longfellow Community Celebrates National Night Out

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Howe neighbors enjoy the tradition of National Night Out once again. From left: Julie Hillebrand, Curtis Wiggins, Doug Swenson, Lori Swenson, Pauline Jacobson.[/caption] On August 5 neighbors around the nation had the opportunity to meet one another during the annual National Night Out. Here in Minneapolis it was the 31st annual celebration that encourages residents to meet their neighbors and promote crime prevention. Longfellow and Nokomis neighborhoods celebrated the event by hosting block parties and welcoming community police into their neighborhoods. (Photos by Lindsay Grome)
Noah George waits in line for a strawberry snowcone made by Louie Bononabeau, who donated his proceeds to cancer research.[/caption]
Kids gathered in the closed streets to enjoy some time on the open road with their bikes and skateboards.[/caption]
Local law enforcement stopped by block parties thanking them for their community partnership. [/caption]
Howe neighborhood kids had special face painting to enjoy the time together.[/caption]
National Night Out brings neighbors together on closed streets to enjoy a pot luck and neighborhood company.[/caption]

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