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Math, phys ed, language classes canceled at Patrick Henry High due to vacancies

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Melissa Whitler

October 4, 2022

Southwest Voices' astrological birth chart

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Melody Hoffmann

October 4, 2022

We were born today, and meet the MPLS Piecycle Club

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October 4, 2022

Southwest Voices' most memorable stories of the year

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Melody Hoffmann

October 4, 2022

So many birthdays, watch Hennepin County Attorney forum, cheap drinks

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Melody Hoffmann

October 3, 2022

Uptown dog fair, see planets in the park, happy birthday Third Space & Wild Rumpus

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Melody Hoffmann

September 30, 2022

School board hears about culturally-responsive work and investments across the district

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Melissa Whitler

September 29, 2022

Uptown Bar, Uptown's sign, Rock The Garden ends

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September 29, 2022

Apartment complex boarded up post-fire, Arab Film Fest opens tonight, express yourself at Loring Park

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Melody Hoffmann

September 28, 2022

On this date in 1989, Nirvana performed at Uptown Bar

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Melody Hoffmann

September 28, 2022

Lyndale neighborhood discusses Kmart site, Simpson Housing moving in

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Melody Hoffmann

September 27, 2022

Vacant Loring Park Building To Be Boarded Up

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September 27, 2022

Ethiopian Brothers Bring Circus Back to Minneapolis

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Melody Hoffmann

September 27, 2022

The artists behind the mural, you're invited to our birthday party, and where IS Uptown, really?

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Melody Hoffmann

September 26, 2022

Mapping The Gun Dealers of The Twin Cities

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David Blake Johnson

September 26, 2022

Meet Your Neighbor: Emily Vieth has painted Lake of the Isles for 3 weeks straight (and counting!)

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September 25, 2022

Meet the artists behind iconic Southwest murals

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Melody Hoffmann

September 25, 2022

Third generation Mexican baker continues family tradition at Marissa’s Bakery

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September 23, 2022

Panadero mexicano de tercera generación continúa la tradición familiar en Marissa’s Bakery

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September 23, 2022

The story of Marissa's Bakery (¡y en español!), e-waste recycling, legit Swedish band in town

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Melody Hoffmann

September 23, 2022

The light rail tunnel back story, meet Nacho, make friends at La Doña

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September 22, 2022

"Uncomfortable" data from schools, report a turtle, farm-to-school BBQ

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Melody Hoffmann

September 21, 2022

More openings at Lake & Irving, city government restructure, Birds & Beers

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September 20, 2022

Minneapolis Public Schools Confronts “Uncomfortable” Standardized Test Results

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Melissa Whitler

September 20, 2022

Misfit Coffee + Q Fanatic closing, development plans in Uptown & Linden Hills, new salsa night

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Melody Hoffmann

September 19, 2022

Two piercers from Leviticus opening Bevel Piercing in East Isles

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Melody Hoffmann

September 19, 2022

Meet your Neighbor, Shofar on the Lake, Mario Kart at Up-Down

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September 18, 2022

The circus is in town, disco crunch brunch, neighborhood fests

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Melody Hoffmann

September 16, 2022

Alma Provisions opens, a closer look at MPD resources, and School Board update

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September 15, 2022

Broders' is back, detailed unrest timeline, National Sober Day

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Melody Hoffmann

September 14, 2022

The bandshell should be blue, getting to know our Met Council rep, metal molds at Art + Rec

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September 13, 2022

Five Months After Their Fire, Pizza Is Back At Broders'

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September 13, 2022

Here's what the Jungle Theater has planned for their upcoming season

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September 12, 2022

Harry Singh's is in trouble, budget meetings galore, pickle pizza tonight

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Melody Hoffmann

September 12, 2022

Singing the Lake Harriet Bandshell Blues

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September 12, 2022

An interview with Met Council's John Pacheco Jr.

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September 12, 2022

Come woof with us, go ride with them. It's all Greek.

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Melody Hoffmann

September 9, 2022

Mayor promises funds to fix 49 street lights not working in Stevens Square

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Melody Hoffmann

September 8, 2022

Washburn - Southwest rivalry match, community safety discussion, get Martina at home

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September 8, 2022

Local chef star Ann Kim on Netflix, $1 million for trees, bingo & burritos

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Melody Hoffmann

September 7, 2022

Rock Paper Scissors Goods to Close September 18

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September 6, 2022

Happy 1st day of school, LynLake Brewery is a Packers bar, Whittier once had a lake

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September 6, 2022

New housing development planned for 44th & Vincent

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September 6, 2022

Streetcars of Southwest Minneapolis: The Oak-Harriet & Bryant-Penn Streetcars

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September 6, 2022

LynLake Brewery now a Packers bar

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Melody Hoffmann

September 4, 2022

Steel drum night, a guide for renters, Bryant reconstruction

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Melody Hoffmann

September 2, 2022

Light Rail audit drops tomorrow, last photos of Lyle's, Bryant transformation

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September 1, 2022

From Brooklyn to Minneapolis, Tattoo Spirit Brings Flash

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Melody Hoffmann

August 31, 2022

$9 million in lighting, neighborhood tattooing, chillin' with chai

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Melody Hoffmann

August 31, 2022

$9 million in lighting, neighborhood tattooing, chillin' with chai

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Melody Hoffmann

August 31, 2022

Renters guide, meeting Aisha Chughtai, Rot + Perth + Slugs + Knights + Static Truth

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August 30, 2022

Ever wanted to drive a Zamboni? Now is your chance.

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August 30, 2022

Union Hmong Kitchen cooking on Lake Street, a call for muralists, 80s night at Lake Harriet

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Melody Hoffmann

August 29, 2022

You’ve got rights: A guide to renters’ rights and navigating the legal world of renting.

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August 29, 2022

“I am who I am": Aisha Chughtai's first eight months a whirlwind

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Melody Hoffmann

August 29, 2022

What's Union Hmong Kitchen planning for in the old Mucci's?

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Melody Hoffmann

August 27, 2022

Keeping an eye on the city's beach water

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Melody Hoffmann

August 26, 2022

A killer line-up at Icehouse this weekend, knee-deep in beach water testing

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Melody Hoffmann

August 26, 2022

Literacy programs, teaching trainings, school improvement plans shared with school board

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Melissa Whitler

August 25, 2022

5G tower protest, Wedge Patina closing, Transportation Secretary Buttigieg on Lake Street

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Melody Hoffmann

August 25, 2022

School district sued over keeping teachers of color in the classroom

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Melissa Whitler

August 25, 2022

Renting in Whittier, a party for youngins' tonight, drone hearing today

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Melody Hoffmann

August 24, 2022

Renting in Whittier and Stevens Square-Loring Heights

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August 23, 2022

Bandshell repairs, final Cedar-Isles meeting, adopt-a-drain

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August 23, 2022

Bandshell repairs, final Cedar-Isles meeting, adopt-a-drain

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August 23, 2022

THC ice cream, Voices of Southwest, transit route updates

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Melody Hoffmann

August 22, 2022

Dance parties & vintage pop-ups galore

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Melody Hoffmann

August 19, 2022

MPS Classroom Vacancies Disproportionately Impact Schools in North, Special Education

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Melissa Whitler

August 18, 2022

Loring Park shuffleboard, vacancies across the city's schools, and 7 year-old rockstars

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August 18, 2022

Enrollment, new curriculum, strategic plan discussed at school board meeting

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Melissa Whitler

August 18, 2022

Parks, parks, parks! Park Board meets tonight, Loring Park's new tennis courts, and city-wide kid bike parks

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Melody Hoffmann

August 17, 2022

Boiler Room is back, the mayor's budget, Minnehaha Creek milling

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August 16, 2022

Meet our advertising relations team member, Vasiliki

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The Southwest Voices Team

August 15, 2022

Kenilworth tours give public an up-close look at lightrail construction

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August 15, 2022

Meet our newest team member, a look at the Kenilworth light rail corridor, Harold & Maude tonight

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Melody Hoffmann

August 15, 2022

Steven Square's Boiler Room Coffee is coming back

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Melody Hoffmann

August 15, 2022

Explore Whittier, gun violence data from the city, hip-hop at Lake Harriet

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Melody Hoffmann

August 12, 2022

A blockbuster report on gun violence in Minneapolis, MPD plans for drones, and a 5G tower protest

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August 11, 2022

Primary election results, Whittier neighborhood guide, canoeing at Loring Pond

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Melody Hoffmann

August 10, 2022

Kingfield residents resist Verizon 5G towers

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Melody Hoffmann

August 10, 2022

Minneapolis’ Lost Neighborhood: Cottage City

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Go vote, ask a realtor your questions, and ALMA Provisions comes to Brasa

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Whittier Neighborhood Guide

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Primary election tomorrow, police union contract listening tonight, block parties all summer and fall

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Melody Hoffmann

Uptown Art Fair, The Malt Shop re-opens, figure out who to vote for

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Melody Hoffmann

Reader Endorsement: We need Mary Moriarty as our next Hennepin County Attorney

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Reader endorsements, and how MPLS tax $ is funding WI GOP campaign

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Minneapolis Public Schools School Board Voter Guide

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School Board Voter Guide, Public Safety director confirmed for full Council vote

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Melody Hoffmann

A Right-Wing Republican is Running for Governor of Wisconsin. Minneapolis Taxpayers Are Helping Fund His Campaign.

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Review: Hemp-derived THC products are synthetically made, effects vary wildly

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Melody Hoffmann

Uptown Art Fair back and the story of the Bde Maka Ska skate park

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Melody Hoffmann

Met Council discusses rapid bus lines, 2040 Plan

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Bde Maka Ska Parkway closure, repaving the Greenway, dunking a councilmember

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Melody Hoffmann

DIY skate park turns into Parks-approved pop-up at Bde Maka Ska

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Melody Hoffmann

From blank to colorful walls in Uptown, thanks to graffiti artists

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Melody Hoffmann

The great Hennepin compromise, Legacy moving, and dance hall music tonight

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Melody Hoffmann

Hennepin County Sheriff Voter Guide

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Go shop on Lyndale, and big Hennepin redesign & Cedar-Isles meetings today

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Committee votes through Hennepin Ave Redesign plan without all-day bus lanes

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Melody Hoffmann