From the opening of the innovative new Water Works Park and Pavilion, to the launch of Spark’d Studios initiative, to the continued reactivation of...
Category: Minneapolis Parks Foundation
Seven Ways to Explore Winter in the Parks
Even as the days get shorter and temperatures drop, Minneapolis parks are brimming with fun seasonal activities. From outdoor recreation to festive...
A Year in the Great Outdoors
Research tells us that time spent outdoors in unstructured play can lower stress, take the edge off anxiety, improve kids’ math scores and critical...
Growing Support for Transforming North Commons
The Minneapolis Parks Foundation recently secured a $3 million gift from an anonymous donor to support Transforming North Commons, the $20 million...
A Sisterhood of Safety
Thanks to your support for the People for Parks Fund, teen girls who’ve been affected by incarceration have a safe place to gather and grow On a...
Free and Fabulous
Five Questions for MPF’s Jennifer Downham From public radio, to free-admission cultural institutions, to the Minneapolis parks, Jennifer...
SomFest at Lake Harriet Helps Build Community
Through music, culture, and a generous helping of samosas, SomFest is becoming a great annual gathering for the Somali community How do you...
Connecting North Minneapolis to News at North Commons Park
Meet Shawn Lewis, the Minneapolis Parks Foundation’s Community Relations Manager If you live in North Minneapolis, you may have already met Shawn...
Welcome to the Birding Boom
With more than 400 species of migrating birds and waterfowl on the wing this season, Minnesota is one of the best places in the country to marvel at...