Audubon homeowners rallied together to make the Community Energy Services residential program a huge success. Over 100 homeowners joined forces and attended recent workshops to learn techniques to save money and energy in their homes.

ANA invites you to its annual community festival honoring our urban ecology. Join us for food, fun, games, and to meet like-minded folks who cherish the environment we share. The event is held on a Saturday near the birthday of our namesake, John J. Audubon. In 2010, we’ll celebrate on Saturday, April 24th, 11am–2pm, at Audubon Park, 29th Ave. and Buchanan St. NE.

Construction of a new bicycle facility through Audubon is slated for this summer. Minneapolis Public Works is hosting two public meetings to provide information and collect feedback on the Stone Arch Bridge bicycle boulevard, which is proposed to run along 6th Avenue SE, and Fillmore, Polk, and Tyler Streets NE. It will connect the Stone Arch Bridge to 37th Ave NE.

Please join us on Monday, February 1 at 7:00 PM at the Salvation Army Community Center (2727 Central Ave NE) for the Audubon Community Meeting. It's the annual "Taste of Audubon" meeting, featuring samples from the neighborhood's restaurants.

Several tired houses at the corner of Lowry Avenue and Polk Street have been torn down. Replacing those houses will be a 30-unit mixed-income apartment building named Audubon Crossing.

Audubon homeowners are now eligible for Minnesota Federal Stimulus rebates of up to $10,000 on qualifying home energy improvements. These funds are available in conjunction with a Minnesota Fix-Up Fund loan through the Center for Energy and Environment. Funds are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Program details include:

Energy Saver Rebate

Annual Holiday Train & Food Drive
Saturday, December 12, 2009
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM

The Audubon Neighborhood Association and the Center for Energy and Environment invite you to participate in a unique one-stop energy program. Please consider helping to promote this great opportunity to your neighbors.

Community Energy Services, CES, is an easy, one-stop program designed to help homeowners reduce their energy use and save money in their home. CES includes:

By Dan Haugen (originally printed in the Waite Park Voice)

A vacant mortuary that's been on the brink of foreclosure for more than a year is now getting a new life as an office and community space.

Architect John Harriss owns the property at 3207 Central Ave. NE. His firm was originally hired to design a condo project at the site.

Own a piece of Hollywood history! A limited number of seats from the Hollywood Theater are available for sale, so place your order today. Seats will be available for pick-up on Saturday, November 21 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Hollywood, 2815 Johnson Street NE.