The popular ice rink is being considered for closure by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board due to its high cost of operations.
The Metropolitan Council has adopted a comprehensive regional plan, Imagine 2050, guiding growth and development across the Twin Cities metropolitan region over the next three decades. …
Public Works crews continue to respond to the early-morning water main break at the Southeast corner of 50th St. and Penn Ave. on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. According to a press release: The leak …
City restarts contract process for human trafficking prevention work at the future Community Safety Center after the chosen organization was called out for its reputation.
Last Monday, the Minneapolis Budget Committee meeting was interrupted due to a local pastor who was upset about an agenda item. According to Ward 2 Council Member Robin Wonsley's e-newsletter on …
The closing of Urban Outfitters follows the lead of other national-brand stores on Hennepin Ave. South shutting their doors including CB2,
On Feb. 5, 2025, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), a member of the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Banking Committee, called for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to appear before both …
Responses to our online poll revealed the issues that matter most to readers during a big local election year.
The Park and Recreation Board commissioner is trying to unseat Katie Cashman, a first-term councilmember.
Summer camp season will be here before parents know it. While children anxiously await the last day of school, adults know that it can be challenging to keep kids occupied and mentally stimulated …
You may have seen John Njoes around the neighborhood. He’s lived in the 55406 zip code nearly all of his life, and has been a Longfellow resident since 1984. After more than 15 years of donning …
Minnesota’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions dropped by 14% between 2005 and 2022, according to a biennial report from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota …
On Jan. 30, 2025, the Minneapolis City Council passed an ordinance to allow the city to collect fees for the use of public property by MPD officers when they conduct off-duty work, saving taxpayers …
Junauda Petrus is the city’s new poet laureate for 2025-2026. Petrus succeeds Heid E. Erdrich in this prominent literary role. A multidisciplinary artist, Petrus spans stage, screen and page in …
Minnesota’s love of saunas and winter lake dips inspire the new wellness business in the former Jiffy Lube.
Minneapolis reached a major milestone in 2024, surpassing $1 billion in construction value for the 14th year in a row. At a news conference Tuesday, Jana. 28, 2025, Mayor Jacob Frey – …
Hampton, a lawyer and Southwest Minneapolis Public Schools parent, announced his candidacy Thursday morning
Ann Ahmed is a semifinalist again, this year for the Outstanding Chef James Beard Award for her work at Khâluna in East Harriet.
City elections will be held in November 2025, and by the time Mayor Jacob Frey kicked off his reelection campaign in January, four candidates had already stepped forward to challenge him. Two …
The policies of health insurance companies today are making it harder for pharmacies to stay in business, according to Jim Stage, and that affects the people who need prescriptions. Stage …
