Aug. 29 A sketch artist shows up at Elder Voices (Telling Our Stories/Sharing Our Journeys). Her name is Anita White. She wants to sketch us as we meet. We agree. There are six of us at today’s …
Mayor Frey, On September 22, 2025, a mass shooting occurred at a homeless encampment in our neighborhood. This tragedy highlights the urgent need for action. Since 2020, Lake Street businesses …
"In 2012 I read the Messenger’ article about Bob Schmitt and Anita White’s call for League of Longfellow Artists volunteers. Ever since I have enjoyed and been humbled to help grow the …
Our city was shaken by an unthinkable tragedy on Aug. 27. Two children, 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski, were killed in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in south …
August 14 I’m sitting in the front room of my house. Outside my front window looking out on 46th Ave, I’m watching my favorite movie. I call it “As Life Goes By.” People are …
Until a few years ago there was a rocking chair in my house. It got moved into the garage to make way for a different rocking chair. Letting go of the rocking chair was hard. It took me some time to …
How can people advocate for teens in family court? I have a question that could be considered a letter to the editor, I suppose – and even printed, because I’m probably not the only …
East Phillips is ready to rise. In Minneapolis – a city long divided by race, pollution, politics, and pain – this Southside neighborhood is showing a new way forward. It’s a path …
Creeping bellflower, or Campanula rapunculoides, is a deceptively charming perennial that has become notorious in south Minneapolis. With its bell-shaped, bluish-purple flowers and tall, leafy stems, …
Until a few years ago there was a rocking chair in my house. It got moved into the garage to make way for a different rocking chair. Letting go of the rocking chair was hard. It took me some time to …
The 15-year-old host grabbed the mic and looked into the camera with confidence. “Hi, my name is Christian Flores," he said to begin this "Youth Community Journalism" show, introducing a …
It’s Saturday morning June 14. I woke up making a list of my health issues. I’ve done that several times over the course of the last month in preparation for visits to doctors, physician …
On Sunday, July 20, 2025, labor activists will mark the 91st anniversary of the Bloody Friday labor massacre in Minneapolis with the traditional laying of a floral wreath, music, speakers and the …
My neighborhood was recently inundated by utility workers carving coffin-sized holes in front of every house, threading new gas pipe under street and yard to move gas meters outside of houses for …
It's Saturday morning June 14. I woke up making a list of my health issues. I've done that several times over the course of the last month in preparation for visits to doctors, physician assistants …
I first wrote this for Father’s Day 2021. I have previously written a Stories and Journeys column acknowedging my mother’s influence on my life. It’s time for me to acknowlege my …
Forget the stereotypes. Most immigrants are hardworking, law-abiding people who come to the United States for a better life. And the data proves it. According to a 2024 explainer by the …
I often tell people that I was the intern that never left some 46 years ago. I was fresh out of Hamline University and took a job at the Midway Monitor as editor after a brief internship. Over the …
Part 4 in a 4-part series From Heather Cox Richardson, I learned about an era called the 'Liberal Consensus.' She traces it back to the New Deal of the 1930s. The programs that helped my parents …
I first wrote this for Father's Day 2021. I have previously written a Stories and Journeys column acknowedging my mother's influence on my life. It's time for me to acknowlege my father with Father's …
