December 29, 2010 - Recent actions by the Minneapolis Mayor and City Council point to a rocky future for dedicated neighborhood funds. On December 14, as part of the approval process for the 2011 Budget, the City Council adopted a Staff Direction indicating that the City intends to go to the State Legislature to eliminate the Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) Policy Board and program and secure City control of NRP funds that have been committed to neighborhoods but are not yet spent. More...


October 28, 2010 - Learn about your neighborhood and city's most recent 20 years when the first five segments of By the People: The Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program are shown at the Ritz Theater, 345 13th Ave. NE, on Sunday, November 14th at 6 p.m. More...


October 8, 2010 - The 2011 NRP Policy Board Neighborhood Representatives Election process continues with the release of the Voter's Guide. As the next step in the process, each neighborhood organization now chooses an elector and alternate by Friday, November 12th to represent their neighborhood in the voting at the election on Thursday, November 18th. More...


September 24, 2010 - The process to elect neighborhood representatives and alternates for seats on the 2011 NRP Policy Board continues and the official filing of candidates is now complete. The election will be held Thursday, November 18, 2010. More...


August 18, 2010 - The process to elect neighborhood representatives and alternates for seats on the 2011 NRP Policy Board is underway. The election will be held Thursday, November 18, 2010. Those interested in filing as a candidate must complete a Candidate Filing Form and return it to the NRP central office no later than noon on Friday, September 17, 2010. More...

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Minneapolis residents attended a community meeting at the Whittier Neighborhood Center in South Minneapolis.

June 18, 2010 - The Minneapolis City Council has approved the NRP Policy Board recommendation to approve and appropriate an increase in the amount of funds available to NRP Phase II Action Plans to 100%. This fulfills the commitment made by the NRP Policy Board in April of 2004 when it set the Phase II allocations for neighborhood plans. More...


April 7, 2010 - More than 50 homes - 35 in Minneapolis, 18 in Saint Paul - will be open during the 23rd annual Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour on Saturday, April 24, 10 am-5 pm and Sunday, April 25, 1-5 pm. The free, self-guided tour features "Real Homes, Real People, Real Ideas" and is designed to give Tour visitors inspiration and ideas on how to improve their own homes. More...


January 27, 2010 - The City of Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota's Center for Urban and Regional Affairs have developed a variety of resources to encourage neighborhood groups to help residents understand the importance of the upcoming U.S. Census and to keep them up-to-date on census-related news and activities. More...


December 15, 2009 - The 2010 Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour is looking for homeowners and home improvement professionals who would like to put their homes on the Tour. Nomination/applications are due Thursday, January 21, 2010, and early submissions are encouraged. The Tour, in its 23rd year, will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 24 and 25, 2010. More...


October 15, 2009 - A Voter's Guide is now available for the upcoming November 19th NRP Neighborhood Representative Election. The Guide is compiled by the Minneapolis NRP to provide information to City residents about each candidate seeking a seat on the 2010 NRP Policy Board. Candidates are running in one of four categories: At-Large, Protection, Revitalization, or Redirection. More...


September 19, 2009 - The NRP Neighborhood Representative Election is set for Thursday, November 19th, when electors from each neighborhood will vote to select a Neighborhood Representative and Alternate in their respective neighborhood categories and a Representative and Alternate to serve in the At-Large category. More...


August 24, 2009 - The process for the election of neighborhood representatives and alternates for seats on the 2010 NRP Policy Board is underway. The election will be held Thursday, November 19, 2009. Those interested in filing as a candidate must complete a Candidate Filing Form and return it to the NRP central office no later than noon on Friday, September 18, 2009. More...


May 12, 2009 - The City of Minneapolis Department of Neighborhood and Community Relations announced today that applications are now being sought for the eight neighborhood representatives to the City's Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission (NCEC). The NCEC is a 16 member, resident based commission which will provide direction to the next phase of NRP and the City's community engagement work. More...


April 3, 2009 - A meeting of Minneapolis neighborhood group designees has been scheduled for Sunday, April 19th, to continue discussion on how to select neighborhood representatives to the City's new Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission (NCEC). The meeting will be held from 1:00 to 3:30 pm at the Northeast Armory and is open to the public. More...


April 2, 2009 - The 2009 Minneapolis & St. Paul Home Tour will feature sixty homes - 39 in Minneapolis and 21 in Saint Paul. Homes on the free, self-guided tour will be open Saturday, April 25, 10 am-5 pm, and Sunday, April 26, 1-5 p.m. The Tour is coordinated by NRP in conjunction with the City of Saint Paul Planning and Economic Development department, and supported by other public, corporate and non-profit sponsors. More...


January 22, 2009 - To facilitate development of a process for selecting the 8 neighborhood representatives to the new Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission, the NRP Policy Board adopted a resolution at its November 24, 2008 meeting authorizing NRP staff to invite representatives from each neighborhood organization to a meeting to discuss the selection process for neighborhood members on the Commission. More...


October 23, 2008 - The City of Minneapolis is now accepting applications from residents for seven positions on the newly created Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission. The role of the commission will be to shape how the City engages its residents and works with neighborhood and community organizations. More...


October 6, 2008 - Ten candidates have filed for election as Neighborhood Representatives to the 2009 NRP Policy Board. The election is set for Thursday, November 20th. NRP has assembled a Voter's Guide that provides information from each candidate. More...






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