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A news organization by and for Southwest Minneapolis
The current Minnesota senator wants to use his experience working with the community and his political adversaries to get work done at City Hall.
April 2, 2025
A single foster parent finds time to create art in South Uptown
April 1, 2025
Baristas at all of Daniel del Prado’s cafes unionized with UNITE HERE last summer.
March 27, 2025
The Windom coworking space opened in 2021
March 25, 2025
The LynLake restaurant's co-owner Christian Quito was charged with sexual assault of a minor in January.
March 20, 2025
A mix of funding is needed to build and maintain playground
March 19, 2025
Coffee industry veteran Tony Querio is behind the new coffee shop.
March 19, 2025
Spring break doesn't mean a break from fun and learning in Southwest Minneapolis.
March 18, 2025
Tenants at multiple buildings are struggling with unsecured doors and pending repairs
March 17, 2025
After ten years of operation, The Iron Door Pub’s last day will be March 23.
March 14, 2025
Where the region lacks in church-led fish fries, we make up for at local restaurants
March 13, 2025
The play, centered around romance amid a drug trial, looks at depression from an emotional and medical lens
March 13, 2025
The festival celebrates Indigenous culture through tattooing, music, and local vendors.
March 11, 2025
It’s the school’s first State championship for the ski team
March 10, 2025
The neighborhood hub first opened in 1973 and was sold in 2022.
March 6, 2025
A Park & Recreation Board resolution to stop construction for green space failed by a 5-4 vote.
March 6, 2025
A call to support surrounding businesses, damaged ones wait for answers
February 28, 2025
The PERIS Foundation works with youth aging out of the foster system and is looking for more investment in permanent supportive housing.
February 26, 2025
Affordable housing will be developed first over the five-year project.
February 26, 2025
The two-term mayor discusses small business support, homelessness, and what he’s learned since taking office in 2018.
February 25, 2025
June 29, 2022
We call on Palmisano to take stronger climate action on systemic level changes that the next generation is asking for
June 28, 2022
Elissa Cedarleaf Dahl has been awarded a Fulbright award to travel to Medellín, Colombia
June 28, 2022
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June 27, 2022
Wage theft is cheating Minnesota taxpayers out of $136 million per year.
June 27, 2022
“Say No to War: Political Cartoons by Ukrainian and Russian Artists,” will be on display until the end of the war.
June 27, 2022
Three councilmembers say they are concerned full-time bus lanes will impact small business on Hennepin Avenue South.
June 27, 2022
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June 24, 2022
A recent district court ruling immediately stopped all actions that can be approved within 2040 Plan, including some housing developments.
June 24, 2022
The Southwest Weekly
June 23, 2022
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June 22, 2022
Here's a look at what they're proposing
June 22, 2022
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June 22, 2022
Palmisano answered questions during a forum hosted by ISAIAH on June 21.
June 21, 2022
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June 21, 2022
On Friday night, Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed two items in the Hennepin Avenue South redesign plan that effectively eliminated all-day bus lanes.
June 21, 2022
Southwest Minneapolis residents are counting on us to do our work and not just roll the dice on the next election.
June 21, 2022
The Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education voted on June 14 to approve the budget for the 2022-23 school year without amendment.
June 17, 2022
Stevens Square-Loring Heights Boiler Room Coffee is closing June 21.
June 17, 2022
The Southwest Weekly
June 16, 2022
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June 16, 2022
Minneapolis Public Schools are not offering hot lunch through the rest of the school year.
June 15, 2022
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June 15, 2022
Kryzer is also the co-owner of “Spice Your Life,” at 54th Street and Lyndale Avenue South.
June 14, 2022
Lyndale Community School hosts a one-week read-a-thon each spring. Students turn their reading time into votes to prank their principal.
June 14, 2022
Declining enrollment, new labor contracts with educators, and no help from the state impact next year’s school budgets.
June 14, 2022
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June 13, 2022
The nonprofit uses donated food to provide hot meals, pastries and coffee to anybody regardless of ability to pay.
June 13, 2022
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June 10, 2022
The Southwest Weekly
June 9, 2022
Mauri Friestlebein’s sudden removal as principal in May came as a shock during an already tumultuous school year.
June 9, 2022
Congratulations on 27 years of hard work
June 9, 2022
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June 9, 2022
Check out Chicago’s Very Own at 2944 Lyndale Ave S when they open in late June
June 8, 2022
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June 7, 2022
The Theater of Public Policy performs at Bryant Lake Bowl this summer after a two-year hiatus.
June 7, 2022
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June 6, 2022
Project coming to Whittier later this year
June 6, 2022
Irina Boiarskaia sews and alters anything and everything at her shop, Irina’s Stitch in Time
June 6, 2022
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June 6, 2022
Become a member of Southwest Voices today.
June 6, 2022
David Morrell Jr. celebrates his championship win with friends, family, and Cuban music.
June 6, 2022
From fears of gentrification to a Southside uprising, Uptown is poised for a new era
June 3, 2022
The Southwest Weekly
June 3, 2022
The school board will vote on the budget at its regular business meeting on June 14.
June 2, 2022
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June 1, 2022
Satire writer and artisanal pencil sharpener visits Minneapolis this Saturday to honor our city's newest sculpture.
June 1, 2022
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June 1, 2022
Mid-year assessments show only 50% of middle school students are reading at grade level.
May 31, 2022
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May 31, 2022
Lilacs hold a special place in our emotional landscape.
