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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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. 

MPS students take over school board meeting, Ask a Realtor, local jobs aplenty

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Metro Mobility Needs Resources to Support Growing Ridership

Metro Mobility’s leaders, drivers, passengers, and advocates must come together to find impactful solutions that could pave a better path fo

Boludo/Revival/Nico's expansion hearings, kids back in school, 1st storm drain mural coming soon

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Educators ratify agreement with MPS, a plan for city economic recovery, and standup comedy relief tonight

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The strike (may be) over! public safety perspectives, and what do you on another cold (but sunny!) weekend

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New development slated to replace Lake Harriet Christian Church

Because the church is not listed as a historic resource, it doesn’t have any special protections from demolition. 

Apartments slated to replace church at 50th & Beard and fun events around LynLake tonight

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Educators of color historically impacted by layoffs, community reflections from public safety conversation, emo/pop-punk LynLake showdown

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Last in, first out layoff process has disproportionately impacted educators of color for decades

One of the issues that the district and union have not settled on is protections for teachers of color from layoffs and excessing. 

Community reflections on Palmisano's public safety conversation

Community members share their reflections after hearing from speakers and their neighbors. 

Ward 13 Community Shares Trauma and Disappointment at Public Safety Conversation

Throughout the night, people’s trauma as crime victims and their disappointment in the system unfurled. 

Council discussing police contract, strong mayor system, and Palmisano's public safety convo

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Contract negotiation update from school board, your perspectives, and how to serve on the Charter Commission

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Voices of Southwest: bus routes for students, Ukraine, MPS players

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Teachers + ESPs, interviews with state reps, and what to do this weekend

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All Minnesota students deserve free meals at school

The free school meals won’t happen again next year unless we do something about it. We want people to know that. 

Why does Ukraine matter to Minnesota?

People around the world stood up for justice in Minnesota, and now it’s our turn to stand up for others.

Get cookies delivered to your house, Boludo & Revival liquor license hearings, school board member resigns

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MPS educators fight for each other, Whittier futsal league season winds down, Electric Fetus sale

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