Come out on Saturday, February 15 for the 10th annual Seward Longfellow Restorative Justice Fundraiser.  The event will feature a wine, beer, and spirits tasting, delicious treats, jazz music by Joel Shapira, and a one of a kind silent auction. Purchase tickets here.

Saturday, February 15
5:30-7:30pm
Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge
3010 Minnehaha Ave 

Join us weekly at Tapestry for a social dance class dedicated to 55+ beginning January 3.  No experience required • Instructions provided • No partner needed • All abilities warmly invited • $3
• Scholarships available • Drop-ins welcome • Snacks provided!

Seniors Joyfully Dancing around the world
Tapestry Folkdance Center, 3748 Minnehaha Ave
Fridays 9:30-11am 

Please take a few minutes to share with us what your experience has been!
We are working with the Seward Civic and Commerce Association (SCCA) and the City of Minneapolis Small Business Team to plan a meeting on City inspections. We need to hear from you to understand what areas need improvement! Please share your stories, concerns, and questions about city inspections for businesses and commercial properties.

What particular areas have been the most frustrating?

• Building inspections (ie: plumbing, electrical, HVAC, building permits)
• Health inspections
• Fire inspections
• Building license inspections
• Other

Reach out at info@longfellowbusinessassociation.org or 612-298-4699.

Effective January 1, 2020, the City has adopted parts of the state’s new wage theft law, providing another avenue to employees for recovery of unpaid wages. The City’s wage theft prevention ordinance additionally requires employers in Minneapolis to provide sick and safe time accrual and use balances on all earnings statements, and distribute a Minneapolis labor poster to all new hires.
 
Under the ordinance, employers must:

• Provide employees with written prehire notices of certain employment terms. It must be signed by employees. (Download an example at minneapolismn.gov/laborenforcement.) (This example may be used to comply with both city and state wage theft laws.) (*NEW)
• Follow a regularly scheduled payday.  
• Provide earnings statements at the end of each pay period.
• Provide sick and safe time accrual and use balances on all earnings statements. (*NEW)
• Distribute a Minneapolis labor poster to all new hires. (Copies are downloadable atminneapolismn.gov/laborenforcement) (*NEW)

 
Resources for businesses:
You can find an example prehire notice, FAQs, and Minneapolis labor posters atminneapolismn.gov/laborenforcement.

Let the community know how you can help them live better with an ad in the Longfellow Nokomis Messenger’s REBUILD REPAIR RECYCLE section. This monthly section features stories, tips and ads that help local residents connect on Green Living — something so many care about in the Longfellow and Nokomis areas.  Read specific articles HERE.  For advertising, contact Denis@LongfellowNokomisMessenger.com.

Take a guided tour through the maze of state and federal employment tax and other employer reporting requirements. Your tour guides will be experts from the Minnesota Department of Revenue, Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Program, Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Insurers Association, the Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry, and the United States Department of Labor.  This FREE workshop is hosted by the Minnesota Business Tax Education Partnership.  Register and learn more.

Tuesday, February 4
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM 
Evolve Workplace
260 Wentworth Ave E. 
West St. Paul, MN 55118

Meet photographers with Longfellow365, a daily photography project in the Longfellow community, and find out how you can join as a volunteer contributor. View our 2019 slideshow and enjoy libations and camaraderie. Limited edition books, prints, and cards will be available.

December 10, 2019, 7-9 p.m.
The Hook and Ladder Mission Room
3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406
Free and Open to the Public

Longfellow365 is a community photography project that started in 2014. The project documents each day with a photograph contributed by a volunteer local photographer. Each year a group of photographers are assigned a day of the week to take a photograph in one of the four neighborhoods that make up the Greater Longfellow Community: Cooper, Hiawatha, Howe, and Longfellow. Guest photographers also contribute photographs on substitute and rotating days. 

Let's welcome our new neighbors at 30th and E Lake Street!  Alliance Housing and Touchstone Mental Health invite you to celebrate the opening of Minnehaha Commons. Minnehaha Commons is home to 44 people who are ages 55 and older, who have very low incomes and experienced homelessness. Alliance Housing is the owner and developer of Minnehaha Commons. Touchstone Mental Health offers Targeted Case Management, Customized Living and Housing Support services with 24-hour onsite staff for individual support, assistance, and community referrals.  RSVP for the Open House

​Tuesday, December 10
3001 East Lake Street, Minneapolis
4 - 6 p.m. | Brief remarks at 5 p.m. 
Tours and Refreshments

Zorongo heats up December with flamenco music, song, and dance. On Sunday, December 8th at 6pm, come out the Icehouse for an unforgettable performance.  You won't want to miss solo premiere choreographies by the Zorongo Dancers directed by Susana di Palma, sung by La Conja, and music performed by Juanito Pascual and Ben Abrahamson.  Purchase tickets HERE.