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June 9 SSCO Annual Meeting

Stevens Square Community Organization's annual meeting is set for:

Saturday, June 9, 2012
Registration begins at 9:30 a.m., the meeting begins at 10:00 a.m.
Plymouth Church, 1900 Nicollet Ave.
(Use the LaSalle Ave entrance.)

On the agenda:

Election of Board officers and directors: chair, secretary, and four at-large directors.
Updates from committee co-chairs on SSCO activities.
Reports from public officials.

Eligible voters include anyone 16 years of age or older who lives, owns property, or is employed (up to two employees per business) in the Stevens Square-Loring Heights neighborhood. Please bring a form of identification verifying that you are eligible to vote, such as a current Minnesota driver's license or identification card, utility statement, lease agreement, state or county tax statement, a pay stub showing employment in the neighborhood, or an eligible voter to vouch for you.

For more information, call SSCO at (612) 874-2840.

May 26 work day at the Overlook Gardens

Saturday May 26th at the Overlook Gardens on 17th street between 2nd and Stevens: We will be meeting at 10:30 a.m. Come be part of the native habitat garden we have been installing. We need volunteers to help clean and add some more plants.

Brought to you by Stevens Square Community Organization and Minneapolis Park Board.

Contact Robert Skafte for questions:
skafte7@gmail.com or 612 750 3779

Red Hot Art festival - call for art!

The Red Hot Art festival is looking for vendors for its 11th season!

The 2012 festival dates are Saturday, July 28th and Sunday, July 29th. Red Hot Art is the city's premier grassroots art festival, held annually in Stevens Square Park.

We are taking applications for artist vendors, independently run local art and craft suppliers, musicians and volunteers. Artists working in ANY medium are encouraged to apply.

Apply now - go to www.redhotart.org today! The application deadline has been extended to Friday, May 25th.

Contact Project Coordinator Sarah Jordet with any questions at sarah@redhotart.org.

Cinema and Civics 2012 schedule now out!

The schedule for Cinema and Civic's 2012 series is officially out! This year's lineup includes:

Wednesday, June 6th - Jurassic Park w/musical guest Nightosaur

Wednesday, June 13th - The Blues Brothers w/musical guest Me and My Arrow

Wednesday, June 20th - The Goonies w/musical guest Birthday Suits

Wednesday, June 27th - Ghostbusters w/musical guest Zoo Animal

Wednesday, July 11th - MN Short Film Night w/ musical guest Kristoff Krane

Cinema and Civics, Stevens Square's music and movies in the park series, takes place annually in Stevens Square Park. For more information about this year's season, as well as info about previous seasons, visit www.cinemaandcivics.org!

May 19 Clean Sweep

Don't talk trash . . . pick it up!

SSCO's Spring Clean Sweep is set for:

Saturday, May 19, 10 a.m. to noon.  Meet at Stevens Square Park, East 18th St & 2nd Ave South.

Compete for the prize (an Electric Fetus gift card) for finding the most unusual piece of trash!

2012 Building Safety Improvement Program

SSCO has amended the guidelines of its Building Safety Improvement program to include funding for surveillance camera systems. Through matching grants, this program supports the efforts of residential property owners and tenants to improve the safety and security of their buildings and surroundings. Please click here to read program guidelines and details.

Our neighborhood at a glance

Welcome to Stevens Square—Loring Heights, a vibrant neighborhood located in the shadow of downtown Minneapolis. A centrally-located park, tree-lined blocks of brick apartment buildings, and a post-card view of downtown make Stevens Square the Brooklyn of the Midwest. This geographically small urban enclave boasts one of the highest densities of any metro neighborhood.

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The area south of what is the Minneapolis Central Business District was platted in 1856. Two property owners, Richard J. Mendenhall and Dr. Nathan B.Hill, owned most of the surrounding land which they developed as a residential neighborhood made up of a few large, single family homes. These large residential lots and "country estates" ensured that the Stevens Square area remained stable during periodic, speculative real-estate booms.