Update on Affordable Housing - Westmoreland
2022-01-22 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Phoenix) | Arizona
Hello Neighbors!

We will be meeting on-site at the Westmoreland property (outdoors) with Housing and Community Development (HCD) is scheduled for Sat. Jan 22, from 10am-11:30am. HCD is sending a postcard out with info / flyers incoming. We will get to hear opportunities for the property and share input.

Hope to see you there!

Zach Yentzer, President

Menlo Park Neighborhood Association
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Menlo Park Clean Up
2022-01-29 09:00 - 11:00 | Menlo Park, 325 N. Grande Ave., Tucson, Arizona, 85745
Join your Menlo Park neighbors and help beautify the park! We will be picking-up trash and trimming shrubs on the west-end of Menlo Park’s park on Saturday, January 29 from 9am-11am.
Tucson Clean and Beautiful will be providing the equipment, but feel free to bring your own gloves, water etc. (with your name on it). We will meet at the western part of the park and focus on that area along with the alleyways that lead to the park, but folks can also focus on an area of their choice (we’ll have a table set-up so you’ll be able to spot us there).
Please RSVP by emailing Andrew Stocker

Menlo Park Neighborhood Picnic in the Park
2022-02-12 11:00 - 13:00 | Menlo Park, 325 N. Grande Ave., Tucson, Arizona, 85745
Join us for a Picnic in Menlo Park!
We will be holding our Annual election, a special drawing, a potluck style picnic, celebrating our Vecinos ambassadors, and the following will be there too:
– the Pima County REACH Program
– Pima County Dept of Environmental Quality will be handing out bike lights and other swag
– a Mobile Health Unit offering vaccinations to any and all comers ++++$50 gift cards to give away*
– a Ready/Set/Rec! van will provide games for kiddos to play
– the Planning Center will be there collecting information for the Neighborhood Plan
– and more!
There may be a few MORE tables there from Pima County Health Dept for various things.
Our goal is to spend the majority of the time together, hanging out, seeing old friends and neighbors, enjoying good food, and celebrating our work together in the neighborhood!

If you are able to bring a food or drink item, please email wendysterner@gmail.com to coordinate!

*Gift card details
The gift cards are regular Visa gift cards that can be used anywhere gift cards are accepted. Cards are available to 12 years of age and up, but anyone under 18 years of age would need a parent or guardian to sign for receipt of the card. Avaialable to those getting their 1st, 2nd and boosters vaccines. The information we collect is basic; address, zip code, what dose and what vaccine they received and signature saying they understand that the gift card cannot be used or traded for prohibited items. We have 50 $50 gift cards to give away.

Ward 1 Listening Session with TPD Chief Kasmar
2022-03-07 05:30 - 19:00 | Ormsby Park, 1401 S Verdugo Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85713, United States
Ward 1 is hosting a Listening session with new Tucson Police Department’s Police Chief, Chad Kasmar on Monday, March 7. We will meet at Ormsby Park from 5:30-7 p.m. Community input, especially from youth, victims of gun violence, formerly incarcerated individuals, recent refugees, monolingual Spanish speakers, and gender-queer and transgender residents is being sought.

March Neighborhood Meeting
2022-03-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Menlo Park Elementary School, 1100 W. Fresno St, Tucson, AZ, 85745, United States
We’ll get updates on key neighborhood initiatives and items, including the Cushing Street Skate Park.

Neighborhood Steering Committee Meeting
2022-04-13 17:30 - 18:30 | Arizona
Attached are the agenda and materials for tonight’s Steering Committee meeting. The Zoom information is included at the end of this email.
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April Neighborhood Meeting
2022-04-14 18:00 - 19:30 | Menlo Park Elementary School, 1100 W. Fresno St, Tucson, AZ, 85745, United States
We’re looking forward to seeing many of you on Thursday for our monthly MPNA meeting (6pm-8pm, 1100 W. Fresno). As you can see from the agenda attached, we are covering a number of important topics, from homelessness to a new skatepark.

DRAFT MPNA Agenda 4-14-22

If you are concerned about, or have questions about, the growing homelessness issue in Tucson and in Menlo, this will be a meeting you want to attend to get answers and info.

Per Pima County, which ranks current COVID Risk as “Low,” masks/social distancing will be recommended but not required at this meeting.

Finally, please put on your calendars a neighborhood workshop / taller, on Saturday May 7 at 9:00am. This will be a neighborhood-wide, in-depth conversation on elements of our neighborhood plan including Heritage, Character, Sense of Place; Housing; Transportation, Connectivity, Mobility; Parks, Recreation, Open Space, Environment; Economic Development and more. More will be shared at tomorrow’s meeting, but please put this on your calendar to participate!

Menlo Park Neighborhood Plan Workshop
2022-05-07 08:30 - 12:00 | Sentinel Building, 320 N. Commerce Park Loop, Tucson
At this special workshop, the Neighborhood Planning Committee is seeking neighbors visions and ideas for the furture of Menlo Park.
We will be discussing these topics

Heritage, historic preservation
Housing
Transportation, connectivity and mobility
Parks, recreation, open space and environment
Economic development

Free Parking, Food/Refreshments and Raffle prizes!

May Neighborhood Plan Committe Meeting
2022-05-11 05:30 - 18:30 | Arizona
Agenda TBD

May Neighborhood Meeting
2022-05-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Menlo Park Elementary School, 1100 W. Fresno St, Tucson, AZ, 85745, United States
Agenda to come

June Neighborhood Meeting
2022-06-09 06:00 - 19:30 | Sentinel Building, 320 N. Commerce Park Loop, Tucson
Upcoming will be discussions on affordable housing at Westmoreland, a Garden of Gethsemane update, important news around our Dia de San Juan celebration later this month, and more.

Thank you for your ongoing participation in making this neighborhood a great place to live!

MPNA Agenda 6-09-22

Meeting minutes for approval – April

Meeting minutes for approval – May

Menlo Park Neighborhood Plan Steering Committee Meeting
2022-06-15 17:30 - 18:30 | Arizona
Meeting will be conducted on Zoom. If you are interested in joining the Steering Committee or learning more about the Neighborhood please contact us.

El Dia de San Juan Celebration
2022-06-24 17:30 - 21:00 | Mission Gardens Ramada, 946 W Mission Lane, Tucson, AZ, United States
The Dia de San Juan Celebration begins at 5:30 pm at Mission Gardens.
There will be a blessing, dignitaries, food trucks, entertainment, children’s activities, and community resources. This is growing garden which produces food from our historical origins.

Walk or bicycle to the Garden from downtown or the streetcar.
Limited parking. The Streetcar stop is on Cushing St., just a short walk away, down Melwood Avenue.
Bring a flashlight/cell phone to light your path in the Garden.
Be mindful of the plants and trees and stay on the paths.
Masks suggested. Social Distancing encouraged.
COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters will be available.
No pets except registered service dogs.
No alcohol will be served.

Menlo Park Neighborhood Association Meeting
2022-07-14 18:00 - 19:30 | Sentinel Building, 320 N. Commerce Park Loop, Tucson
We will see you at 6pm Thursday, July 14th for our monthly neighborhood meeting, at the Sentinel Building, 320 N. Commerce Park Loop.
We met at this location in May and will continue to meet here during the summer months when the Menlo School is closed.
We hope to have a Westmoreland affordable housing update, will have a parks update on the Garden of Gethsemane improvements, our usual TPD update and more!

Neighborhood Meeting
2022-08-11 18:00 - 19:30 | Menlo Park Elementary School, 1100 W. Fresno St, Tucson, AZ, 85745, United States
Join us on August 11 for our monthly Neighborhood Association meeting from 6pm-7:30pm, at the Old Menlo Park School on 1100 W. Fresno
Download agenda
Minutes also attached for review and passage.
We’ll see you there!

Monthly Neighborhood Meeting
2022-10-13 06:00 - 19:30 | Sentinel Building, 320 N. Commerce Park Loop, Tucson
Looking forward to gathering for this month’s Neighborhood Association meeting, this Thursday at the Sentinel Building at 6pm, 320 N. Commerce Park Loop.
We will cover the items in the attached agenda. Minutes also attached for review.
MPNA Agenda 10-13-22
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Kylie Walzak, President
Menlo Park Neighborhood Association
Website: menloparktucson.org
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Neighborhood Plan - Focus Group with Small Business Owners
2022-11-01 09:00 - 10:00, 2022-11-02 17:30 - 18:30 | YWCA of Southern Arizona, 525 N Bonita Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85745, United States
As part of the Menlo Park Neighborhood Plan owners of small businesses and home businesses located in Menlo Park are invited to a Conversation/Focus Group With Small Business Owners.
Small Business Owners Discussion Topics:
• Why did you locate in Menlo Park?
• What are your business’s needs and challenges?
• What other issues are important to you?
Small Business Focus Group Flier Final RSVP Link English
Register Here (English)
Small Business Focus Group Flier Final RSVP Link Spanish
Register Here (Spanish)

MPNA Neighborhood Meeting
2022-11-10 06:00 - 19:30 | Sentinel Building, 320 N. Commerce Park Loop, Tucson
We will be meeting at Sentinel Building at Housing and Community Development for November’s Menlo Park Neighborhood Association

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MPNA Neighborhood Meeting
2022-12-08 18:00 - 19:30 | Menlo Park Elementary School, 1100 W. Fresno St, Tucson, AZ, 85745, United States
Our next Menlo Park Neighborhood Association Meeting will be at the Menlo Park Elementary School cafeteria.
The proposed changes to the Menlo Park Neighborhood boundaries will be discussed. A map is attached below to illustrate where the changes are proposed. This change is proposed in partnership with Barrio Kroeger Lane Neighborhood Association who has been in close communication with MPNA for many meetings.
Holiday Potluck
Please bring a dish to share. Plan to join us a little early for conversation and to share food before we begin the meeting at 6pm. (We are mindful of covid-19 rates and encourage masks when not eating. We may also need to change plans if circumstances change dramatically.)
We will also introduce the Sharing Table. If you have elementary school-aged children you might know about the Sharing Table already. Please bring any unused, unopened food, toiletries, or gently used items you are ready to pass on. If you’ve got a few things you’ve been meaning to donate to the thrift store, bring it to the Sharing Table first to see if a neighbor could use it. Take what you need, leave what you don’t. At the end of the evening anything left on the Sharing Table will be boxed up and donated.
Hope to see you all there next week.
Kylie Walzak, President

Menlo Park NA Yard Sale
2023-01-28 08:00 - 14:00 | Yard Sale, 843 W Congress St, Tucson, AZ, 85745, United States
We are raising money for neighborhood improvements!

Sign up HERE to help volunteer or to sell at the Yard Sale, coming up on January 28th, 8am to 2pm, at the intersection of Congress Ave. and Melwood St.
Please help spread the word!

Menlo Park Neighborhood meeting
2023-02-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Menlo Park Elementary School, 1100 W. Fresno St, Tucson, AZ, 85745, United States
February Menlo Park Neighborhood Association
Thursday, February 9th, 6pm – Menlo Park Elementary School, 1100 W. Fresno St.

You won’t want to miss it! We have exciting updates from the Yard Sale, announcements for future events, and many ways for you to get involved in neighborhood activities in the coming weeks.

¡Fiesta Manzo!
2023-02-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Manzo Elementary School, 855 N Melrose Ave, Tucson, Arizona, 85745
🎉 Carnival, Games, Mariachi Performances, Music, Food. Tickets available for purchase.
Barrio Hollywood, 855 N Melrose Ave. 🎉🥳

A Mountain Buffel Grass Pull
2023-02-12 08:00 - 10:00 | Sentinel Peak Park, 1001 S. Sentinel Peak Rd., Tucson, Arizona, 85745
🌵 The neighborhood will provide empanadas and coffee for everyone who shows up and pulls! Meet at the lower A Mountain parking lot at 7:45am – wear long pants, long sleeved shirt, closed toed shoes suitable for standing and walking on a steep rocky slope, and BRING GLOVES. Tools will be available, but if you have a favorite weeding tool of your own, bring it. 🌵

Black & Brown Health Fair
2023-02-18 10:00 - 16:00 | Donna Liggins Community Recreation Center, 2160 N 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85705
Join us at the Black and Brown Health Fair on Saturday, Feb, 18 at the Donna Liggins Center. There will be free health services including: vaccines, STI/HIV screenings, dental care, glucose screenings, mammograms, and blood pressure checks.
More info: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=499423239032080&set=a.211659657808441

Santa Cruz River Clean-Up
2023-02-19 08:00 - 10:00 | Santa Cruz River Park at Mission Lane
Mission Lane and the Santa Cruz River (Just east of the Main Entrance to Mission Garden). Make a difference in our precious water flow! Help keep the water clean for wildlife: Tucson Clean and Beautiful Community Restoration Manager, Angel Breault. Hot coffee, donuts, empanadas and information on river history provided by Mission Garden. Wear closed toe shoes, sun protection, hat.

Menlo Park Neighborhood Plan Open House
2023-03-11 09:00 - 12:00 | YWCA of Southern Arizona, 525 N Bonita Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85745, United States

West Side Stories
2023-04-28 18:00 - 21:00, 2023-04-29 18:00 - 21:00 | Bonita Park, 20 N Bonita Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85745
WEST SIDE STORIES is a theatrical festival celebrating Tucson’s west side heritage and cultural pride. Offering audiences, a chance to eat alfresco with loved ones, check out an interactive game show, engage in a heritage talk circle, walk through an augmented reality installation and experience a local story told through shadow box installations. All of that before the play begins!
West Side Stories is written by Veronica Weatherbie with contributions by Patricia Preciado Martin, Milta Ortiz, Silviana Wood and Marc David Pinate, edited by Milta Ortiz and directed by Borderlands Theater Ensemble
Thursday- Sunday April 20th-30th, 2023
Pre-show Picnic and Activities start at 6:00 pm
Main Stage Show 7:45 pm
Choose what you pay
Bonita Park
20 N Bonita Ave, Tucson
Fun for all ages! : This is a no alcohol event.
Online reservations encouraged. http://bit.ly/3J8DSQQ First come first serve. Free parking available in Bonita Ave lots. Accessible by bus lines 21 & 22.
Please contact our office for accessibility accommodations (520)276-9598.
Click here for more information on West Side Stories !
What To Bring:
Lawn Chairs
Blankets
Picnic Dinner
Ice Chests
Water

Casa Linda Pizza Party + Bicycle Boulevard Outreach
2023-04-29 16:00 - 18:00 | Casa Linda, 17 N Linda Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85745
Mural Restoration, Clean-Up and PIZZA PARTY, with FREE bike repair and information about neighborhood traffic calming coming to Menlo Park, Saturday, April 29th, 4-6pm, 17 N Linda Ave. 🍕🚲
Join us to provide feedback on the plans for a Bicycle Boulevard, bring your bike for a free repair, bring your favorite pizza topping for wood-fired pizza in the adobe horno, and bring your littles for the jumping castle 🏰
For more information on the traffic calming project: https://tucsondelivers.tucsonaz.gov/pages/menlo or contact: Collin Chesston, Collin.Chesston@tucsonaz.gov (520) 305- 0254
Want to help clean and restore the mural at Casa Linda on Saturday morning? Contact David Walker, (520) 334-0550
