Being the amazing, true-to-life adventures and (very likely) misadventures of an Afghan war vet who seeks to take his education, activism and seemingly boundless energy to North Minneapolis, (NoMi) to help with a process of turning a rapidly revitalizing neighborhood into something approaching Urban Utopia. I am here to be near my child. The journalism on this blog is dedicated to my son Alex, age 14, and his dream of studying math and robotics at MIT. Email me at hoffjohnw@gmail.com
Saturday, July 11, 2009
HUD Secretary Donovan Tours Dramatic Change In Cottage Park, Jordan Neighborhood...
In this exclusive video shot yesterday, City Councilmember Don Samuels gives HUD Secretary Donovan a tour of Cottage Park in the Jordan Neighborhood, explaining how this area--once the turf of the Gangster Disciples--has been transformed into something approaching urban utopia. The federal government is certainly getting "bang for the buck" from stimulus money in North Minneapolis.
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