The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is considering options to replace the deteriorated Works Progress Administration (WPA) wall along a section of the western shoreline at Lake Harriet. The …
It all started with The Summer Christmas Came to Minnesota . This 1989 article by Dr. William D. Green sent Jason Benjamin, a long-time South Minneapolis resident and teacher, down a Minnesota …
The Lake Harriet Environment Council organizes stewardship events throughout the year, such as buckthorn removal and in-water cleanups. There are weekly buckthorn removal twice a week from 9-11a.m. …
Council Member Linea Palmisano hosted Minneapolis Police Department Fifth Precinct Inspector Ryan Kelly at her public office hours for Ward 13 residents on July 10.
Water levels across the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) declined through most of May 2026, as abnormally dry conditions set in for the first time since December 2025, according to the U.S …
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, …
This year's Ice Shanty project on Lake Harriet/Bde Uman opened the same weekend that Alex Pretti was shot and killed in southwest Minneapolis by ICE agents. It continues through this weekend, closing …
The neighborhood hub first opened in 1973 and was sold in 2022.
A call to support surrounding businesses, damaged ones wait for answers
Funding for the redesign isn’t coming to Southwest until at least 2027
The owner is hesitant to say the bookstore is gone for good, but the damage is extensive.
The short answer: property owners will have to file a claim to find out
The intersection remains closed as businesses and crews clean up.
Owning the shop has become difficult for Tom Thomson since his wife’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis and the Bryant Avenue reconstruction.
Neighborhood Roots plans for a fresh location and new community connections at the Mount Lutheran Olivet Church parking lot on 50th Street.
The dog grooming, boarding, and day care center will open its third location in 2025, beer included.
As workers express need for predictable and fair wages, public displays of support "heartwarming."
Curious why vacant lots are, well, vacant? We look up the history of a few and try to figure out why they are empty and what plans the owners have for them.
Southwest Minneapolis is home to seven independently-owned bookstores that focus on Indigenous authors, mystery fiction, and kids books.
Two young men are running around Lake Harriet to raise money for the Minnesota chapter of the Special Olympics, and they want people to join them.
