News and Updates


Tackling trash

Sep 1st, 2009

The yellow shirted ambassadors hired to roam Downtown picked up 62,000 pounds of trash in the month of July. READ THE FULL ARTICLE FROM THE MINNAPOLIS DOWNTOWN JOURNAL.

Category: Minneapolis, MN

Prowling the Promenade

Aug 28th, 2009

A few people out on the promenade today are on the job. Downtown ambassadors in red shirts, khaki shorts and straw hats cruise up and down the sidewalks... SEE THE REST OF THE ARTICLE FROM THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS

Downtown Minneapolis Improvement District Releases Accomplishments for the First Month of Services!

Aug 10th, 2009

The first Monthly Snapshot of accomplishments delivered during the initial month of services by the newly formed Safety and Cleaning Ambassador Team has been releas... Read More...

Category: Minneapolis, MN

Outreach offers to help panhandlers

Aug 3rd, 2009

Frederick. Doug. Connie. Pokeymon. They're people you pass every day without really seeing them.

They are panhandlers, four of about 20 regular street beggars wh... Read More...

Category: Cincinnati, OH

Preparing for the G20 World Econonic Summit

Jul 24th, 2009

Ravenstahl, officials make plans to spruce up convention center before the G-20. READ THE FULL ARTICLE FROM THE PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE

Category: Pittsburgh, PA

Hired to Help However They Can!

Jul 22nd, 2009

Snapping photos of visitors posing with Mary Tyler Moore or keeping an eye on skateboarders and panhandlers are all in a day's work for the new green-shirted ambassadors of downtown Minneapolis. SEE THE FULL ARTICLE FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE

Category: Minneapolis, MN

Mpls. 'Ambassadors' hope to clean up the city

Jul 22nd, 2009

A new program is now in place to help make downtown Minneapolis safer and cleaner. SEE THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AND WATCH THE NEWSCLIP FROM KSTP-TV.

Category: Minneapolis, MN

Ambassadors Hit Pavement to Improve Downtown Minneapolis

Jul 22nd, 2009

Recently, people in the tennis ball-green shirts have been spotted around town. They're the ambassadors -- part of a downtown Minneapolis makeover. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AND SEE THE NEWSCLIP FROM WCCO-TV.

Category: Minneapolis, MN

Development update: Takin' it to the streets

Jul 16th, 2009

Every morning at 7 a.m., Kaynan Abdirahman puts on his signature neon polo, grabs his walkie-talkie and strolls the Downtown streets. He watches for suspicious acti... Read More...

Category: Minneapolis, MN

Providence's Downtown Improvement Goes Well Beyond Flowers

Jul 5th, 2009

Beauty is contagious, says Frank LaTorre, director of public space for the Downtown Improvement District. LaTorre’s workers, wearing the familiar yellow jackets, have planted flowers. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE FROM THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL

Category: Providence, RI

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