[Lyndale_e-news] Lyndale E-News for January 20th, 2009
Mark Hinds
mark at lyndale.org
Tue Jan 20 18:54:59 CST 2009
Lyndale E-News for January 20, 2009
The Lyndale E-News provides information on community events, neighborhood
meetings, and important news for the Lyndale Neighborhood. More information
on the Lyndale Neighborhood can be found at www.lyndale.org
<http://www.lyndale.org/> . Stay current with Lyndale Events by using the
Lyndale Neighborhood Calendar <http://www.lyndale.org/LNA/calendar.htm> .
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In this Issue:
1. Lyndale Legislative Forum at January General Membership Meeting
(Monday, January 26th)
2. Lyndale Neighborhood Business Association Kick-off Meeting
(Thursday, January 29th)
3. Somali Cultural Celebration Day (Saturday, February 7th)
4. Reward Offered in Christmas Day Homicide
5. Looking for your ideas for General Membership Meetings
6. LEAP Tour of MIA (Thursday, February 12th)
7. Lyndale Neighborhood News on the GO!
<http://www.lyndale.org/?page_id=21>
8. New Finance Tool for Minneapolis Business Owners
9. About the Lyndale E-News
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Lyndale Legislative Forum at January General Membership Meeting
Monday, January 26
Painter Park
6:30 to 8:00 pm
Join us at the January General Membership Meeting for the 3rd annual Lyndale
Legislative Forum. At the meeting, you’ll have a chance to talk with
Lyndale's Legislators about the issues they’re working on this session and
to ask them questions about the issues important to you.
The following Legislators have been invited:
* Speak Margret Anderson Kelliher
* Senator Scoot Dibble (confirmed)
* Senator Linda Berglin (confirmed)
* Representative Frank Hornstein
* Representative Jeff Hayden
Lyndale's General Membership meeting is our regular, monthly community
meeting. Everyone in the Lyndale Neighborhood is invited to join us at these
meetings to discuss important neighborhood issues and to help set the
direction for the Lyndale Neighborhood Association.
Want to come to the meeting, but you’re wondering what there will be for
your kids to do. LNA has got you covered. To help make General Membership
meetings accessible to everyone in the neighborhood LNA provides a class for
kids 4 to 12 from Leonardo’s Basement during every General Membership
meeting. The class is free, but with a suggested donation for those that
can.
Lyndale Neighborhood Business Association Kick-off Meeting
Thursday, January 29
Noon to 1:00 pm
Wells Fargo Bank Community Room
Join us at the kick-off meeting for the Lyndale Neighborhood Business
Association. This new business association will work to build connections
between businesses and the community, strengthen the ties between local
businesses, while improving the economic climate in Lyndale.
The speaker for the January meeting is Judy Moses, who works for the City of
Minneapolis, Business Finance Division. She will present information about
the City’s loan programs and help answer questions like:
* Would a 2% loan help you purchase production equipment or make
improvements to your building?
* Would a Capital Acquisition Loan help you purchase and renovate a
building?
For more information on the Lyndale Neighborhood Business Association
contact Norma Pietz at 612.824.9402 ext 15 or norma at lyndale.org.
Somali Cultural Day
Saturday, February 7th
4:00 to 7:00 pm
Horn Towers Community Room
31st and Blaisdell
This event will celebrate traditional Somali food, storytelling, games and
more. So bring the whole family to help celebrate the culture of our Somali
community members. This event is open to everyone in the Lyndale
neighborhood.
For more information contact Amal at 612.824.9402 ext 14 or
amal at lyndale.org.
Reward Offered in Christmas Day Homicide
Minneapolis Police are appealing for the public's help to solve the City's
last murder of 2008. They recently announced that Crime Stoppers is
offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and
conviction in the Christmas Day murder of 28-year-old Luis Morales-Figureoa.
Figureoa was found shot to death in the street near the intersection of Lake
Street West and Pleasant Avenue South at 5 a.m. on Dec. 25. "He was dressed
for the weather. But as far as details on how many times he was shot or
where he was shot, we'll have to leave that to the medical examiner," said
Lt. Richard Zimmerman.
According to Homicide Lt. Richard Zimmerman, The motive is unclear; they do
not suspect it was a robbery because the victim had a cell phone in his hand
and money in his pocket. Police do have a video from a business at the
corner showing Morales walking east on Lake Street with another person,
believed to be the shooter behind him.
Authorities are treating the incident as a homicide, and do not have any
suspects in custody. The Police hope that the reward- the tip can be
anonymous- will help explain what happened. If you have any information
call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS. www.crimestoppersmn.org
We’re Looking for Your Ideas for General Membership Meetings
At the November General Membership Meeting there was a discussion about ways
to expand and improve Lyndale’s General Membership Meetings. We want to add
your thoughts and ideas to the conversation. Just follow this link
<http://www.lyndale.org> to see the list of ideas generated at the November
meeting and add your thoughts in the comment section on the website.
LEAP Tour of Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Thursday, February 12th
6:00 to 8:00 pm
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Join LEAP for a special tour of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts on
Thursday, February 12 at 6:00 pm. After our custom tour, we’ll retire to
one of the great establishments along Eat Street. This is a free event open
to all Lyndale community members.
MIA offers custom tours for groups of 10 or more, so RSVP’s are required.
RSVP to Mark at mark at lyndale.org or 612.824.9402 ext 16.
Lyndale Neighborhood News on the Go
Did you know that you can read the Lyndale Neighborhood News online. Just
click here <http://www.lyndale.org/?page_id=21> and download this month’s
issue or a ton of back issues.
City Offers New Finance Tool for Minneapolis Business Owners
The City of Minneapolis offers a new finance tool, the Working Capital
Guaranty Program, designed to help assist Minneapolis businesses secure
financing through private banking institutions. The City provides extra
assurance and support for Minneapolis business owners by providing a
guaranty on financing.
As the changing and challenging economic situation continues, the new loan
program is being rolled out as the holiday season begins, a time when
companies, for example, are in need of cash on hand for payroll or holiday
inventory. It is also common for small business owners to use home equity
lines of credit to finance some, or all, of their business operations. With
the drop in housing values and lenders freezing equity lines this program is
another option for companies.
How the program works
* A private lender funds the loan, and the City of Minneapolis
guarantees a portion of the financing, up to 80% of the first $50,000 and up
to 50% of the remainder. Although there is no limit to the amount of
financing provided by the bank, the City’s maximum guarantee is $75,000.
* A business must be in operation for 12 months; technical assistance
is available through the Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers
(MCCD) and may be required; the borrower must demonstrate the ability to
repay the loan and be an acceptable credit risk; be in compliance with all
city code/licensing and have no building or health code violations.
* Loans can be used for general business operations, working capital,
production contracts, inventory or receivables.
* Guaranty terms and conditions also apply.
Contact Information
The program is administered by the City’s Department of Community Planning
and Economic Development, finance division. For more information, contact
Jessica Green at 612 673 5232 or Becky Shaw at 612 673 5066. Information can
also be found on the Web at
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cped/working_cap_fact.asp
<http://ethreemail.com/e3ds/mail_link.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ci.minneapolis.
mn.us%2Fcped%2Fworking_cap_fact.asp&i=7&d=523C1B1D-C9B6-476B-A6C5-BB45394900
40&e=mark at lyndale.org> .
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Mark Hinds
Executive Director
Lyndale Neighborhood Association
3537 Nicollet Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612.824.9402 ext 16
mark at lyndale.org
www.lyndale.org
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