 February Coffee with Katie Our first “Coffee with Katie” event at Isles Bun & Coffee in January was a success with 18 community members joining us to talk about uptown safety, commercial real estate, transit equity and more! Join us in the back room at Dunn Brothers in Loring Park for the next opportunity on Friday, February 23rd from 9-10:30am. These informal, community-based office hours provide a chance for Ward 7 folks to talk directly with CM Cashman about ideas, concerns, and opportunities in their neighborhood and throughout the ward. Neighbors are encouraged to come and go as their schedule allows. New! Ward 7 Community Survey Series In each Ward 7 Newsletter, we will include a question on which we'd like constituents to weigh in. Questions may be related to upcoming policy decisions, future planning, issue prioritization, community project ideas, and more. Today's question: What is your favorite mode of transportation in Minneapolis and why? SUBMIT YOUR RESPONSE HERE  Enter the Tree Trust Lottery Minneapolis property owners can now enter the lottery for a chance to purchase a low-cost tree. This spring, the Minneapolis Health Department and Tree Trust are offering evergreen and shade trees for $30. The lottery is open from February 1 through March 31. If selected, you’ll get an email in April with information on how to order up to two trees. Trees must be picked up May 18 or 19. Details and FAQs are available here.  Register for the Community Connections Conference The Community Connections Conference is an annual free event that connects residents of Minneapolis, community groups, neighborhoods and local government. This year's conference will have workshops, performances, fun activities for the whole family, an expo and a community dialogue. Check out the full list of sessions and programming, including a youth roundtable discussion with CM Cashman and other councilmembers focused on making Minneapolis a safe, healthy and child friendly city with a focus on community safety. Free lunch and Metro Transit rides provided with registration.  New Dining in West Maka Ska: The Waterbury House Restaurant We are excited to welcome The Waterbury House Restaurant to the Ward 7 Community! This week the City Council approved their liquor license application, bringing them one step closer to opening their doors to guests later this month. Located at 3012 Excelsior Blvd, this new spot "will offer both a coffee bar and bakery, and a restaurant to meet your culinary needs morning, noon, and night." Stay tuned for details on their grand opening.  Minneapolis Institute of Art Exhibit Celebrates 140 Years of Minneapolis Parks The Minneapolis Park Board marked its 140th anniversary last year. Staff, volunteers, park visitors and community leaders shared their Minneapolis park stories. These stories have now come together in a project called 140 Years: Our Parks, Our Stories, on display free to the public at Mia Feb. 3-25. Visit the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board website for more. Bryn-Mawr Neighborhood Association Film Series This month the Active Transportation and Racial Justice Committees of the BMNA will host the screening of two films documenting noteworthy bicycling achievements by African Americans during the 1890s. The first film, “The Bicycle Corps: America’s Black Army on Wheels”, documents the trek of an African American army regiment based in Montana from their home base to St. Louis Mo. The 1900 mile trip, completed in 41 days in 1897 was intended to demonstrate the utility of the bicycle for military purposes. The second is a short film, “The Six Day Race: The Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor Story”. It tells the story of a black teenaged cyclist who enters the fabled six day endurance bicycle race held at Madison Square Garden in 1896 some six moths before the adventures related in the first film. Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor goes on to be a world champion and is still considered to be one of the greatest America sprint cyclist. Screening of these two films will be at the SRF Building auditorium, 3701 S Wayzata Blvd, on Wednesday, February 21st, at 7pm.Learn more and register here. Deadline Approaching for Partnership Engagement Fund Applications This program supports collaboration and partnerships between community-based organizations (CBOs) and neighborhood organizations to increase diverse public participation through project development and implementation, engaging historically underrepresented residents meaningfully and effectively on policies and programs that impact them and in decision-making with a focus on furthering equity. Interest forms must be submitted prior to application and are due by February 19th. Learn more and submit your form here.  Repair your stuff with a Fix-It Clinic Get help with your broken stuff and learn repair skills at an upcoming Fix-It Clinic. Hennepin County’s clinics offer guided assistance from volunteers with repair skills to disassemble, troubleshoot, and hopefully fix: - Clothes
- Electronics
- Small household appliances
- Mobile devices
- And more
Clinics are held on the second Saturday of most months from noon to 4 p.m., with the last items accepted at 3:30 p.m. Events are first come, first served. Fix-It Clinics teach valuable troubleshooting and basic repair skills, build community connections, and reduce the number of repairable objects thrown in the trash. Find dates, times and locations of upcoming clinics on the Hennepin County website. | 
