One our neighborhood’s most successful businesses has added a second location. Pop!! opened Aug. 19, 2008, in downtown St. Paul, at the corner of Wabasha and Sixth streets (6 West Sixth St). For more information about the new location, please call 651-228-1002.

ANA’s delegation to the current Hollywood Theater Task Force (HTF2) is working toward a viable reuse for our neighborhood’s most notable historic asset. The HTF2’s main goal is to bring the building alive and make it a positive contributor to our Johnson Street commercial node.

For those willing to spend and hour or two making yourself safer and helping keep our crime low, the 2nd Precinct has a few upcoming opportunities in and near Audubon:

• Personal Safety Workshop
  Saturday, November 1, from 10:00am to Noon, at Northeast Middle School, 2955 NE Hayes St NE. Please contact Carol at 612-673-2874 to RSVP or for questions.

There’s a new Thai restaurant in Northeast: Sen Yai Sen Lek.

Sen Yai Sen Lek offers authentic preparations of traditional Thai dishes in an upbeat atmosphere. Beer and wine are available, and of course, they offer take-out.

Audubon Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting and Board Election

On our October agenda:

• Recently, the Northeast Community Development Corporation (NE/CDC) worked with ANA to canvass the Audubon Park neighborhood door to door. John Vaughn from NE/CDC will discuss the canvass and how it relates to increasing ANA's capacity to better represent and serve Audubon Park.
• Presentation/Update from MetroPlains on the planned development at Lowry & Polk St.
• Board of Directors Election: There are several available positions for the upcoming 2009–2010 term.

Full October agenda is attached below.

Minneapolis Parks is sponsoring another movie in Audubon Park this Friday, August 29th, starting at dusk.

The movie will be the 2007 blockbuster Transformers. Bring your family and friends, blankets, lawn chairs, and popcorn!

The public is invited to comment on the Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) Work Group’s final report, which recommends the focus, funding and governance of the NRP as well as options for strengthening community engagement in all aspects of the City’s partnership with neighborhood organizations.

The Minneapolis City Council Committee of the Whole received the final report at its July 24 meeting, and will hear community input at a meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 5 p.m. in City Council Chambers, room 317 of City Hall, 350 S. Fifth St.

The Annual Northeast Farmers' Market Corn Feed will take place this Saturday, August 16th, from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. It will be held in the St. Boniface Church parking lot at 7th and University Avenues NE.

NOTE: We meet on the 2nd Monday due to the Labor Day holiday

• John Vaughn, from the Northeast Community Development Corporation (NE/CDC) will be present to discuss the canvass and how it relates to increasing ANA's capacity to better represent and serve Audubon Park.

Recently, NE/CDC worked with ANA to canvass the Audubon Park neighborhood door to door. This is one of the fundamentals of community organizing, and while labor intensive, creates a significant connection with the community at-large. ANA and NE CDC were able to field 13 teams for an entire afternoon. Great job!

• John Vaughn will present NE/CDC's new PowerPoint presentation called, "Go-Time for Northeast." The theme of this presentation is that on the heels of the new Central Avenue Plan, and in light of all the current development activity on Central, that the entire Northeast community has a window of opportunity right now for revitalizing Central and for strengthening the Arts District.

Full September Agenda and draft Minutes of ANA’s August Community Meeting are attached below.

Colin Mullen, a brewer at Barley John’s Brewpub in New Brighton and Laura Fryberger, owner of the local event planning company, Flings Event Design, purchased their Arthur Street bungalow in the Audubon Park neighborhood in May 2008, just a few months before their scheduled wedding in September of 2008.

The couple rented one unit of a duplex on Buchanan Street for 3 years prior to the decision to buy in the neighborhood. Laura loves the feeling of community and connection to the Northeast arts scene. Colin likes the quick and convenient access to downtown, his workplace, and all necessary goods like Eastside Co-op and the Quarry businesses.