Looking at the Upper Riverfront Through Youthful Eyes: Will New Parklands be Safe Places?

From MinnPost: 

Chances are that kids growing up in south Minneapolis or nearby suburbs have a pretty good appreciation of nature, given the closeness of the Chain of Lakes and the connecting parkways. To share space with a flock of geese or to notice differences among tree species while strolling around Lake Calhoun or Nokomis is, for them, no big deal. Understanding that urban life is part of a delicate ecosystem is easier when the evidence is all around you.

It’s harder if you’re a kid in the north or northeast quadrants of the city where industry has claimed the banks of the Mississippi River, placing nature out of sight and out of mind.

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Minneapolis Riverfront Corporation Presentation at Bridgewater Lofts

From Mill City Times:

Last night Cordelia Pierson, Executive Director of the Minneapolis Riverfront Corporation, and Scott Vreeland, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Commissioner, lead an interactive presentation with residents of the Bridgewater Lofts regarding organizations and initiatives related to property along and near the Mississippi River.

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Why I Love this Place

From the Twin Cities Daily Planet: 

It's not that the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board created a Mississippi Riverfront design competition. It's not that they partnered with the Walker Art Center and the University of Minnesota's College of Design to elevate creative considerations. It's not that competition finalists will present their designs in a public meeting. No, I love this place because the presentation tickets are sold out.

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35W Bridge Memorial Approved by 1st City Council Committee

From KSTP:

A proposal for the I-35W bridge collapse memorial has passed its first hurdle, a Minneapolis City Council committee.

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Seeing the Big River: The Eco-Art of Peter L. Johnson

From Mill City Times:

This new exhibit challenges viewers to 'See Beauty in Damaged Places'.  Peter L. Johnson says of his work that it "seeks and sees beauty in damaged places." By creating what he calls "lyric" photographs, Johnson chooses subjects that present an unsettling truth about the devastating relationship between humans and the Mississippi River.

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'Seeing the Big River: The Eco-Art of Peter L. Johnson' at the Mill City Museum

From CityPages:

Minneapolis's Mill City Museum is just about as fascinating on the outside as its exhibits are on the inside. Formerly known as the Washburn A Mill, the rear of the building stands out among others along the Mississippi river as a surviving relic; a brick shell of its former self remains, melded to the museum's updated architectural elements. By this reasoning the location is perfect for photographer Peter L. Johnson's latest photo exhibit, "Seeing the Big River: The Eco-Art of Peter L. Johnson," which challenges people to see beauty in damaged places.

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Plymouth Ave Bridge Opens to Foot Traffic

From the Star Tribune:

The Plymouth Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis reopened to foot traffic on Thursday, 11 weeks after closing to all traffic because corroded support cables were discovered.

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Riverfront competition spurs teen park study

From Camden News:

A group of Minneapolis teenagers will get the chance to present their ideas for an idyllic park along with top designers from around the world this winter at the Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition.

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Making the Most of Mississippi Corridor

From the Star Tribune:

Article on the Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition.

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An 'Eventually' Christmas: Holidays at the Mill

From Mill City Times:

This unique theatrical event performed in the museum's Flour Tower elevator ride, features "The Ghost of Mill City Past" guiding an intimate look at the 1920 Washburn Crosby holiday party. The script is based on real stories taken from the pages of the company's employee newspaper.

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