Uptown United’s community ambassador program has been operating since late March 2026 as one solution to a rise in public drug use and loitering around Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue. …
“Reports of the demise of the Minneapolis Aquatennial are greatly exaggerated,” a fundraiser flyer reads, riffing off a famous Mark Twain quote. Community members gathered on a rather chilly …
Hazardous Waste Drop off Hennepin County is holding two hazardous waste collection events in Minneapolis this summer where people can dispose of garden and household materials that they aren’t …
STAND UP ART BACK EXHIBIT This June, Queermunity will host Stand Up Art Back, a month-long community art exhibition and fundraiser that transforms lived experience into collective reflection …
The Minnesota bonding bill passed in the House and Senate at 11:53 p.m. on May 17, 2026, securing $1.8 million for the restoration of the Berger Fountain, also known as the Dandelion Fountain, in Loring Park. …
“I can’t wait to go away,” Franz Gilbertson, owner of Good Times Pizza, told me in between making pizzas and changing over vinyl records an hour before closing on Wednesday night.
Dr. John Anfinson is the former superintendent of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (MNRRA), and the current river historian of the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory. He has been …
The Nicollet Ave. Bridge over Minnehaha Creek project is underway. Looking ahead: • Bridge deck removal – Arch span 3 over creek • Arch rib & pier concrete surface repairs – Span 8, …
After a decade-long campaign of community advocacy that has secured $1.3 million to date, Friends of Loring Park, Citizens for a Loring Park Community (CLPC), Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board …
State experts anticipate an active summer for air quality alerts with recurring ozone and wildfire smoke events As Minnesotans statewide look forward to another …
“You could do a festival of just Bert Bacharach’s music and go for 10 hours straight,” Ariel Donahue, the singer of RetroFizz, explains from her Kingfield house. “I mean, it's wild how much material he has.”
The owner of the house on Aldrich Avenue missing a front foundation stepped out of his house, right on cue, as yet another reporter approached. He is used to the media attention by now.
Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement in response to a CNN report showing the Department of Veterans Affairs investigated VA employees who attended vigils and …
The Uptown Art Fair will make its highly anticipated return in 2026, reimagined as “Art on the Isles,” a scenic new setting along Lake of the Isles Parkway, marking a major milestone in the …
The Minnesota Senate passed a comprehensive package of gun violence prevention measures aimed at reducing firearm injuries and deaths and strengthening the safety of communities across the state on May 4, 2026.
A project is being proposed that encompasses the two parcels at 4409 Chowen Ave S and 3561 44th St W. The mixed-use project includes 18 apartment units and 1,850 square feet of commercial retail in a …
MinnPost is thrilled to share that we’re partnering with the national nonprofit City Bureau to reimagine its award-winning Documenters program for the Twin Cities. Our program trains and pays …
Warning signs about the Minneapolis Public Schools senior finance officer, Ibrahima Diop, had been accumulating for months: IRS penalties , a mysterious deficit in the district’s healthcare trust …
Every spring, Minnesotans step outside to perform the same ritual: rake the lawn, plan the garden, and grab a bag of fertilizer to help the yard wake up from winter. What most people don’t realize …
On April 30, 2026, Mayor Jacob Frey announced the City of Minneapolis is awarding $1 million in grants to 34 community-based organizations across every ward to help revitalize neighborhood business …
