Neighborhood News
Updates, discussion topics and other things.
2:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday, January 22, 2023
Come celebrate winter with your Morningside neighbors at Weber Park. Skates available to borrow or bring your own. Go sledding on Weber Hill or play in Weber Park. The warming house will be open. Please follow COVID protocol when indoors.
We look forward to seeing all our wonderful neighbors!
ALL AGES - ALL ARE WELCOME!
2:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday, January 22, 2023
Come celebrate winter with your Morningside neighbors at Weber Park. Skates available to borrow or bring your own. Go sledding on Weber Hill or play in Weber Park. The warming house will be open. Please follow COVID protocol when indoors.
We look forward to seeing all our wonderful neighbors!
ALL AGES - ALL ARE WELCOME!
MNA School Board Candidate Forum Zoom webinar link for Sunday, October 10, 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Topic: Morningside Neighborhood Association Edina School Board Candidate Forum - Zoom webinar
Time: Sunday, October 10, 2021, 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85026476564?pwd=cmcyU3k5dWQyUFBrZjRGR05DSFdFUT09
Webinar ID: 850 2647 6564
Passcode: 096472
MNA Annual Meeting Zoom link for Sunday October 10, 4:45 - 5:30 PM
Topic: Morningside Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting 2021
Time: Sunday, October 10, 2021 04:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81465387109?pwd=VlhSelljejRCN0Z3YjhRQWFLeXJ6dz09
Meeting ID: 814 6538 7109
Passcode: 936733
Thank you to everyone who took part in the Morningside Neighborhood Association [MNA] survey on the City of Edina’s “30% Concept Design [for Weber Park]". Between September 8th - 14th, 2021, over 100 residents provided detailed thoughtful and imaginative responses.
Attached is a summary of survey responses that the MNA Steering Committee shared with the Edina City Council and City staff on September 15, 2021.
Responses from over 100 residents show the following clear preferences:
Weber Park needs some updating but not a complete overhaul.
The hockey rink stays in its original location.
The open ice area stays the same size.
Clear preference for keeping the baseball fields without outfield fences.
Strong support for adding a natural play area
The next few days may be the last opportunity for Morningside residents to share their thoughts about Weber Park design with City officials. If you would like to share your thoughts, please do so. Here are ways to contact the City:
Leave a comment on the site: https://www.bettertogetheredina.org/morningside;
Contact Ross Bintner, Engineering Services Manager, or Jessica Wilson, Water Resources Coordinator.
Their contact information is on the Edina Better Together website, under the Morningside Flood Infrastructure project tab and on the City’s website at EdinaMN.gov. Contact City Council members directly. Contact information is on the City’s website.
Morningside Neighborhood Association Steering Committee
The Morningside Neighborhood Association (MNA) is hosting Morningside Night to Unite on National Night Out TOMORROW EVENING, TUESDAY, August 3, from 6 to 8pm at Weber Park.
The event is rain or shine (shelter reserved in case of rain). All are welcome!
Activities will include frisbee games, visits from the Edina Police and Fire departments (invited) Bike Parade at 6:45 PM for all ages and all non-motorized wheels. Decorations encouraged.
Come meet new neighbors and see old friends! Bring your own picnic and beverages. The MNA will serve cold treats.
Facebook MNA: https://www.facebook.com/edinaMNA/
Edina's Traffic Safety Committee (TSC) reviewed the data regarding the request for a crosswalk over France Avenue at W 42nd St that borders Minneapolis.
Peak hour pedestrian crosses meet Edina's crosswalk warrants for standard marked crosswalk with roadside signs. The TSC recommends that Edina contacts and shares this information with Hennepin County and Minneapolis as all three jurisdictions are impacted.
The next step is a review by the Edina Transportation Commission. This meeting is Thursday July 15, at 6 pm at Edina City Hall Community Room. You are welcome to submit comments to the Commission prior to the meeting or give a three-minute presentation to the Commission during the Community Comment portion of the meeting. The agenda for the meeting is attached - details on the crosswalk at France and 42nd are on page 9.
Here is the link for more information on the Edina Transportation Commission.
The meeting is also available on the City’s YouTube page.
As sent by Edina Community Development Director Cary Teague.
The City has posted information, including a Public Hearing Comment Form to BetterTogetherEdina.org/parking-ordinance-amendments. Those experiencing any difficulties participating are invited to contact Community Engagement Coordinator MJ Lamon at MJLamon@EdinaMN.gov or 952-826-0360.
The Morningside Neighborhood Association (MNA) is hosting Morningside Night to Unite on National Night Out, Tuesday August 3 from 6 to 8pm at Weber Park.
The event is rain or shine (shelter reserved in case of rain). All are welcome!
Activities will include frisbee games, visits from the Edina Police and Fire departments (invited) and the Bike Parade, open to all ages and all non-motorized wheels, starting at 6:45 PM.
Come meet new neighbors and see old friends! Bring your own picnic and beverages. The MNA will serve cold treats.
Edina Morningside Neighborhood Association Website http://www.edinamorningside.org/
Facebook MNA https://www.facebook.com/edinaMNA/
The Morningside Neighborhood Association (MNA)
and Edina Morningside Community Church (EMCUCC)
invite you to view and discuss
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
A Free Two-Part Event
All are welcome to view via Zoom the PBS documentary, Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America, and to participate in an optional, facilitated small group discussion. Based on Gretchen Sorin’s book, “Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights" (W.W. Norton, 2020), the film shows "how the advent of the car brought new mobility and freedom for African Americans but also exposed them to discrimination and deadly violence, and how that history resonates today.” — PBS promotional page, https://www.pbs.org/show/driving-while-black/
The MNA and EMCUCC will host this free two-part event from 7 to 9 PM on
Part 1. Tuesday, 6/01/21 (film via Zoom). The film will start promptly at 7 PM and runs for just under two hours.
Part 2. Tuesday, 6/15/21 (small group discussions via Zoom and/or in person, open to all who viewed the film in Part 1 or on their own).
Here is how to get the Zoom link for the film:
If you are a Morningside resident and on the MNA email list, you will receive the link in an MNA email before the event.
If you are a Morningside resident and not on the MNA email list, please sign up for MNA emails at edina.morningside@gmail.com.
If you are a member of EMCUCC or on its email list, you will receive the link in an EMCUCC email before the event.
All others, please register for the event by email to edina.morningside@gmail.com by Friday, May 28. The Zoom link will be sent to the email address in your RSVP.
If you prefer to watch the film on your own, here is the Twin Cities Public Television link: https://www.tpt.org/driving-while/black/
To participate in a small group discussion, please register by email to edina.morningside@gmail.com or to emcucc@emcucc.org. by Friday, June 11.
Please indicate in your email whether you prefer to participate by Zoom, in person, or either. If by Zoom, the link will be sent to the email address in your RSVP.
Questions about the film, discussion format, or how to use Zoom?
Please contact edina.morningside@gmail.com
