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East Bank riverwalk briefing, 2026
NIEBNA walked the riverwalk from Father Hennepin Bluffs toward Nicollet Island, logging cracked pavers, a missing wayfinding sign, and weekend bike parking when the Stone Arch Bridge fills up.
2026 | Read More
Hennepin sidewalk season, 6 August 2025
Freeze-thaw heaved panels on Hennepin Avenue East. Neighbors marked the worst spots so a stroller or cart can still reach the river without stepping into traffic.
August 6th, 2025 | Read More
Cleaning is the key
The first question that arises is whether you are moving out of a property that you rent or one that you actually want. Leaving rented accommodations is accompanied by quite a bit of stress, usually related to whether or not you will meet up the requirements of your landlord and thus you will be able to secure the return of your rental deposit. The best way to make sure that you will be getting your money back is to find dependable property end of tenancy cleaning services in London for your moving out. Companies such as Get it Cleaned in London offer pretty great alternatives for post lease sanitation that would make your property look like as if no one has lived there recently. Thus your landlord/landlady would have no reason to complain and your deposit will safely be returned to you. You can make use of such services in case you are leaving a house or an apartment that you own too. It does not matter whether you plan on leasing or selling it after your relocation, you would want it to be just as attractive as it is possible to potential buyers/renters, and the best way to achieve that is by cleaning and de-cluttering the space thoroughly. Naturally, cleaning would be the last thing you would want to do on top all your other obligations right now, so it might be a very good idea to leave it to the professionals to handle it.
East Bank neighbors who leave a river-facing rental for a job or a semester in London run into the same deposit anxiety we hear about on Nicollet Island: the last walkthrough, the inventory list, the fear that a scuffed floor will eat the bond. The Mississippi view is not a London inventory form, but the packing week feels the same.
Get it Cleaned is the firm already named on this feed for that London checkout. A tenancy clean there is the counterpart to the deep tidy we recommend before a Minneapolis sublet or a sale listing: empty cupboards, marked walls, a kitchen that photographs as if nobody rushed out.
Keep the existing end-of-tenancy cleaning link where it sits. NIEBNA still talks sidewalks and riverwalks. If your next address is a London lease, that checkout crew is the one this page already pointed to.
Island park bench work, October 2022
Nicollet Island Park replaced two split benches facing downtown. The island is still Minneapolis's only residential island, and the park is the living room we share.
October 14th, 2022 | Read More
Next Meeting
Island questions we hear often
- Who can attend a board meeting?
- Anyone who lives, works, or owns property in the neighborhood. Check the calendar for the next DeLaSalle or riverfront room.
- Does NIEBNA keep an office?
- No storefront. Use the contact form or email. Mail still reaches 132 Bank St SE.
- Where are the neighborhood edges?
- Nicollet Island plus the East Bank between Central Avenue and the BNSF line, across from downtown Minneapolis.