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Heirloom Properties plans a crowdfunding campaign for an all-electric powered duplex and carriage house apartment near Dupont Ave. and 37th St.
May 22, 2024
Sebastian Joe's Kingfield Social is opening in the former Apoy space.
May 19, 2024
After buying its own building, City-required maintenance put HUGE Theater behind on its financial plan. Now it may close for good.
May 15, 2024
Rituals include meditation, conversations and natural memorials that eventually return to the earth.
May 15, 2024
A group of five U of M grad students took second place in the American Planning Association design competition for their work developing a plan proposal for the former Kmart site in south Minneapolis.
May 14, 2024
After a seamless lead cast change, “A Year with Frog and Toad” brings audiences a show full of “humor grounded in truth.”
May 14, 2024
C. David George’s portfolio of vacant buildings is a case study of how easy it is to let hundreds of units sit empty.
May 8, 2024
After neighbors voiced concerns over an approved master plan, Park & Recreation Board members offer a resolution to pause decision making.
May 7, 2024
After running out of time at the citywide DFL convention, delegates for Greta Callahan and Lara Bergman reconvene on May 5.
May 2, 2024
Curious why vacant lots are, well, vacant? We look up the history of a few and try to figure out why they are empty and what plans the owners have for them.
May 1, 2024
The bar’s cowboy neon sign has been taken down; no word from owner as to why
April 30, 2024
Minneapolis law enforcement officials are asking for the community’s help to ensure this year’s Fourth of July celebrations go more smoothly following a tumultuous 2023.
April 30, 2024
The park’s limited amenities are run down, but equity-based funding measurements put Steven Square Park farther down the upgrades list than other parks.
April 29, 2024
Rain Taxi, a nonprofit literary arts organization, is organizing the event.
April 29, 2024
Southwest Minneapolis is home to seven independently-owned bookstores that focus on Indigenous authors, mystery fiction, and kids books.
April 25, 2024
Dine out to end HIV. Thirty restaurants in Southwest Minneapolis and 97 restaurants in Minnesota have committed to donate a portion of their sales to The Aliveness Project.
April 23, 2024
The 26th and Nicollet store is the second in Minneapolis to unionize in the past two years.
April 18, 2024
Playwright Inda Craig-Galván modeled one character after a classmate who didn’t seem to put in as much effort as other students but still got a degree.
April 17, 2024
Nearly 40 percent of all food in America is wasted – much of it in our homes. Here are some ways you can save money inside your own fridge.
April 17, 2024
Two young men are running around Lake Harriet to raise money for the Minnesota chapter of the Special Olympics, and they want people to join them.
April 16, 2024
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
We appreciate reader feedback and strive to publish the vast majority of what we receive.
April 15, 2022
The Southwest Weekly
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
The Southwest Weekly
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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April 5, 2022
Let us know how you are feeling amidst these tumultuous years and another very unpredictable year.
April 4, 2022
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April 1, 2022
The Southwest Weekly
March 31, 2022
The mood at the meeting was indicative of the mood in the district.
March 31, 2022
Here's what the people of Stevens Square told us they love about their neighborhood.
March 31, 2022
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March 30, 2022
His resignation comes after a nearly three-week strike by district educators.
March 30, 2022
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March 29, 2022
Metro Mobility’s leaders, drivers, passengers, and advocates must come together to find impactful solutions that could pave a better path fo
March 29, 2022
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March 28, 2022
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March 25, 2022
The Southwest Weekly
March 24, 2022
Because the church is not listed as a historic resource, it doesn’t have any special protections from demolition.
March 24, 2022
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March 23, 2022
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March 23, 2022
One of the issues that the district and union have not settled on is protections for teachers of color from layoffs and excessing.
March 23, 2022
Community members share their reflections after hearing from speakers and their neighbors.
March 23, 2022
Throughout the night, people’s trauma as crime victims and their disappointment in the system unfurled.
March 22, 2022
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March 21, 2022
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March 18, 2022
We appreciate reader feedback and strive to publish the vast majority of what we receive.
March 18, 2022
The Southwest Weekly
March 17, 2022
The free school meals won’t happen again next year unless we do something about it. We want people to know that.
March 17, 2022
People around the world stood up for justice in Minnesota, and now it’s our turn to stand up for others.
March 17, 2022
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March 16, 2022
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