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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
If the reverend is elected mayor, he wants to empower and collaborate with Minneapolis residents.
February 24, 2025
Funding for the redesign isn’t coming to Southwest until at least 2027
February 24, 2025
The Lakers co-captain has broken the school's rebounding record and leads the State this year.
February 21, 2025
The short answer: property owners will have to file a claim to find out
February 20, 2025
May 13, 2022
A group of 45 Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59 members, primarily educators of color, have filed a grievance against their union.
May 12, 2022
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May 11, 2022
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May 11, 2022
Pimento Jamaican Kitchen and Rum Bar owner Tomme Beevas brings two of his hottest and mildest sauces to Target stores.
May 10, 2022
The MPS school board will be appointing an interim superintendent and interim board member during its May 10 meeting.
May 10, 2022
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May 10, 2022
Davis Center department budgets were reduced by 5%, which allowed the district to increase budgets to schools by 1%.
May 10, 2022
Park Board sets a timeline for work on the structure at the edge of the lake
May 9, 2022
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May 6, 2022
The Southwest Weekly
May 5, 2022
A mayor-appointed search committee listened to feedback about what people want to see in the next MPD police chief.
May 5, 2022
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May 5, 2022
The Aqua City Motel will officially be no more.
May 4, 2022
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May 3, 2022
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May 2, 2022
After decades of nostalgia, the refurbished restaurant will open in August with new owners.
May 2, 2022
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May 1, 2022
Hennepin County wants to pave over the areas of the garden with a 10-foot wide petroleum-based access path through the garden.
April 29, 2022
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April 29, 2022
Soo Line Community Garden members and Hennepin County have been at odds over an ADA-compliant ramp that is set to be installed next year.
April 28, 2022
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April 28, 2022
After 12 years serving the East Harriet neighborhood, Guse Green Grocer is permanently closed.
April 28, 2022
Capital planning and surplus facilities were the topics of an informational presentation at school board meeting.
April 27, 2022
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April 26, 2022
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April 25, 2022
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April 25, 2022
The extended school calendar reflects state-requirements and an opportunity to pay teachers and ESPs for lost work time during the strike.
April 22, 2022
The Southwest Weekly
April 21, 2022
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April 20, 2022
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April 20, 2022
The cafe is one of the few Uptown places to get a cup of joe and food at 6 a.m.
April 19, 2022
Apoy, meaning “fire” in Tagalog, also offers catering, serves a Filipino feast called kamayan, and hosts live bands and karaoke.
April 19, 2022
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April 19, 2022
Here's what's happening outside in April
April 18, 2022
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April 17, 2022
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April 15, 2022
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April 15, 2022
Funding will come from COVID funds and vacancy savings
April 14, 2022
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April 13, 2022
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April 12, 2022
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April 12, 2022
A Minneapolis neighborhood association is creating a peace plan with the community
April 12, 2022
The cafe offers coffee flights, sandwiches, and fizzy tea.
April 11, 2022
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April 11, 2022
The Comprehensive District Design was approved at the height of the early pandemic. The impacts are just being felt.
April 8, 2022
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April 7, 2022
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April 6, 2022
What the data don’t show is the societal undercurrents that inform this sharp uptick in reckless driving.
April 6, 2022
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April 5, 2022
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