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HOUSING FOR HOMELESS VETS

The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV) and the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) are expanding housing for homeless and at-risk veterans in the Twin Cities through the … more

11/1/22

Arson fires at Stevens House

The Minneapolis Park and RecreaCon Board Park Police Department is asking for the public’s help in solving three recent arson fires at the Stevens House, located at 4901 South Minnehaha Park … more

11/1/22

Ebony Patterson’s "From the corner of my eye" is part of “A Picture Gallery of the Soul” exhibit at the Katherine E. Nash Gallery.

The soul behind the images

When cooler temps and shorter days signal the Fall Arts Season in the metro area, there are many cultural activities competing for attention. As always, this column strives to undercover the … more

by Susan Schaefer | 10/21/22

Kristyn Anderson has lived in Prospect Park since 2003 with her family.

Minneapolis resident appointed new city attorney

Minneapolis has a new city attorney. Following a public hearing on Sept. 6 and city council approval on the 8th, Kristyn Anderson was officially sworn in for a four-year term on Sept. 27. … more

Cam Gordon | 10/21/22

Running for GFS

The main caretaker for George Floyd Square (38th and Chicago) and members of the team ran in the Twin Cities Marathon on Oct. 2, 2022 to raise money in support of the memorial and an internship in … more

10/21/22

Donald L. Hammen is a longtime south Minneapolis resident, and serves on the All Elders United for Justice steering committee.

I’M SCARED - WHAT ABOUT YOU?

Is it Halloween? Are there ghosts in my house? I can only focus on what is in front of me. What is this me being scared? It’s a mystery. Do you ever get scared? Is it a mystery to you? Tell … more

Donald L. Hammen | 10/21/22

Who votes, who doesn’t and why

Recent Supreme Court rulings have exposed the reality that government representatives often don’t act in accordance with the will of the people. Polls indicate, for example, that Americans … more

10/21/22

Jessica Lourey’s book “The Quarry Girls” examines how crime and the fear it brings shows people for who they are. It releases on Nov. 1, 2022. Lourey resides in southwest Minneapolis.

Q&A with local true crime author

Anthony and Thriller Award winning author of crime fiction, Jessica Lourey, has a new book called “The Quarry Girls” based on real-life true crime events that happened in St. Cloud around … more

Chloe Peter | 10/21/22

Michele Rae, RPh, MA, NBC-HWC is the founder of The Center Within, LLC and author of “Living From the Center Within: Co-Creating Who You Are Becoming.” She provides holistic coaching designed to accelerate and support personal, professional, and organizational transformation.

Gifts from surgery recovery

As a pharmacist and health and wellness coach, I felt as prepared as possible heading into my total knee replacement Aug. 29. With the looming nursing strike in our community hospitals, I did my pre … more

Michele Rae | 10/21/22

Debut of operatic film ‘Minági kiŋ dowáŋ: a Zitkála-Šá opera’ this week

“Minági kiŋ dowáŋ: a Zitkála-Šá opera,” (“My Spirit Sings” in Dakota) is an original film written, composed and sung by an all-Indigenous … more

10/21/22

Neighborhood Briefs

POSTERS FOR PARKS OCT. 22 Back in person at Royal Foundry Craft Spirits after two years of online-only sales, Twin Citians can once again come together for the annual Posters for Parks for Show. … more

10/21/22

City Briefs

City Government Reorganization The Minneapolis city council has advanced Mayor Jacob Frey’s proposed restructuring of city government. The proposal was developed by a task force he … more

Cam Gordon | 10/21/22

Healing our house divided

This fall, The Westminster Town Hall Forum presents “Healing Our House Divided” a four-part series in which intellectually diverse thinkers will argue that community can surmount … more

Chloe Peter | 10/21/22

Fire Motor Operator Mary Mohn, Firefighter Bonnie Bleskachek, Firefighter Vicki Hoff and Captain Jean Kidd, who from 1992-1994 formed the city’s first all-women crew, in front of their rig, Engine 5.

MFD commemorates 30th anniversary of first all-women fire crew

Current and former fire department staff, city officials, friends and family joined together at Minneapolis Fire Station 5 (2700 Bloomington Ave.) on Sept. 23, 2022, to honor the four members of the … more

Jill Boogren | 10/17/22

A local developer plans to raze this single family house and construct a four-story, four unit luxury condo at 4352 Zenith. The plan includes a 47-foot dividing wall behind the house, which neighbors say will cut off light from their properties, harming their gardens and green space. Multi-unit buildings are allowed under the city’s 2040 plan.

Neighbors concerned about 2040 plan

A goal of the 2040 plan is to encourage equitable and affordable housing, but it also creates gaps for condominiums worth over $1.3 million. A Linden Hills proposal by Sustainable 9 for … more

Chloe Peter | 10/11/22

Most local Neighborhood groups losing city funding

Next year many neighborhood organizations in Minneapolis will be receiving less financial support from the city than they have for years, or even decades. While all 20 southwest neighborhood orgs … more

Cam Gordon | 10/11/22

I'VE GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT GUNS IN AMERICA

When does the right to own a gun capable of such destruction become more important than the lives we are losing? I’m not talking about recreational hunting or going down to the firing range; … more

Chloe Peter | 10/11/22

Lupe Castillo, the co-founder of HeartSpeaks Healing Circles and Palabristas, shared her words of wisdom at a Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association’s Twin Cities Community Pop-Up Market at Mueller Park this summer.

Healing circles really do have the power to heal

Who is a storyteller? It's an important question these days because storytelling matters more than ever. Whoever controls the narrative controls history. A few years ago, a Nigerian writer named … more

Eric Ortiz | 10/11/22

Haruko Ruggiero, who grew up in Whittier and now lives in Standish, points out that the smaller houses in south Minneapolis offer the opportunity for homeowners to make the most of what they have, and to make each space special. (Photo submitted)

Tile artist creates unique pieces for homes

Standish tile artist Haruko Ruggiero always had a sense that she would develop her own “something” related to interior design and patterns. She began by fashioning together mosaics. … more

Tesha M. Christensen | 10/11/22

FOR HEALTHIER YARD AND WORLD, SKIP FALL CLEAN-UP

Climate change, habitat loss and pesticides are causing dramatic declines in populations of insects and the birds who need them – with likely dire consequences for humans’ quality of life … more

Constance Pepin | 10/11/22