"A New Year's Eve tradition" Pastor Dāgs Demandts gives a blessing to church members during a New Year's Eve service at the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Minneapolis-St. Paul. The church is a longtime landmark of the Powderhorn Park neighborhood and is the only Latvian Lutheran Church in the state with members from as far away as Chicago.
"Pablo Neruda Poem" Back Alley Art on South 11th St and East 35th
"Christmas Cardinal"
“Was There A Murder In The Park?” While out jugging this morning with my dog, we ran across the body of a crow. No ‘fowl’ play was observed.
“The African-Egyptian Queen of Powderhorn”
"Portal to Play" My young assistant accompanied me to three of Powderhorn Park's playgrounds as I searched for action, adventure, and photo ops, but we were surprised to find no other kids out enjoying the sunshine at that time. The sledding hills are melted and the ice isn't thick enough to skate on, so it felt more like a fall day as we tromped around without hats and gloves in the mid-40s.
"Calling All Voices: Community Sing" Whitney Bembenek (pictured third from right) leads Calling All Voices: a group of community members in singing together in the Powderhorn Park building. This group of neighbors, friends, and several new to the group filled the space with warmth, creativity and bright energy. Whitney leads these singing groups, as well as other community oriented singing events in the neighborhood and all are welcome.
"A walk at dusk" A woman walks with her dog along the ridge overlooking the ball fields at Powderhorn Park.
"Lake Street, Minneapolis" Dana's Boutique, corner of 17th and Lake.
"A strong back" A cyclist gingerly pedals down Bloomington Ave. on Christmas Eve morning as he balances a large box strapped to his back.
"Sneaking Spider Man" 35th and 13th Ave South
“We have the meats!” It was all wide smiles and bright eyes at Ingebretsen’s (1601 E. Lake St.) as folks perused the inventory for their upcoming Holiday smörgåsbords.
"Community Forum Connections" Roberto de la Riva, Angela Conley, and Tabitha Montgomery were among the attendees connecting about community and positive pressure to protest at Saturday's Powderhorn Community Forum. Roberto led the conversation as the whole group explored what protest means, what it accomplishes, and more.
"Stop searching for the taillight of lost opportunities and start looking for the headlight of new ones."
"Community Involvement Needed" Developers' plans for this corner on Chicago and Lake have not included input from neighbors, businesses, or Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association, according to the Executive Director Tabitha Montgomery. Inadequate notice is one issue she cites in her article on the front page of the December 2018 issue of Southside Pride. She calls for community action to challenge the process that allows the City Planning Commission to ignore community concerns before the final decision is made. (For the article, go to southsidepride.com/editions/phillipspowderhorn)
"A Spell for Knowing Our Neighbors" Some bright Powderhorn magic, these lovely spell banners (one of three shown) on 15th Ave between 33rd St and 35th St. Yay for art! Yay for magic!
"Keep an eye out for someone to help in 2019."
"By the feeder" This white squirrel spies me with my camera. We both pause for a moment. I can see its eyes are dark, which means this one is not an albino, according to my neighbor and friend, Carol.
" Man in the mural" Antonio Riveria was waiting on his lunch order in the main dining area of Mercado Central when he agreed to a portrait in front of a section of Pablo Kalaka's mural Todos Vuelven, which means "Everybody returns." The mural was completed by Kalaka over the summer and completely transformed the exterior of the corner building. Riveria is in front of the only section that is inside the Mercado.
"Painted and weathered American Flag" Back alley of 36th St and 15th Ave South
“The Minneapolis Murder” A faction of the local storytelling mustered from one tree to the next all along 10th Ave. on Tuesday afternoon. Considered to be highly intelligent, these corvids even have their own facebook page; Minneapolis Crows: the Mega-Murder.
"Daddy"
