Every day during this year of change our Minneapolis parks have helped us navigate a new normal and reconnect us with nature and each other. We’re...
Category: Reimagining the Civic Commons
Position Filled: Project Coordinator
Updated February 28, 2022: This position has been filled. Thank you for your interest! Job Description Position Summary The Project Coordinator will...
A Call to Action: Place Driving Equity
Place has a critical influence on the equity and prosperity of communities. Place is where the physical environment meets the social, emotional and...
SOL of the Cities Brings Inclusive ‘Serve-to-Play’ Futsal League to North Commons Park
Sol of the Cities Futsal League brought the sport of futsal, along with 12 teams of kids ages 8-14 from across the Twin Cities, to North Commons...
“I am a designer!” Youth at Harrison Park Get Creative at Camp
In mid-July, half a dozen middle-schoolers made a three-block outing from Harrison Community Center off Hwy 55 in North Minneapolis to a nearby...
Harvard’s Toni Griffin, founder of UrbanAC, Headlines Our 2021 Sunrise on the Mississippi
The Minneapolis Parks Foundation’s breakfast benefit Sunrise on the Mississippi will be back on Thursday, September 9, 2021, with Toni Griffin as...
Reframing our perspective of familiar places
In the past few weeks, several stories connecting art with parks have surfaced across my screens and in print (yes, I still get the newspaper...
Race, Culture, and Space: A Conversation with Kofi Boone
This post first appeared on Medium as part of Reimagining the Civic Commons’ discussions designed to help public space practitioners and...
2020 Highlights & Reflections
It’s hard to fully describe the joy brought by a sunny day after a fresh snowfall. This past Sunday, it seemed as if everyone was outside...