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New City Council Leadership
On Jan. 8 the council elected new leadership and approved new committee’s and committee membership for the upcoming two-year term. Eliot Payne was elected …
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Briefs compiled by Cam Gordon
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1/18/24
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Kingfield Empty Bowls Feb. 11
The 13th Annual Kingfield Empty Bowls event will take place on “Soup-er Bowl” Sunday, Feb. 11, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Judson Memorial Baptist Church. …
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1/18/24
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Had a tough day at work and don’t feel like cooking, but don’t want to pay the price for the family to eat out?
Too Good to Go (TGTG) may solve your problem, and enlist your help in …
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By Jan Willms
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12/21/23
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For 25 years, the warm glow of hundreds of luminaries have lit Dupont/King’s Highway on Christmas Eve. The annual event not only brings neighbors together, but it has raised over $50,000 for …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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12/14/23
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Minneapolis will be welcoming a new superintendent on Feb. 5, 2024.
On Dec. 1, 2023, with opposition from two southwest board members, the Minneapolis Public School (MPS) Board of Education …
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By Cam Gordon
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12/14/23
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In an exciting development for the local television landscape, “Inside Senior Living,” a groundbreaking docu-series, has announced its partnership with PBS North. The series, set to …
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12/14/23
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Andrew Johnson and Lisa Goodman were honored at a reception in the City Hall rotunda on Thursday, Dec 7.
A meeting earlier that day marked the last Minneapolis City …
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12/14/23
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County advisors needed
The Hennepin County Board is recruiting people to fill 30 openings on 11 different advisory boards, commissions, councils and special task forces. The deadline to apply is …
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Briefs compiled by Cam Gordon
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12/14/23
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My second total knee replacement is now behind me, whew! I am still engaged in a rigorous rehabilitation schedule and glad to be out of the acute recovery phase. I so appreciate living in our …
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By Michele Rae
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12/14/23
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Imagine you are an older adult living in a low-income apartment complex in the heart of Minneapolis. You need help paying your monthly internet bill and learn about a low-cost internet discount …
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12/14/23
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LIGHTS RIDE
Bryn Mawr Bikes Lights Ride will go past cheerful holiday lights on Sunday, Dec. 17. The group will leave from the corner of W. Laurel Ave and Cedar Lake Road at 6 p.m. First time …
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12/14/23
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The Minneapolis City Council has concluded their deliberations on the 2024 Budget Markup and finalized an omnibus budget to be formally approved next week. Council met as the Budget Committee on …
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12/5/23
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One of the things people found themselves asking during the uprising in May 2020 was, “What can I do?” Many brought food to distribute from makeshift food shelves. Others brought masks …
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By Jill Boogren
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11/30/23
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Mayor Jacob Frey called a special meeting of the city council on Nov. 17, 2023, but did not get the approval he was seeking for a letter of agreement with the Police Officers Federation of …
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By Cam Gordon
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11/30/23
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For most of my 30-year career as a professional (I use the term loosely) chef, it was a rare occasion for my wife, Lisa, and I to attend a social function together. Both of us worked in restaurants …
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By J.D. Fratzke, Savoring the 612
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11/30/23
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The Great Depression was over long before Forrest Wozniak was born. But that time period serves as a backdrop to his career as a sign painter.
Wozniak, who was born and raised in South …
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By Jan Willms
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11/30/23
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Potter Bob Arnoldy has created a treasure in Linden Hills with his curbside pottery grotto. He explains the concept of the grotto and how the community has embraced it. Q: So, tell us what pottery in …
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By Suzie Marty
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11/30/23
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When I heard that Dial Tone was having an album release party at The Cedar Cultural, I was like, “What? Didn’t these kids just meet? How can they have an album already? And how can they …
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By Larry LaVercombe
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11/30/23
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“Loyce Houlton’s Nutcracker Fantasy,” Minnesota Dance Theatre’s (MDT) cherished holiday tradition, returns to the State Theatre Dec. 16-23, 2023. Geneva Higgins Whiteside of …
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11/30/23
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The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is planning work at The Mall Park next year in coordination with an ongoing Met Council sewer project in the area.
Metropolitan Council Environmental …
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11/30/23
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