The City of Minneapolis has received proposals from three different parties interested in rehabilitating the Hollywood Theater building. The City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) in June for reuse of the vacant theater building and adjacent vacant property. Proposals were due July 31.

Visit the Audubon Farmers' Market every Thursday, 4–7pm, on Johnson Street at 27th Ave. from late June through late September!

ANA, in partnership with Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church, is hosting the weekly market as part of the Homegrown Minneapolis initiative. It features five local vendors offering locally grown produce, herbs, and flowers.

Be sure to visit the new Audubon Mini Farmers' Market!

Every Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00pm
June 25 through late September
Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church parking lot
southwest corner of 27th Ave. and Johnson St. NE

The City of Minneapolis has issued a new Request for Proposals (RFP) for our vacant theater building. The current Hollywood Task Force has worked through the winter to remove obstacles to development. Preservation and zoning issues have been addressed. Perhaps the most significant difference from the past is the City and community’s willingness to support a non-entertainment use for the structure. Proposals are due July 31. Finance and Commerce has the story:

“Our goal is to reactivate the building and we need to find a financially viable way to do that. At the same time we want to preserve the building and preserve its character defining features,” said Miles Mercer, senior project coordinator with the city’s Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) department.

The Canadian Pacific Railroad is seeking development proposals for two properties it owns in Northeast Minneapolis: a 17.9 acre site along Central Avenue 28th Avenue NE and 30th Avenue NE and an 18.5 acre property along the south side of St. Anthony Parkway, west of Central Avenue. Proposals are due on June 1.

Over 1,600 visitors attended an open house at the Hollywood Theater on Saturday, May 16. ANA would like to thank everyone who attended.

If you are interested in making a financial contribution to assist with rehabilitation of the Theater's marquee, ticket booth, and facade, please send it to:

Audubon Neighborhood Association
Northeast Middle School Resource Center
2955 Hayes St NE

Metro Plains Development has proposed modifications to a proposed development at Lowry Avenue and Polk Street. In February, the City's Planning Commission approved plans for a four-story mixed use building on the north side of Lowry Avenue between Central Avenue and Polk Street.

Thanks to the work of Hillcrest Development, the City of Minneapolis, and the Hollywood Theater Task Force, several improvements to the vacant Hollywood Theater are occurring. These improvements will assist in marketing the property to potential developers for reuse. First, the house north of the theater (2819 Johnson Street) was demolished on February 23.

According to Marketwatch.com (a business and investment website run by the Wall Street Journal), Minneapolis “far and away, remains where it's at for business.”

The Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) is offering loan guarantees to help small businesses weather current market conditions.