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Lake Harriet Bandshell Repairs to Start This Fall

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

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

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New Malt Shop, Rubber Ducky Races, Chug Kombucha

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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.

Spring into Uptown and Aqua City Motel goes residential

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Aqua City Motel Site to Become Affordable Housing

The Aqua City Motel will officially be no more. 

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

MPS investments, local biz updates, dance the weekend away

The Southwest Weekly 

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. 

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

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Goodbye, Guse Green Grocer

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

MPS Committee Discusses Northside Investments, Surplus Buildings

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

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

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

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

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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. 

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

The Southwest Weekly

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

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

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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. 

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. 

Nature corner, LynLake Wrecktangle opens Wednesday, and Mars bars

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Southwest Minneapolis Nature Corner

Here's what's happening outside in April

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

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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.

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

The Southwest Weekly

MPS educator union contract costs will be $53.5 million

Funding will come from COVID funds and vacancy savings

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

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

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

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No Peace, No Future

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

Third Space Cafe Nestles Itself into LynLake

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

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

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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. 

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

The Southwest Weekly 

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

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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. 

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

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

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Parents of Minneapols Schoolkids: Share Your Perspectives

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

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

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

The Southwest Weekly 

Student protest, Superintendent Graff leaves school board business meeting

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

Stevens Square-Loring Heights Neighborhood Guide

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

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

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MPS Superintendent Ed Graff resigns

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

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