Read more about your neighbors featured in the latest issue of the Minerva Park Community Association Newsletter Meet the Gilbert-Hammett family! Brandi, Carl, and their daughter Charli moved to Wolfbirch Drive in May 2020 after searching for a home on the northeast side of Columbus. Their realtor encouraged them to consider two new-build homes in Minerva Park that had just become available. While Brandi loved the idea of a new home, she wasn’t familiar with the area. During

Congratulations to 4873 Farview and 5336 Ponderosa for winning the 2025 Festival of Lights! 4873 Farview channeled Clark Griswold with white lights covering every surface of the front entry of the house as well as an awesome garage door light display and light up Santa with his elves. They also had an amazing display for Halloween - make sure to check them out! 5336 Ponderosa had displays capturing every aspect of the season - snowmen, Santa, a nativity display, and even a sk

For 2026 I will be presenting monthly articles delving in to which native plants can replace invasive plants in your yard and in our community. Invasive plants are non-native species that outcompete our native plants for resources (light, water, nutrients) and alter the biodiversity found in our natural lands, often by taking over our native plants. According to entomologist and author Doug Tallamy, our landscapes should be supporting food webs and pollinators, sequestering c

This month I will focus on the Sweetgum tree (Liquidambar styraciflua), a deciduous tree native to the southern portion of Ohio. It is often planted as a landscape tree in the rest of Ohio. Once you know this tree, you’ll likely remember it by its 5-7 point star-shaped leaves, its beautiful fall color and its spiky round fruits. In autumn, the leaves turn shades of color from yellow to orange to red to deep purple and mixtures of all of these, tending to turn and stay attache

Read more about your neighbors featured in the latest issue of the Minerva Park Community Association Newsletter Meet Santa & Mrs. Claus! Each December, Santa and Mrs. Claus make their annual journey around the world, but there’s one stop they both look forward to every year—Minerva Park! The Clauses have been visiting the village for as long as anyone can remember, and they say it’s one of their favorite places on the map. Santa loves how Minerva Park looks from the sky. “It

The Minerva Park Community Association awards three homes who bring the holiday cheer every winter - the annual Festival of Lights. We wanted to extend that celebration of our festive neighbors by adding a "Festival of Frights" to recognize the spookiest ghouls and goblins in the village. Without further ago, congratulations to our first annual Festival of Frights winners! 3086 Quiet Brook Vale 2669 Maplewood While we don't have pictures to share, they were amazing representa

Recently on the Minerva Park Facebook page, two of our trees were dubbed "the Kissing Trees" - apologies to the namer as I don’t remember who it was. This month, I thought it would be fun to do an article on these two trees.  They seem to be much noticed by those who walk the Green Space path. The Kissing Trees are the 2 largest trees that grow in the circle of path just south of Quiet Brook Vale pond (the pond by the tunnel). They sit on either side of KiIbourne Run.  To the

You can find the MPCA Costume Parade and MORE at Fall Festival 2025  on October 18th! Celebrate Fall with MPCA! This year we'll be...

Read more about your neighbors featured in the latest issue of the Minerva Park Community Association Newsletter Meet the Gieslers! Keith...

For October, we’ll visit one of my favorite trees in Minerva Park. Follow the blacktop path through the green space heading east from the...

Read more about your neighbors featured in the latest issue of the Minerva Park Community Association Newsletter Meet the Chandlers!  Rob...

Register NOW for the Minerva Park Community Garage Sale! ➡️ Minerva Park’s Annual Community Garage Sale is almost here! 📅 9/19- 9/21...

Read more about your neighbors featured in the latest issue of the Minerva Park Community Association Newsletter Meet Marie Trudeau!...

Continue walking along the path past the double bench area at the south lake toward Greenline Way. At the intersection of Minerva Lake...

Don't miss the return of the best pool parties of the summer! Meet your neighbors - new and old - and enjoy some amazing food, provided...

Walk east from the community building along the South Lake path and you will find a Horse Chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) next to...

TODAY (6/1/25) is the last day to register to be a vendor or musician at Arts in the Park 2025! Still thinking about joining Arts in the...

Read more about your neighbors featured in the latest issue of the Minerva Park Community Association Newsletter Meet the Ricklys! Bill...

Did you know that MPCA offers a scholarship for graduating high school seniors? MPCA awards a $500 scholarship each year to one...

Read more about your neighbors featured in the latest issue of the Minerva Park Community Association Newsletter Meet the Tanners!...