“For 20 years, we’ve been putting democracy to work on Minnehaha Ave in the shadow of the precinct building,” observed Henry Slocum of The Hub Bike Co-op (3016 Minnehaha Ave). …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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5/26/23
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Longfellow Community Council (LCC) and community partners hosted a press conference in the City Hall Rotunda on Tuesday, May 16 at 10 a.m. to stand together against the current engagement process and …
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5/21/23
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Lake Street will be torn up over the next two summers to create the new 12.6-mile Bus Rapid Transit B Line. The majority of construction along this line will be done east of Hiawatha this year, and …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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5/17/23
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The research for Thomas Becknell’s recent book, “Enchantments of the Mississippi,” began years before he actually wrote the book. “At the outset, I must have read at least a …
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By Jan Willms
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5/17/23
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The plan to reopen Nicollet Ave at Lake Street is slowly moving forward. Demolition of the buildings on the former Kmart site is scheduled next year with street construction aimed for 2025. This …
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By Cam Gordon
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5/17/23
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Dozens of neighbors attended a Ward 8 city council candidate forum at St. Peter’s AME Church on April 25, 2023. Candidates included Andrea Jenkins, the current City Council president; and Soren …
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By Jill Boogren
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5/5/23
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The Minnesota Streetcar Museum’s fleet of historic streetcars returned to the rails in Linden Hills last month, giving people of all ages the chance to ride on a little piece of Minneapolis …
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By Allie Johnson
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5/5/23
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After public disagreements about how to manage tent communities last October, the Minneapolis City Council took up the issue again in April 2023. During a nearly three-hour long meeting, they …
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By Cam Gordon
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5/5/23
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What should Minneapolis do with its police force?The question continues to generate intense discussions. The 3rd Precinct –the same precinct that Derek Chauvin belonged to and trained officers …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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4/27/23
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Minnesota’s transgender community and supporters packed the State Capitol for Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, sending a clear and unapologetic message that reverberated throughout …
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By Jill Boogren
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4/19/23
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Minneapolis has a 10-year path to establish a more resilient, just, and equitable food system in the city. The Minneapolis Food Vision (MFV) plan prioritizes six goals that are focused on local food …
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By Cam Gordon
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4/19/23
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Mayflower Early Childhood Center is now Creekside Montessori School.“If the name Mayflower is hurtful to anyone, why would we want to keep it? That is not who we are or how we want to be …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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4/19/23
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I feel like I read or saw an interview with Iggy Pop a few years ago wherein he discussed the fact that now that he lives in Miami, he begins his days just after sunrise with a 30-minute swim in the …
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By J.D. Fratzke
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4/19/23
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Longfellow business owner, 30-year Longfellow resident and local filmmaker Paul Irmiter doesn't want the 3rd Precinct site reopened at its existing location - and none of the residents he's spoken …
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4/14/23
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Empty storefronts and “For Lease” signs have been a frequent sight along West Lake Street in Uptown over the last several years. But, it appears things are starting to turn over and along …
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By Allie Johnson
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4/6/23
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Artist Jackie Hayes was living in New York and was writing a dissertation for her Ph.D. in performance studies when she visited her parents after their move to Minneapolis. She was drawn to the city …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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4/6/23
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From early 20th Century thrift to building cabins from contractor cast-offs, building materials reuse had long been an informal norm. But in a more recent world, entire houses have been thrown in the …
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By Margo Ashmore
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4/6/23
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Meet some of Uptown's women business owners, courtesy of the Uptown Association. Women's History Month may be over, but you can support women-owned businesses can be year-round.
Kim Bartmann …
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4/3/23
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For the Indigenous people and allies living in south Minneapolis, the Roof Depot conflict is an issue of life or death. And they can back it up with data.Their decade-long fight to stop a city-run …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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3/23/23
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After two and a half years, Longfellow residents have the opportunity to tell the city what they want at the Third Precinct site (Minnehaha and E. Lake St.). However, the city is only giving the …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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3/21/23
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