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August Events in the Twin Cities

August is a swinging month in the Twin Cities when it comes to community celebrations, festivals, and other excuses to walk around in shorts and eat "Something on a Stick." There's lots to do, starting with today!

New Brighton's annual summer Stockyard Days are taking place on August 2 through 9. The event, now in its 29th year, features a golf tournament, a kiddie parade and grand parade, street dances, and fireworks. For a complete list of times and locations for all Stockyard Days activities, go to www.stockyarddays.org and click on "events."

Lake Hiawatha’s Annual Neighborhood Festival is taking place today, Wednesday, August 5 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Lake Hiawatha Park, 2701 E. 44th Street in Minneapolis. There will be a talent show with prizes, carnival games, food for sale, and community information tables.

There will be some Outdoor Puppet Theater on Thursday,...

Minneapolis Parks in July

In Minneapolis, there are lots of free or inexpensive events happening people of all age ranges can enjoy this summer.

A Summer Festival is happening at Brackett Park, 2728 39th Ave South, Tuesday, July 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be clowns, face-painting, a  moonwalk, magician, hot dogs, chips, and drinks. The cost is $2 per person, per $10 family. The After Sunset Shadow Puppet Show begins, fittingly, after sunset and features 3 short stories of shadow puppetry. See fairy tales, legends and experimentation in shadow, “a fusion of traditional Chinese and American shadow play.”

Also on Tuesday, July 14, there is an Ice Cream Social from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Kenwood Park at 2101 Franklin Ave. W. It says that it’s free? That might mean free ice cream, but the information wasn’t specific.

The Phillips Club Youthline is celebrating its One Year Anniversary on Wednesday, July 15,...

Greening Minnesota - May

Because there are so many great environmentally friendly things going on in Minnesota, we like to do these little green updates on the Barker & Hedges blog. May's is inspired by Arbor Day. Okay, if you're up on your earth-friendly observances, you know that Arbor Day is celebrated nationally in April. But this year, some different things have been happening in Minneapolis, I'll get right into explaining it.

First, since last month's Greening Minnesota was so early in the month, I didn't get the chance to tell you about how the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) received the 2009 Celebration Award from the Arbor Day Foundation. The national award is given each year to recognize the community organization whose Arbor Day celebration best represents the spirit of the tree planting holiday. MPRB was acknowledged for its 2008 Arbor Day celebration, “125 Trees for 125 Years” which commemorated the board’s 125th anniversary with the planting of 125 trees just...

Minneapolis Real Estate Market Analysis February 2009

According to the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors’ Market Update for 100 Twin Cities Communities, the number of February 2009 new listings in Minneapolis dropped compared to 2008’s figures.   There were 764 new listings in the city, while in 2008 there were 952, a decrease of -19.7%. The Longfellow and University communities of Minneapolis saw slight increases in new listings, while the rest of the communities saw their new listings decrease.  Here is an inventory of February 2009 new listings in Minneapolis by community and the percentage of change from 2008.

Camden 98 (-27.9%)
Downtown Minneapolis 97 (-26.5%)
Longfellow 43 (+4.9%)
Nokomis 94 (-8.7%)
North 115 80 (-30.4%)
Northeast 55 (-15.4%)
Phillips 17 (-65.3%)
Powderhorn 51 (-30.1%)
Southwest 117 (-3.3%)
University Area 14 (+7.7%)
Uptown-Lakes 97 (-4.0%)


For the year to date, there have been 1,583 homes...

Minneapolis Real Estate Market Analysis January 2009

It’s this first real estate market analysis for Minneapolis in 2009!  The number of January 2009 new listings in Minneapolis has declined compared to 2008, according to the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors’ Market Update for 100 Twin Cities Communities.  But they’ve increased compared to last month!  There were 820 new listings, while in January 2008, there were 982, a decrease of -16.5%. Downtown Minneapolis saw an increase in new listings, while the rest of the communities saw decreases in new listings.  Here is an inventory of January 2009 new listings in Minneapolis by community and the percentage of change that has occurred compared to January 2008.

Camden 107 (-24.6%)
Downtown Minneapolis 149 (+12.9%)
Longfellow 46 (-14.8%)
Nokomis 90 (-4.3%)
North 81 (-48.7%)
Northeast 64 (-16.9%)
Phillips 26 (-7.1%)
Powderhorn 70 (-16.7%)
Southwest 76 (-12.6%)
University Area 19 (-32.1%)...

Minneapolis Real Estate Market Analysis: December 2008

It’s that last real estate market analysis for Minneapolis for the year of December 2008!  Let’s get to it! The number of new listings in Minneapolis has declined compared to 2007 again during the month of December, according to the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors’ Market Update for 100 Twin Cities Communities.  There were 555 new listings last month, while in December 2007, there were 567 new listings, a decrease of just -2.1%. The Northeast, Powderhorn, and University Area communities saw increases in new listings while the rest of the Minneapolis areas saw decreases in new listings.  Here is an inventory of December 2008 new listings in Minneapolis by community and the percentage of change that has occurred compared to December 2007 (Previous Barker & Hedges article about November 2008 Minneapolis Real Estate Market Activity.)

Camden 102 (+ 4.1%)
Downtown Minneapolis...

Minneapolis Real Estate Market Analysis: November 2008

The number of new listings in Minneapolis has declined compared to last year again during the month of November, according to the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors’ Market Update for 100 Twin Cities Communities.  There were 634 new listings, while in November 2007, there were 711 new listings.  That adds up to a decrease of -10.8%. During November, several communities did experience increases in new listings.  The Nokomis and Uptown-Lakes communities saw decreases in new listings.  Here is an inventory of November 2008 new listings in Minneapolis by community and the percentage of change that has occurred compared to November 2007 (Previous Barker & Hedges article about October 2008 Minneapolis Real Estate Market Activity.)

Camden 107 (+11.5%)
Downtown Minneapolis 88 (-9.3%)
Longfellow 38 (+5.6%)
Nokomis 50 (-40.5%)
North 77 (-26.7%)
Northeast 55 (+12.2%)
Phillips 20 (+17.6%)
Powderhorn 48 (-4.0%)
Southwest...

Minneapolis Real Estate Market Analysis: October 2008

The number of new listings in Minneapolis once against declined during the month of October compared to last year, according to the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors’ Market Update for 100 Twin Cities Communities.  There were 877 new listings, whereas in October 2007, there were 1,012 new listings.  That adds up to a drop of -13.3%. During October, the University and Downtown communities experienced the greatest decrease in new listings.  Conversely, the Camden, Phillips, and Powderhorn communities saw increases in new listings.  Here is an inventory of October 2008 new listings in Minneapolis by community and the percentage of change that has occurred compared to October 2007 (Previous Barker & Hedges article about September 2008 Minneapolis Real Estate Market Activity.)

Camden 151 (+11.9%)
Downtown Minneapolis 85 (-40.6%)
Longfellow 42 (-28.8%)
Nokomis 121 (-11.0%)
North 98 (-14.0%)
Northeast 73 (-6.4%)
Phillips 24 (+14.3%)...

Minneapolis Real Estate Market Analysis: September 2008

The number of new listings in Minneapolis decreased during the month of September compared to last year’s statistics, according to the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors’ Market Update for 100 Twin Cities Communities.  In that month, there were 892 new listings. In September 2007, there were 1,021 new listings, which adds up to a drop of -20.3%. During September, the Nokomis, Downtown, Uptown-Lakes, and Northeast communities experienced the greatest decrease in new listings during September.  On the other hand, the Longfellow community saw a 42.5% increase in new listings.  Here is an inventory of September 2008 new listings in Minneapolis by community and the percentage of change that has occurred compared to September 2007 (Previous Barker & Hedges article about August 2008 Minneapolis Real Estate Market Activity.)

Camden 115 (-10.2%)
Downtown Minneapolis 122 (-20.3%)
Longfellow 57 (+42.5%)
Nokomis 82 (-35.4%)
North 104 (-1.9%)
Northeast...