Walk the Talk: Fat Girls Hiking, Little Africa Fest and More Ways to Get Out and Engage
“Walk the Talk” promotes events that help readers rediscover the joy of movement and discover a sense of place, even in their own backyards.
Category: Events
Walk the Talk! Taking Steps to Build Community
Our new “Walk the Talk” series will highlight community meetings, slow roll bike rides, walk-and-talk neighborhood tours and other ways to build community and boost activism.
Open Streets Minneapolis 2022 – Franklin Ave
Open Streets is a warm-weather celebration of various neighborhoods in Minneapolis and a demonstration of how car-free events can build connections and community.
Save the Date! Streets.mn Summer Picnic 2022 | August 20th
We’re planning a fun day with food, games and great Streets-ish conversation, and we want you to be part of it! This year, we’ll be at the Como Park picnic shelter in St. Paul, starting around 4 p.m.
Come to Open Streets Franklin with Streets.mn!
Join us at Open Streets Franklin this year on Sunday, July 10! This year’s event spans East Franklin Avenue from Portland Avenue to 26th Avenue. Mingle in motion with us, starting at the west end and meandering east to reconvene on the west end in Seward. From there, we’ll venture off Franklin for a little stroll down Milwaukee Avenue, a biker- and ped-friendly mall and Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ride the Orange Line with us on June 11!
Streets.mn event: rapid transit ride from Minneapolis to Burnsville!
Reading a Neighborhood: Macalester-Groveland’s Little Free Library Tour
A playful, self-guided tour of Little Free Libraries organized by the Macalester-Groveland Community Council in St. Paul aims to spark curiosity, adventure and explorative learning.
Final Virtual Open House for Hennepin Ave S Reconstruction: January 13, 2022 @ 4:30 p.m.
Today is the last day to join in the virtual open house for the Hennepin Ave South reconstruction. You can provide comments until January 28, 2022.
You’re Invited! Mass Ride on Hennepin Ave with “Hennepin For People” and Greenway Glow on September 18th
Short and quick: Come join Hennepin For People for a Mass Ride on Saturday September 18th, meeting at 4pm at Smith Triangle Park (by Temple Israel at 24th and Hennepin). There will be a decorating station if you want to make your ride flashier for the ride, the group will make one or two laps […]
Pondering the Three-Season Porch, and a Tour Announcement!
Note: please read through to the event announcement at the end of this post! There will be a free walking tour on Saturday, September 18th. Excerpt from Three Seasons: A Subjective Consideration of the Minnesota Porch, by Monica Sheets, published by Birchwood Palace Industries. In this short illustrated booklet, Sheets investigates the phenomena of the three-season […]