Bryant Square Park is one of many Minneapolis parks hosting Music in the Parks, an annual music series hosted by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board. Local bands play live music for free across Minneapolis June through early August.
Opportunity Crossing has won the Minnesota Brownfields ReScape Award. Hennepin County’s Environmental Response Fund (ERF) helped clean up the project site near 31st Street and Nicollet Avenue in …
People rolled and strolled down Lyndale during Open Streets on Sunday, June 7, 2026. (Photos by Tesha M. Christensen)
Testing along the METRO Green Line Extension continues this summer and throughout 2026. Starting next week, light rail trains will begin to be …
This week, project partners tbroke ground on Seven Points, a redevelopment of the former Calhoun Square site that will bring 228 new homes to the heart of Uptown. The project is the largest new …
It’s no secret that Uptown has seen a decline in commercial activity for years. The Uptown of yesteryear was a fun one, suited for its time. But in 2026, the community needs to be realistic about what makes a thriving contemporary neighborhood.
This is Anna with Whittier Alliance. Like many of you, we have been following the standoff at 28th and Nicollet throughout the day today. We are glad to see the suspect has been taken into custody, …
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 …
Construction is set to take place beginning next Monday, June 8, 2026, at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church (511 Groveland Ave). They are getting their steeple and cross removed so that it can …
To honor the legacy of Minneapolis Police Officer Jamal Mitchell, who was killed in 2024 while working, a portion of Blaisdell Avenue has been dedicated to him. Blaisdell Avenue between Franklin …
Crews planted the first trees as part of the Kenilworth corridor landscaping work in Minneapolis. A variety of trees, shrubs, perennials and ornamental grasses will be planted in the public right of …
The Lake of the Isles Pencil is celebrating its fifth birthday on June 6, 2026 and has invited a professional back to the party.
The City Council remains divided on supporting a land acquisition for a new training and wellness center for the Minneapolis Police Department and other emergency services as it moves to a vote on Thursday. Building a center has been a funding priority for past councils and a City priority since 2018.
The intersection of Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue is much cleaner and mostly free of public drug users as of early May 2026. In March, community members and business owners had spent their winter …
Uptown United’s community ambassador program has been operating since late March 2026 as one solution to a rise in public drug use and loitering around Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue. …
STAND UP ART BACK EXHIBIT This June, Queermunity will host Stand Up Art Back, a month-long community art exhibition and fundraiser that transforms lived experience into collective reflection …
The Minnesota bonding bill passed in the House and Senate at 11:53 p.m. on May 17, 2026, securing $1.8 million for the restoration of the Berger Fountain, also known as the Dandelion Fountain, in Loring Park. …
“I can’t wait to go away,” Franz Gilbertson, owner of Good Times Pizza, told me in between making pizzas and changing over vinyl records an hour before closing on Wednesday night.
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, …
After a decade-long campaign of community advocacy that has secured $1.3 million to date, Friends of Loring Park, Citizens for a Loring Park Community (CLPC), Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board …
