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The new media arts studio "meets youth where they are" with the opportunity to explore technologies and skills including graphic design, poetry, and guitar.
December 6, 2023
The taproom will close Dec. 30, after being in business in Loring Park for eight years.
December 1, 2023
Starting Saturday, changes are coming to the 21 bus route through Uptown.
November 30, 2023
Southwest Minneapolis is home to some special small businesses that also make for really cool places to shop for the holidays. Impress your family and friends with local goods this season, because that’s what it’s all about.
November 28, 2023
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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
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
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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
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July 28, 2022
The redesign resolution passed in committee and moves to the full City Council for approval Aug. 4.
July 28, 2022
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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
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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
July 19, 2022
The Clausen family has been servicing cars in the Stevens Square neighborhood since the New Deal era.
July 19, 2022
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July 19, 2022
The move will be official in September
July 18, 2022
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July 18, 2022
A key focus at the the Hennepin County Board meeting on July 12 was a presentation about increasing jury pool diversity.
July 15, 2022
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July 14, 2022
In its fifth year, the LynLake Street Art Series invites graffiti artists to design and paint murals on walls throughout the LynLake area.
July 14, 2022
One very happy Chicago's Very Own logo. He's probably this happy because they're opening tomorrow at 11 a.m.
July 13, 2022
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July 13, 2022
Dynamic lanes analysis done after the appointment of the new Public Works director.
July 12, 2022
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July 11, 2022
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July 8, 2022
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July 7, 2022
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July 7, 2022
The Park Board postponed a vote on an amendment to the tree planting program and approved a $385,000 increase in park police funds.
July 6, 2022
Minnesota legalized delta-9 seemingly overnight. A local cannabis store reacts quickly to the confusing news.
July 6, 2022
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July 5, 2022
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July 5, 2022
The bill was initially framed as a way to better regulate delta-8 products but also legalized delta-9 products.
July 1, 2022
Rochelle Cox has been working in the district for 25 years with a focus on special education leadership.
July 1, 2022
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June 30, 2022
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June 30, 2022
The City Council voted unanimously to send two items from the Hennepin Avenue South redesign plan back to Public Works committee.
June 30, 2022
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June 29, 2022
Around 70 people marched down Hennepin Ave. S. on June 28 in protest of the mayor's recent veto of all-day bus lanes on the street.
June 29, 2022
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