A digital news organization by and for Southwest Minneapolis
The Southwest-specific guide to local gift shopping you didn't know you needed.
November 28, 2023
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Les Sól owners Megan and Mikaela Harrod encourage shopping small and engaging with small business' social media to support the local economy.
November 28, 2023
In one year, Portland built 270 housing units with its residential infill project that includes cottage clusters and building four-plexes on single-family lots.
November 22, 2023
The local fish store has a calm, inviting atmosphere and a wide variety of fish and aquatic plants.
November 21, 2023
For the second time in a week, the City Council rejected a proposal to use funding from the State for police retention pay outs – a strategy that Councilmember Emily Koski says hasn't worked.
November 20, 2023
Named a Lake Street revitalization project, Jade Dynasty Restaurant and Bar is likely to open this winter
November 17, 2023
George Roberts of Homewood Studios has been working on the letterpress printing project for his Northside community since 2006.
November 16, 2023
The now-closed Minneapolis YWCA sites at 1130 Nicollet Mall and 2808 Hennepin Ave. could have buyers by the end of the year.
November 15, 2023
The monthly variety show is a celebration of the Twin Cities’ strangest artwork.
November 13, 2023
The race between Andrea Jenkins and Soren Stevenson came down to 38 votes, which is within the threshold of a publically-funded recount.
November 10, 2023
Southwest Minneapolis saw two races come down to less than 100 votes in Wards 7 and 8.
November 10, 2023
Ward 10 Councilmember Aisha Chughtai writes about her direct experience with encampments and how the City of Minneapolis can more humanely respond to the homeless in our city.
November 9, 2023
Adam Qualls plays Grandpa Who for most shows and the Grinch in some at the Whittier theater.
November 9, 2023
Come along as Heavy Table visits SK Coffee, Caffetto, Kung Fu Hotpot, Fool Me Once, and Casablanca
November 8, 2023
Study up for the voting booth tomorrow. Use this for yourself and forward it to your friends, neighbors, and frenemies. We want everyone to be educated at the voter booth.
November 6, 2023
Over $20,000 has been sunk into online ads by two local PACs
November 6, 2023
With the closures of the Uptown and downtown YWCA gyms, Southwest gym-goers still have plenty of fitness options
November 2, 2023
Ward 13 Councilmember Linea Palmisano doesn’t align with SWAE’s politics, so the group tries to paint her more as a racist than a realist.
November 1, 2023
A conversation with one of the candidates for the Ward 7 City Council seat
October 30, 2023
City leaders, past and present, gathered on Sunday to celebrate the imminent demolition of the Kmart building, while the City officials said fire department could not conclude what caused the fire on Oct. 20.
October 30, 2023
August 23, 2022
A guide to the search and decision-making process from personal experience.
August 22, 2022
Good morning, Southwest Minneapolis
August 22, 2022
We appreciate reader feedback and strive to publish the vast majority of what we receive.
August 19, 2022
The Southwest Weekly
August 18, 2022
This is the first business meeting of the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education in the 2022-23 academic year.
August 18, 2022
Good morning, Southwest
August 18, 2022
As of Aug. 12, there are 397 job openings posted to the Minneapolis Public Schools district website, 216 for classroom positions.
August 17, 2022
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August 16, 2022
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August 15, 2022
Boiler Room Coffee is coming back in September to Stevens Square-Loring Heights
August 15, 2022
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August 15, 2022
The Kenilworth corridor is notorious for causing much of the cost overruns and delays associated with the Green Line Extension.
August 15, 2022
Southwest Voices welcomes a life-long Kingfield resident to our team
August 12, 2022
The Southwest Weekly
August 11, 2022
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August 10, 2022
Kingfield residents have been organizing this summer to stop the installation of a 5G antenna pole at 41st and Garfield, including physicall
August 10, 2022
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August 9, 2022
A guide to things to eat and drink, places to shop, and things to do in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, curated by our readers
August 9, 2022
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August 9, 2022
Before Liden Hills and Cottage City there was Reyataotonwe, a Mdewakanton Dakotan settlement.
August 8, 2022
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August 5, 2022
The Southwest Weekly
August 4, 2022
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August 4, 2022
Instead of doing our own endorsements, we're publishing a couple reader perspectives on the Hennepin County Attorney race.
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August 3, 2022
Why I support Martha Holton Dimick
August 3, 2022
Digging into the Michels Corporation contracts with the city of Minneapolis
August 3, 2022
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August 2, 2022
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August 2, 2022
Delta-9 edibles have been legal in Minnesota for a month, but what about all the other edibles you can buy? What are they like?
August 1, 2022
The Park Board collaborated with City of Skate to move a skate park that skaters constructed in 2020.
August 1, 2022
Good morning, Southwest Minneapolis
August 1, 2022
Southwest Voices is expanding its meeting coverage to cover some Metropolitan Council meetings.
July 31, 2022
We visited three walls during the LynLake Street Art Series and revisited the spots two week later to see the transformation.
July 29, 2022
The Southwest Weekly
July 28, 2022
The redesign resolution passed in committee and moves to the full City Council for approval Aug. 4.
July 28, 2022
Good Morning, Southwest
July 27, 2022
Owner Kathy Lawrow is moving Larue’s because she believes upcoming street infrastructure changes will negatively affect her business.
July 27, 2022
Good morning, Southwest Minneapolis
July 26, 2022
The new brand quietly took over on July 18th
July 26, 2022
Understanding different views in good faith will lead to better policy outcomes if we see the complexity of others.
July 26, 2022
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July 25, 2022
This upper-middle class white woman has had her world shaken. But maybe, in the end, that can be used for the goo
July 25, 2022
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July 22, 2022
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July 21, 2022
The markets have a restorative focus and are free, accessible to all, and designed to build local connections.
July 21, 2022
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July 20, 2022
Streetcars were known to bring neighborhoods and people of different ethnicities together to share common spaces.
July 20, 2022
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July 19, 2022
They need two new mail carriers. Are you one of them?
July 19, 2022
City staff’s ‘toxic’ work environment appears less important than a well-managed budget
