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May 10, 2022

Lake Harriet Bandshell Repairs to Start This Fall

Park Board sets a timeline for work on the structure at the edge of the lake

Charlie Rybak

May 9, 2022

Half a mill in MPD workers' comp claims, Black Fashion Week, Jimmy Jam's dad is a jazz piano legend

Good Morning Southwest

Melody Hoffmann

May 6, 2022

New Malt Shop, Rubber Ducky Races, Chug Kombucha

The Southwest Weekly

Melody Hoffmann

May 5, 2022

Police Chief Listening Session in Kingfield Draws Neighbors, Community Orgs

A mayor-appointed search committee listened to feedback about what people want to see in the next MPD police chief.

Melody Hoffmann

May 5, 2022

Spring into Uptown and Aqua City Motel goes residential

Good morning, Southwest

Charlie Rybak

May 5, 2022

Aqua City Motel Site to Become Affordable Housing

The Aqua City Motel will officially be no more.

Charlie Rybak

May 4, 2022

Community input about police chief search and a Nextdoor post worth reading

Good morning, Southwest

Melody Hoffmann

May 3, 2022

What's up at the Malt Shop and celebrate your favorite Minneapolis teacher

Good morning, Southwest

Charlie Rybak

May 2, 2022

Here’s the scoop on everybody’s favorite Malt Shop

After decades of nostalgia, the refurbished restaurant will open in August with new owners.

Anna Koenning

May 2, 2022

Soo Line Garden fights against a paved path, this week's meetings, let's jam

Good morning, Southwest

Melody Hoffmann

May 1, 2022

Soo Line Garden Doesn’t Need a Paved Path

Hennepin County wants to pave over the areas of the garden with a 10-foot wide petroleum-based access path through the garden.

Community Post

April 29, 2022

MPS investments, local biz updates, dance the weekend away

The Southwest Weekly

Melody Hoffmann

April 29, 2022

Soo Line Community Garden, County Work to Balance Accessibility Needs

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.

Melody Hoffmann

April 28, 2022

Another blistering report about the MPD, goodbye to a grocer, kitties for adoption

Good morning Southwest

Melody Hoffmann

April 28, 2022

Goodbye, Guse Green Grocer

After 12 years serving the East Harriet neighborhood, Guse Green Grocer is permanently closed.

Melody Hoffmann

April 28, 2022

MPS Committee Discusses Northside Investments, Surplus Buildings

Capital planning and surplus facilities were the topics of an informational presentation at school board meeting.

Melissa Whitler

April 27, 2022

Union protests outside MPS meeting, a smoother greenway, a bigger Boludo

Good morning, Southwest

Melody Hoffmann

April 26, 2022

Last call for cereal ice cream, Blaisdell bikeway construction, join the Litter League

Good morning, Southwest

Melody Hoffmann

April 25, 2022

Some MPS high schools given flex, it's going to get hot in June, fashion shows all week

Good morning, Southwest

Melody Hoffmann

April 25, 2022

Parents, students frustrated with extended school year plan, MPS responds with flexibility for some high schools

The extended school calendar reflects state-requirements and an opportunity to pay teachers and ESPs for lost work time during the strike.

Melissa Whitler

April 22, 2022

Plenty of places to eat, comic book improv, and Earth Day events

The Southwest Weekly

Melody Hoffmann

April 21, 2022

Park Board & MPD, Woonerf to The Mall, good luck Southwest Robotics

Good morning, Southwest

Charlie Rybak

April 20, 2022

Filipino food in Kingfield, Lyndale restriping, and Happy April 20

Good morning, Southwest.

Melody Hoffmann

April 20, 2022

The New Uptown Cafe Opens, Celebrated by Mayor

The cafe is one of the few Uptown places to get a cup of joe and food at 6 a.m.

Melody Hoffmann

April 19, 2022

Filipino food served by Kingfield neighbors at Apoy

Apoy, meaning “fire” in Tagalog, also offers catering, serves a Filipino feast called kamayan, and hosts live bands and karaoke.

Anna Koenning

April 19, 2022

Nature corner, LynLake Wrecktangle opens Wednesday, and Mars bars

Good morning, Southwest

Charlie Rybak

April 19, 2022

Southwest Minneapolis Nature Corner

Here's what's happening outside in April

Community Post

April 18, 2022

Meet with SW Voices, curb feeding birds, and Lake Chipotle popularity grows

Good morning, Southwest

Melody Hoffmann

April 17, 2022

Voices of Southwest: MPS district design, teacher layoffs, and neighborhoods names

We appreciate reader feedback and strive to publish the vast majority of what we receive.

Community Post

April 15, 2022

The MPS CDD and new financial update, a new Uptown cafe, weekend events to indulge in

The Southwest Weekly

Melody Hoffmann

April 15, 2022

MPS educator union contract costs will be $53.5 million

Funding will come from COVID funds and vacancy savings

Melissa Whitler

April 14, 2022

The ghost of King Leopold II, MPS financial update, candlelit music

Good morning, Southwest

Charlie Rybak

April 13, 2022

Ella Baker school name approved, finding community at Third Space Cafe, and ice cream!

Good morning, Southwest

Melody Hoffmann

April 12, 2022

Calling all nature lovers, Zinnia Folks Arts going online only, and yard waste collection is BACK

Good morning, Southwest

Charlie Rybak

April 12, 2022

No Peace, No Future

A Minneapolis neighborhood association is creating a peace plan with the community

Community Post

April 12, 2022

Third Space Cafe Nestles Itself into LynLake

The cafe offers coffee flights, sandwiches, and fizzy tea.

Melody Hoffmann

April 11, 2022

What is the Comprehensive District Design? a new Prince mural and LBGTQ+ game night

Good morning, Southwest

Melody Hoffmann

April 11, 2022

What is the Comprehensive District Design?

The Comprehensive District Design was approved at the height of the early pandemic. The impacts are just being felt.

Melissa Whitler

April 8, 2022

What we published, what you loved, and plans for this weekend

The Southwest Weekly

Melody Hoffmann

April 7, 2022

We want to hear from parents, traffic-related fatalities report, and no charges for Amir Locke's death

Good Morning, Southwest

Charlie Rybak

April 6, 2022

Traffic-related fatalies rise during an already difficult year

What the data don’t show is the societal undercurrents that inform this sharp uptick in reckless driving.

Melody Hoffmann

April 6, 2022

The future of the Hiawatha Golf Course, take an improv class, and a rock pioneer visits Driftwood tonight

Good morning, Southwest!

Melody Hoffmann

April 5, 2022

Broders fire over the weekend, and we want to hear from parents

Good Morning, Southwest

Charlie Rybak

April 5, 2022

Parents of Minneapols Schoolkids: Share Your Perspectives

Let us know how you are feeling amidst these tumultuous years and another very unpredictable year.

The Southwest Voices Team

April 4, 2022

It's Ward Week, where to eat after sundown, and a video of Baby Prince

Good morning, Southwest

Melody Hoffmann

April 1, 2022

MPS's wild week, our Stevens Square guide, and your weekend calendar

The Southwest Weekly

Melody Hoffmann

March 31, 2022

Student protest, Superintendent Graff leaves school board business meeting

The mood at the meeting was indicative of the mood in the district.

Melissa Whitler

March 31, 2022

Stevens Square-Loring Heights Neighborhood Guide

Here's what the people of Stevens Square told us they love about their neighborhood.

Community Post

March 31, 2022

Graff gone after June, summer skating at Bde Maka Ska, join a CSA

Good morning, Southwest

Charlie Rybak

March 30, 2022

MPS Superintendent Ed Graff resigns

His resignation comes after a nearly three-week strike by district educators.

Melody Hoffmann

All Posts

How the Minneapolis Police Department can shrink while their budget grows

Rondo steps down, Interview with Aisha Chughtai, last public budget meeting on Wednesday

"If there’s anything this pandemic taught us, it’s that we are nothing without the workers that make our economy run." An interview with incoming Ward 10 Council Member Aisha Chughtai

Last Minute Local Gift Guide, British Arrow Awards, Park Board events over winter break

Introducing Our New Founding Editor: Melody Hoffmann

Seven Points getting mini golf & a sculpture garden, Kenilworth Channel reopening

City Budget and Park Board meetings today, Hennepin County needs more SROs, and city booster clinic this Saturday

SW Voices members meeting, guide the future of Lake Street, School Board meeting wrap-up, and play Dune games

School Board Meeting Wrap-up: November 23rd

Redistricting Group meeting again today, Kitchen Window sale this week, and park facilities re-open for drop-ins

Exit Interview: Ward 10 Council Member Lisa Bender

Local Business Profile: Young Man

The cherry leaves the spoon, budget hearing today, two arrested for carjacking

Prepare for the big city budget and redistricting meetings this week

School Board Meeting Wrap-up: November 9th

Here's some new housing being planned for Southwest Minneapolis

Redistricting continues, School Board meeting wrap-up, and a Super Smash Brothers tournament

School Board meeting tonight and re-paving the re-paved Greenway

Three sets of precincts to explain the 2021 mayor's race

How to track what the Council is doing, new development planned for Linden Hills, and lots of high school cross country success

All Posts

Lake Harriet Bandshell Repairs to Start This Fall

Half a mill in MPD workers' comp claims, Black Fashion Week, Jimmy Jam's dad is a jazz piano legend

New Malt Shop, Rubber Ducky Races, Chug Kombucha

Police Chief Listening Session in Kingfield Draws Neighbors, Community Orgs

Spring into Uptown and Aqua City Motel goes residential

Aqua City Motel Site to Become Affordable Housing

Community input about police chief search and a Nextdoor post worth reading

What's up at the Malt Shop and celebrate your favorite Minneapolis teacher

Here’s the scoop on everybody’s favorite Malt Shop

Soo Line Garden fights against a paved path, this week's meetings, let's jam

Soo Line Garden Doesn’t Need a Paved Path

MPS investments, local biz updates, dance the weekend away

Soo Line Community Garden, County Work to Balance Accessibility Needs

Another blistering report about the MPD, goodbye to a grocer, kitties for adoption

Goodbye, Guse Green Grocer

MPS Committee Discusses Northside Investments, Surplus Buildings

Union protests outside MPS meeting, a smoother greenway, a bigger Boludo

Last call for cereal ice cream, Blaisdell bikeway construction, join the Litter League

Some MPS high schools given flex, it's going to get hot in June, fashion shows all week

Parents, students frustrated with extended school year plan, MPS responds with flexibility for some high schools

Plenty of places to eat, comic book improv, and Earth Day events

Park Board & MPD, Woonerf to The Mall, good luck Southwest Robotics

Filipino food in Kingfield, Lyndale restriping, and Happy April 20

The New Uptown Cafe Opens, Celebrated by Mayor

Filipino food served by Kingfield neighbors at Apoy

Nature corner, LynLake Wrecktangle opens Wednesday, and Mars bars

Southwest Minneapolis Nature Corner

Meet with SW Voices, curb feeding birds, and Lake Chipotle popularity grows

Voices of Southwest: MPS district design, teacher layoffs, and neighborhoods names

The MPS CDD and new financial update, a new Uptown cafe, weekend events to indulge in

MPS educator union contract costs will be $53.5 million

The ghost of King Leopold II, MPS financial update, candlelit music

Ella Baker school name approved, finding community at Third Space Cafe, and ice cream!

Calling all nature lovers, Zinnia Folks Arts going online only, and yard waste collection is BACK

No Peace, No Future

Third Space Cafe Nestles Itself into LynLake

What is the Comprehensive District Design? a new Prince mural and LBGTQ+ game night

What is the Comprehensive District Design?

What we published, what you loved, and plans for this weekend

We want to hear from parents, traffic-related fatalities report, and no charges for Amir Locke's death

Traffic-related fatalies rise during an already difficult year

The future of the Hiawatha Golf Course, take an improv class, and a rock pioneer visits Driftwood tonight

Broders fire over the weekend, and we want to hear from parents

Parents of Minneapols Schoolkids: Share Your Perspectives

It's Ward Week, where to eat after sundown, and a video of Baby Prince

MPS's wild week, our Stevens Square guide, and your weekend calendar

Student protest, Superintendent Graff leaves school board business meeting

Stevens Square-Loring Heights Neighborhood Guide

Graff gone after June, summer skating at Bde Maka Ska, join a CSA

MPS Superintendent Ed Graff resigns

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