While our planned May 8 Next Generation of Parks event has been postponed due to COVID-19, our celebration of the past 10 years of wonderful events...
Category: Projects
Water Works Construction: February Update
Water Works continued to take shape in February, with the most visible external changes happening on the pavilion and Columbia Mill wall...
Minneapolis Parks Deserve Statewide Investment
Minneapolis Parks are a statewide asset that deserve critical infrastructure funding at the capital. That’s why we’re partnering with the...
News Release: $100,000 matching grant from the Edward R. Bazinet Charitable Foundation positions RiverFirst Campaign for its final stretch
Only $600,000 left to reach the $18.1 million goal for Water Works and Great Northern Greenway River Link riverfront parks Minneapolis, Minn. – The...
Water Works Construction: January Update
One of the most exciting things about the Water Works project is the park pavilion. Conceived as a knitting of modern architecture and contemporary...
10 Years of Next Generation of Parks Events: Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition, January 2011
Beginning in fall 2010, the Minneapolis Parks Foundation partnered with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board on the Minneapolis Riverfront...
News Release: Join us for a talk about parks and pollinators, with Dr. Marla Spivak, 7pm, February 27
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Next Generation of Parks 10th Anniversary Season Continues at the Walker Art CenterFeaturing MPR’s Elizabeth Dunbar as...
Water Works Construction: December Update
Construction continues on the pavilion with the installation of several tons of precast concrete planks to form the second story. In our November...
2019 Year in Review
This has been a breakthrough year for the Minneapolis Parks Foundation. Since 2005, we’ve raised more than $22.3 million in support of the...