December 4, 2014, Thursday - WordPress Website Course by Tech Nick Creative at Joule

Time:  9:30am - 2:30pm

Location: Joule, 1200 Washington Ave S

The WordPress Course by Tech Nick Creative

This course is for you, if:
- You’re a business owner managing your own website, and want to learn more about how your site works.
- You partner with a web designer, and you want to be able to handle more of the website work without calling your designer.
- You’re an employee tasked with managing your employer's WordPress Website.

What You’ll Get:
- 4 hours of interactive, easy-to-follow WordPress instruction (a $400.00 value) on WordPress fundamentals.
- Free bonus: free WordPress consult (a $50.00 value) – each participant will receive a free 30-minute phone consult to cover individual questions about their WordPress site.
- Fast registration bonus: Shout in the Right Direction (a $20.00 value) The first 2 participants to register will receive a free signed copy of Nick’s bestselling digital marketing book, Shout in the Right Direction.

No WordPress website is required to participate in the course. A training website will be created for all participants (so you can learn by breaking things – and fixing them).

The course is interactive, and a laptop computer is required to participate. Laptop rentals are available for an additional $40.

Catered lunch by Panera Bread will be provided.

Register

December 3, 2014, Wednesday - Minneapolis Park and Rec Board Meeting

Time: 5:00pm

Location: Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, 2117 West River Road

Agenda

Meeting are broadcasted live on the City of Minneapolis Government Meeting Channel 79, or online at http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/tv/79. Those interested in viewing the MPRB meeting are encouraged to attend at MPRB headquarters, located at 2117 West River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55411, or view during the 10:30 p.m. Monday (12/3) rebroadcast on Channel 79.

December 2, 2014, Tuesday - Hennepin County Public Truth in Taxation Meeting at Hennepin County Government Center

Via a November 26 Hennepin County e-newsletter:

Hennepin County will hold a public meeting on the proposed 2015 budget and property tax levy – commonly called the Truth in Taxation meeting – at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the County Board Room on the 24th floor of the Hennepin County Government Center, 300 S. Sixth Street in downtown Minneapolis.

Hennepin County is proposing a 2015 budget of $1.802 billion – an increase of 0.27 percent from the 2014 budget – and a property tax levy of $699.988 million– a 2.75 percent increase in the net property tax levy from 2014.

The budgets and levies for the Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority and Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority also will be discussed at the meeting.

For more details, go online to www.hennepin.us/hcbudget. Contact the Hennepin County Clerk's Office to sign up if you wish to speak: 612-348-4019.

Free parking is provided for residents attending the meeting if they park in the Government Center’s underground ramp after 5 p.m.The ramp entrance is on Third Avenue between Fifth and Sixth streets.

December 2, 2014, Tuesday - Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission Public Meeting

Time: 4:30pm

Location: Room 317, City Hall, 350 South Fifth Street

More Info

December 2, 2014,Tuesday - Downtown Service Area Master Plan and Downtown Public Realm Framework Steering Committee Meeting at MPRB

Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Location: Minneapolis Park and Rec Board (Board Room), 2117 West River Road

Public Invited to First Steering Committee Meeting for Downtown Service Area Master Plan and Downtown Public Realm Framework

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and the City of Minneapolis are embarking on concurrent planning processes to develop a Downtown Service Area Master Plan and a Downtown Public Realm Framework. These plans will form a vision for parks, open space and the public realm in downtown Minneapolis. You are invited to an initial meeting of a Steering Committee (Community Advisory Committee) as it begins the effort of guiding the creation of these plans. Members of the public are welcome to attend this and all Steering Committee meetings.

The Downtown Service Area Master Plan will guide the MPRB’s long-term capital improvements, management, and operations of public parks in downtown, including envisioning and identifying new park and recreation opportunities. City of Minneapolis Planning staff is creating the Downtown Public Realm Framework, a guiding policy document for enhancing the pedestrian experience in downtown Minneapolis. The MPRB’s plan will focus on the downtown park system’s existing parks and trails, while the City’s will focus on downtown’s network of streetscapes, urban plazas and other publicly-accessible spaces. Together, these documents will envision the park, open space and public realm features that will support a thriving downtown and a vibrant urban experience.

To see a schedule of Steering Committee meetings, sign up for email updates, follow the blog, and learn more about the project, please visit the project page and select “Downtown Service Area Master Plan.”

CONTACTS:

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board – Downtown Service Area Master Plan

Jennifer Ringold, Director of Strategic Planning

612-230-6464

jringold@minneapolisparks.org

City of Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development – Downtown Public Realm Framework

Lacy Shelby, Principal Urban Designer

612-673-5058

lacy.shelby@minneapolismn.gov

December 1, 2014, Monday - Budget & Beers w/Jacob Frey at Dangerous Man Brewing

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Dangerous Man Brewing, 1300 2nd Street NE

If you're going to attend a budget discussion, you might as well go to the one with local craft beer. Join Council Member Jacob Frey, Council Member John Quincy and Sandy Christensen from the City of Minneapolis Finance Department as we talk about this year's city budget process over beers.

To read the 2015 proposed budget or see a list of highlights, check out the city's budget page (http://www.minneapolismn.gov/finance/budget/). There will also be a public hearing at City Hall to receive comments and adopt the 2015 budget on December 10th at 6:00 p.m.

The Potter's Pasties food truck will be parked out front. Please RSVP to help us plan.