Lyndale Neighborhood Association

By Hennepin County

January 12, 2012 -- Construction on the replacement Lyndale Avenue Bridge begins Tuesday, Jan. 17, which is two weeks earlier than planned.

The Lyndale Avenue Bridge will be closed to traffic while the new bridge is constructed, and a signed detour will be posted. The bridge closure is scheduled to last through October of this year. Reconstruction of Lyndale Avenue from the bridge south to 56th Street will begin in the spring and the road will remain open to traffic during reconstruction.

By Mark Hinds

This March the Lyndale Neighborhood will be participating in Minneapolis’ One Read program.  One Read is Minneapolis’ first-ever community read where everyone in town is invited to read the same book.  One Minneapolis, One Read will bring people in the city together to spark conversations about race, family and neighborhood history.  The book is “The Grace of Silence” by Minneapolis native and National Public Radio host Michele Norris.  This memoir describes the experience of the Norrises as the first black family on the block in a south Minneapolis neighborhood.