Buy Nothing Day at Hampden Park a Resounding Success
More than 150 neighbors took part in Buy Nothing Day at Hampden Park on May 10, 2025, and nearly two-thirds of items were rehomed.
Kasota Ponds Cleanup Draws Strong Community Participation
More than 60 volunteers joined the annual Kasota Ponds Cleanup with support from NAPA Auto Parts.
WestRock Plant Closure Presents Redevelopment Opportunity
Smurfit WestRock’s closure of its 2250 Wabash Avenue recycling plant (189 jobs) opens a 40-acre redevelopment opportunity in South St. Anthony Park.
Spring Renters Forum Brings Neighbors Together Around Housing Resources
SAPCC and HomeLine MN hosted a Spring Renters Forum on April 8 at the Moda Community Room, with Spanish and Somali interpreters.
SAPCC Launches Task Force for “Lower Campus” Development
SAPCC formed a task force to advise on the Lower Campus property (1501 Fulham Street) after the developer’s April 15, 2025 open house.
Report from SAPCC: Good Neighbor Fund Gives Green Light to Westgate Commons Park
The Good Neighbor Fund awarded SAPCC a grant for the 2025 Summer Activation Program at Westgate Commons Park; the Manufacturing Park 2050 proposal was not funded.
Report from SAPCC Equity Committee: Neighbors Come Together at Seal Hi-Rise
The Equity Committee hosted a late-January 2025 Community Meal at Seal Hi-Rise with local sponsors and live music from Rob Stokes.
Report from the SAP Community Garden: Growing New Life on Old Railroad Land
The SAP Community Garden applied for an urban agriculture grant to reclaim former railroad land along Robbins Street for an orchard and pollinator beds.
Report from SAPCC: Bringing Westgate Commons Park to Life This Summer
SAPCC applied for a Good Neighbor Fund grant to launch a 2025 Summer Activation Program of Activity Days and Pop-Up Play and Shade Days at Westgate Commons Park.
A Community Effort to Revive Raymond Avenue Rain Gardens
Nearly two dozen volunteers, with a Capitol Region Watershed District grant and Earth Wizards, transformed two Raymond Avenue rain gardens with 300+ native plants.