Friday, February 1, 2013

Community Research


David’s community research

The name of the neighborhood where Bancroft Elementary is located is the Bancroft neighborhood. There is a Cub Foods located on 26th Ave, which is 2.3 miles away from the school. Abbott Northwestern is the closest hospital to Bancroft it’s located at 800 E 28th St. It’s also where my fiancé was born. The closest playground that is not a school playground that I could find was Powderhorn Park. According to 9 users on yelp, Powderhorn Park receives 4.5 stars out of 5! It seems community oriented. There are baseball diamonds and a kiddy pool. There also seems to be a large homeless population in the area who convene by the park. Powderhorn Park does have indoor recreation (3400 15th Ave. S
Minneapolis, MN 55407). There is an indoor swimming pool and a large community center located there. A place that I like to frequent to get breakfast and coffee is Colossal Café located 1839 E. 42nd ST. It’s a tiny place that has about 6 tables. This doesn’t keep people from the neighborhood away though. In the summer the line is out the door and in the winter everyone just huddles in the door way waiting for the next available seat. They have awesome bread. There is an ultra-wash coin laundry on 40 36th Bloomington AVE.

One special feature of south Minneapolis is the Riverview Theater. We go here all the time to see 3 dollar movies. It’s located at 3800 42nd ave. which is two miles away from Bancroft elementary. The theater has plenty of character with its vintage puke green velvet drapes encompassing the screen. There is a nice restaurant across the street to grab a beer or a glass of wine before or after the movie.

Canine coach is a SO Minneapolis local business. We took our beagle Wally here for puppy kindergarten and dog walking classes.  Marlene owns the company, she’s awesome and a supporter of the local community.

I would recommend to everyone to go check out Minnehaha falls in the winter for an awesome dog park or in the summer to eat fish tacos at sea salt in the summer.

Politics/ Events:

·         City council member: ward 8, 3rd precinct Elizabeth Glidden

·         State and National Legislators’: Susan Allen - 62B - MN House  Jeff Hayden - 62 - MN Senate Keith Ellison - 5 - U.S. House Amy Klobuchar - U.S. Senate Al Franken - U.S. Senate

·         Community neighborhood organization: Bancroft Elementary PTA, Bancroft neighborhood org.

 

Math and Reading night- 01/29/2013 hosted by Bancroft Elementary, food by Fat Lorenzo’s

Art sled rally at powderhorn park 01/25/2014

May Day parade- (bike there!)

 

Demographics of 55407 link: http://homes.point2.com/Neighborhood/US/Minnesota/Hennepin-County/Minneapolis/43rd-Avenue-South-Demographics.aspx

 
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  1. UnknownFebruary 3, 2013 at 9:45 AM

    sounds like you got a challenging topic. one of the first times i can remember being exposed to illeagle drugs was when the D.A.R.E. officers showed up at our school and had samples of them. The one question that pops into my mind is how sticky the conversation could get with reserching this topic with your students. What if they ask about your history of drug use? or even if you smoke cigarettes? I dont know what your answer would be, but do you tell them the truth or avoid the question? which might make them think the wrong thing. Or tell one of those "white lies". like I said, I dont know how you w

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  2. KMSFebruary 12, 2013 at 8:03 AM

    There is an indoor pool at Powderhorn? Really? I think it may be Phillips? http://www.mplsswims.org/

    I am curious as to how you draw the boundaries of the neighborhood. Are you looking at all of south Minneapolis? What counts as part of the Bancroft Elementary neighborhood?

    Great connection to the Canine Coach. That could be a great resource for the many, many animal groups out there.

    What resources can you use for your team project?

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