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A news organization by and for Southwest Minneapolis
Owner Michael Misewicz fixes lamps, and sells lampshades, new and handcrafted lamps at Fulton storefront.
January 9, 2024
The building's value increased substantially last year. The new owners have not yet filed for any business licenses.
January 5, 2024
After replacing El Travieso Taqueria in November, this is Taqueria el Patrón’s second Minneapolis location.
January 4, 2024
Robert Skafte’s tragic death spurs community-led petition for increased mental health interventions
January 2, 2024
Route 21 will be replaced by the B Line, which is leading to a four-to-two lane conversion down most of Lake Street. The bus drivers will have green light control, too.
January 1, 2024
No need to leave your neighborhood to party before the clock strikes midnight.
December 26, 2023
Incarnation Catholic Church’s Harvest From the Heart serves thousands of people each month.
December 21, 2023
Yuoh’s extraordinary backstory in Liberia is inspiring his retirement project
December 21, 2023
The mural was commissioned by Calhoun Pet Supply, which closed in 2021. The current tenants have plans for new art later this year.
December 19, 2023
Winter break doesn't mean a break from fun and learning in Southwest Minneapolis.
December 19, 2023
Washburn High School Model UN members attended a state conference in November to debate global issues.
December 18, 2023
Read a passage from the new book about an environmental investigator on an expedition into toxic waste dumps.
December 18, 2023
When a community garden remains in place for decades on a lot, very deep roots are established. When the government wants to use some of the public land for a different kind of community use, should the garden be compelled to share the space?
December 14, 2023
Bring that coat with a messed up zipper for a sewist to mend, or to learn how to mend it yourself.
December 14, 2023
The committee, formed in 1976, gives advice on how to implement ADA features within City projects and discusses disability-related issues.
December 14, 2023
The city's flag is 68 years old, so let’s design a new one
December 13, 2023
Hennepin County is planning to build an ADA-compliant path through the Soo Line Community Garden. Community members wrote in to Southwest Voices to express their concerns.
December 13, 2023
The garden community worked with a local designer to develop an alternative south-side ADA compliant path that connects Grand Avenue to the Midtown Greenway. Hennepin County wants to construct a paved path through the garden.
December 12, 2023
The longtime resident was brutally killed in an attack early Friday afternoon while working at the store.
December 11, 2023
This is the second time in three years a cougar has roamed Hennepin County, with no other sightings going back to 2004.
December 6, 2023
September 6, 2022
Streetcars served Minneapolis for nearly 75 years before buses took over as the main form of mass transportation.
September 6, 2022
Another multi-family unit planned for 44th Street through Linden Hills
September 6, 2022
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September 6, 2022
Store at 24th and Lyndale is running a 20% off sale until then
September 4, 2022
LynLake Brewery's former neighbors, The Herkimer, was a long-standing Packers bar until it closed in the summer of 2020.
September 2, 2022
The Southwest Weekly
September 1, 2022
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August 31, 2022
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August 31, 2022
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August 31, 2022
Tattoo Spirit specializes in traditional flash designs.
August 30, 2022
The Park Board is looking for Zamboni drivers
August 30, 2022
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August 29, 2022
Chughtai stands out as a vocal and highly energetic advocate for her constituents.
August 29, 2022
Over half of Minneapolis residents are renters. In neighborhoods like Whittier and Stevens Square-Loring Heights, the number is over 80%
August 29, 2022
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August 27, 2022
Union Hmong Kitchen is currently using the space to prepare food for the Minnesota State Fair.
August 26, 2022
Good morning, Southwest Minneapolis
August 26, 2022
When you go to a Minneapolis beach, you know you are swimming in safe water thanks to the water quality staff.
August 25, 2022
Research shows that BIPOC students have improved academic and disciplinary outcomes when they have educators who look like them.
August 25, 2022
God morning, Southwest Minneapolis
August 25, 2022
Cox shared with the board that every building principal will present to the board at some point during the school year.
August 24, 2022
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August 23, 2022
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August 23, 2022
Good Morning, Southwest
August 23, 2022
A guide to the search and decision-making process from personal experience.
August 22, 2022
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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
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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
Good Morning, Southwest
August 5, 2022
The Southwest Weekly
August 4, 2022
Good morning, Southwest
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
