Mid City Minute June 14, 2024

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Mid City Minute

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• News

  • Council mandates streets to be safer by passing Complete Streets Ordinance

  • Safer crossings could be coming to Capital Heights Ave.

  • Locally popular milkweed variety killing monarch butterflies

  • MCRA places 10 Community Mini Libraries

  • Volunteers clean up Sweet Olive Cemetery

  • Electric Depot begins offering membership for Electric Pickle pickleball

  • SoGo Tea Bar shuts down inside of Red Stick Spice

Upcoming Events

• Food

  • Grab a hotdog at Cypress Coast Brewing June 14

  • Enjoy a progressive dinner with Red Stick Spice, Jed’s Local, Reginelli’s Pizza, and Elizabethan Gallery on June 19

  • Grab brunch at an 80s themed popup June 23

• Fun

  • Attend a comedy show at Boomerang Comedy June 14

  • Support brpride at Time Warp and the Radio Bar’s Sip and Shop June 14

  • Watch the Ninja Turtles movie on the lawn at the Main Library June 14

  • Join a pickup game of basketball after dark at Gus Young Park June 14

  • Watch the Barbie movie at BREC’s Liberty Lagoon June 14

  • Bring your child to story time at Red Stick Reads June 15

  • Enjoy live music and local vendors at BRMusicStudio June 15

  • Celebrate Juneteenth at Gus Young Park June 15

  • Take dad to a comedy show at Boomerang Comedy June 16

  • Explore Mid City by bike at Electric Depot June 17

  • Play your favorite board game at Little Wars June 18

  • Try “goat yoga” on Intl Yoga Day at Independence Park June 21

  • Watch the Migration movie on the lawn at the Main Library June 21

  • Attend “Space Pirates” at BREC’s Independence Theater June 21

  • Compete at “Schitt’s Creek” trivia at DIY Disco June 27

• Homes Newly Listed For Sale / Rent

  • 839 Edison St 3/3 $2400/month

  • 7004 Government St 3/2 $496K

  • 1032 Keed Ave 2/1 $250k

• Garage Sales

  • 355 W Ardenwood June 15

• Volunteer

  • Earn volunteer hours with Mid City Redevelopment Alliance

  • Help Front Yard Bikes with their summer programs

  • Donate books to help fill MCRA’s new community libraries

  • Complete a survey for what you’d like to see at the Downtown Riverfront

  • Plan a litter clean up day in your neighborhood with KTTB

• Meetings

  • Capital Heights Crime Prevention and Improvement District will meet June 19

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