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Thanks, Nokomis East neighbors
Jerome Evans NENA Board President By JEROME EVANS Dear Nokomis East Community: this is a letter of gratitude. In case we haven’t met, my name is Jerome Evans and I chair the board of directors for … more
NENA July 2020 update
Nokomis East Neighborhood Association By BECKY TIMM, Executive Director becky.timm@nokomiseast.org Becky Timm, NENA Executive Director Food resources With the COVID-19 pandemic and the loss of stores … more
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Church adapts
In touch through video calls, telephone, email, and postal mail By IRIC NATHANSON Joy and Randy Nelson keep in touch online with their fellow members at Holy Trinity Church. (Photo by Terry Faust) … more
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Rooftop prairie: Nokomis family doesn't have to go far to relax
"Water quality and stormwater management are really big values for us," observed Nokomis resident Steffanie Musich as she drinks a glass of water on her rooftop garden. (Photo by … more
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Gypsy moth eradication program planned for May
Gypsy moth caterpillars are voracious eaters, and can strip entire trees of their leaves.As an invasive species, they have few natural predators in Minnesota. Repeated defoliation can kill trees, … more
Five years of trash transformed into art
Artist Sean Connaughty (at left) worked with Healing Place Collaborative and several dedicated community members and organizations to create a comprehensive exhibit of Lake Hiawatha, a critical … more
Community Advisory Committee members, residents support simpler plan at Hiawatha Golf Course
‘Simplify things’ By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN tesha@longfellownokomismessenger.com What can the Hiawatha Golf Course Community Advisory Committee (CAC) agree on? Towards the end of the sixth CAC … more
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Art Show highlights top four companies identified in Lake Hiawatha trash
"Anthropocenic Midden Survey - Lake Hiawatha Trash Survey 2019" is a public art installation that focuses on the top four corporations found in the trash at Lake Hiawatha. The outdoor display will be … more
Neighbors review three options for Hiawatha Golf Course
About 75 people attended the March 7 meeting to hear about, and offer input, on three possible options for the Hiawatha Golf Course property. (Photo by Tesha M. Christensen) Possible components … more
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Is Hiawatha Golf Course making, or losing, money?
By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN Is Hiawatha Golf Course losing money or making money? Both options are asserted during community meetings. The confusion lies in whether people are looking at the audited or … more
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Community chats about Hiawatha Golf Course during focus sessions
By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN Community members shared their thoughts about the Hiawatha Golf Course during informal focus sessions in November. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) held two of … more
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Team works to understand groundwater problem around Lake Nokomis
Nokomis Area Groundwater and Surface Water Evaluation team discusses study results with residents By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN Why are there higher levels of groundwater and standing water in previously … more
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Residents call for compromise at Hiawatha Golf Course
On July 25, the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board of Commissioners passed a resolution directing CAC members to reduce pumping at the golf course while also maintaining a minimum 9-hole course. … more
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What’s being done about the trash on Lake Hiawatha?
By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN Sean Connaughty, Standish resident and Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) volunteer steward of Lake Hiawatha, continues to push for a solution to the large amount of … more
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Hiawatha Golf Course CAC members seek clarification from MPRB
Majority of committee members want all options on the table—not just reduced pumping scenarios By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN The Hiawatha Golf Course Community Advisory Committee (CAC) wants to be able … more
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CAC to investigate reduced pumping options at Hiawatha Golf Course
The charge for the Community Advisory Committee from the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is to make recommendations to the MPRB Commissioners in support of any changes to the golf course … more
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Homeowners worried about damage from too much water
Nokomis/Hiawatha Water Sustainability believes comprehensive study needed of entire Watershed These images show the same area on the west side of Lake Nokomis in 2014 and in 2017. On left is an image … more
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Above average rainfall, saturated soils and aging infrastructure cause sinkholes
The City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) received inquiries in late October from visitors and neighbors of Nokomis-Hiawatha Regional Park about waterlogged … more
Minneapolis Park Board delays closing Hiawatha Golf Course
Golf supporters have held rallies and other events to fight for the continuation of an 18-hole course at Hiawatha. (Photo by Tesha M. Christensen) Next step is to form a community advisory committee … more
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Golfers rally to save the Hiawatha Golf Course
Photo above: A group of about 100 Hiawatha Golf Course supporters gathered on Tues., Aug. 15, in response to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board decision on Aug. 9 to shut down the course. They … more
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