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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
Camera locations are yet to be determined, with 19 proposed in the Southwest area.
February 19, 2025
The owner is hesitant to say the bookstore is gone for good, but the damage is extensive.
February 18, 2025
The intersection remains closed as businesses and crews clean up.
February 14, 2025
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The popular ice rink is being considered for closure by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board due to its high cost of operations.
February 12, 2025
City restarts contract process for human trafficking prevention work at the future Community Safety Center after the chosen organization was called out for its reputation.
February 10, 2025
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February 6, 2025
Responses to our online poll revealed the issues that matter most to readers during a big local election year.
February 4, 2025
August 8, 2023
Drug use, temporary sheltering, and waiting for the bus all intermix at a transit station without dedicated security, police, or community resources.
August 7, 2023
The Park & Rec Board’s StreetReach team helped navigate a long-term conflict in Stevens Square Park using a culturally-appropriate, non-violent approach.
August 3, 2023
The president and CEO of the YWCA Minneapolis announced the closures today.
August 3, 2023
In public, you can smoke weed if you want to, just make sure it's in places where smoking isn't prohibited.
August 3, 2023
A Cedar-Riverside second-hand store sells modest fashion and mentors young women.
August 1, 2023
Diners can explore special vegan meals made just for the challenge and rate and review as they go.
July 28, 2023
With three shops in one block, you can make an afternoon of shopping vintage on Lyndale Avenue.
July 27, 2023
Live & Local captures live music at local venues featuring local musicians. We talk with musicians about the Minneapolis music scene, their music backgrounds, and what it means for them to play music with other people.
July 26, 2023
After a City Council meeting this week, we’re a step closer to figuring out the answer to two of the most vexing questions in Southwest Minneapolis over the last several months – what happened to the Uptown sign, and when will it replaced?
July 23, 2023
The City Council passed a motion last week that keeps any future policy precincts or facilities from being built at the current Third Precinct site.
July 20, 2023
The exhibition features work from teenage students around the Twin Cities and tackles issues including childbirth death rates and distrusting the U.S. medical system.
July 19, 2023
Community input "made a huge difference" in the 2023 Climate Equity plan, according to a MN350 volunteer.
July 17, 2023
Attendees at the June 28 City Council Meeting. Source: City of Minneapolis
July 17, 2023
Evictions, settlements with steep payment plans and many tenant no-shows fill a day of non-stop cases.
July 13, 2023
Teenagers enjoy family time, breakfast, and Eid naps.
July 13, 2023
Palmisano’s motion to remove the ordinance from further consideration passed for one reason only – those who would have stood against it were practicing their religion.
July 12, 2023
The Southwest High School gardens celebrate community and facilitate hands-on knowledge about the ecological benefit of native plants.
July 12, 2023
LynLake's dive bar-cantina hopes to bring something brand new to the area.
July 12, 2023
After quietly moving in last summer, Chef Yia Vang is done with pop-ups at Lake and Bryant and is settling in with a familiar name.
July 11, 2023
At Rumba, Latin Caribbean tapas, cocktails from the Iconos mixologist, and a mission to bring diversity and unity to Uptown.
July 11, 2023
Live & Local captures live music at local venues featuring local musicians. We talk with musicians about the Minneapolis music scene, their music backgrounds, and what it means for them to play music with other people.
July 10, 2023
Some quick tips of how to make the most out of your farmers market trip.
July 7, 2023
We appreciate reader feedback and strive to publish the vast majority of what we receive.
July 5, 2023
Co-owners Molly Stark and Katie Petri curate a fun and relaxed vibe at their tattoo shop to ensure clients feel comfortable saying what they want.
July 5, 2023
For one more weekend, a Tibetan play will roam the Washburn Fair Oaks Park in Whittier. Playgoers will follow along on foot.
June 29, 2023
Even when a driver seriously injures or kills someone, judges hand down short sentences and drivers get their licenses back. Permanently revoking licenses isn’t an option.
June 28, 2023
Three councilmembers were absent to celebrate Eid al-Adha
June 27, 2023
Traffic data show a decrease in crashes after Lyndale Avenue was redesigned in pilot program
June 27, 2023
Despite a veto-ready mayor, Home to Stay asks City leaders for a rent control policy to help renters currently in need of affordable rent.
June 23, 2023
Summer staffing is still not at full capacity but a new union contract may help fill some positions with higher wages.
June 21, 2023
Tom Thumb mini-golf courses were all over the city, thanks to the inventor of mini-golf and a Georgia resort owner.
June 21, 2023
This festival will be the last performances that HUGE Theater will host before moving down the block to its new location.
June 17, 2023
There is more to Pride than the Loring Park festivities. See what else is planned in Southwest through the end of June.
June 16, 2023
Parsons was about to announce his Ward 10 City Council candidacy.
June 14, 2023
Huge increase in car thefts by juveniles has exposed lack of resources, disjointed communication systems at City and County level.
June 14, 2023
You asked, we found out. Herons don't prefer hanging out in buckthorn and preschool rec programming is coming back.
June 13, 2023
The Bohen family has owned the gas station for 46 years.
June 8, 2023
Students are able to see their art framed and displayed in a community space, bringing them a sense of pride, according to Whittier Community art teacher Stacie McCormack.
June 7, 2023
“I will continue this campaign with unwavering determination,” Ward 10 City Council candidate Nasri Warsame said at a press conference on June 1.
June 6, 2023
The City is waiting on C. David George to clean up the rubble from the demolition of his building that caught fire in December.
June 5, 2023
Welcome to Lyndale, a neighborhood bordered by 35W and Lyndale. Nestled inside are delicious restaurants and hidden gems.
June 1, 2023
The market sells goods from Native vendors and offers fresh food and drinks, no colonial ingredients included.
May 30, 2023
Artist and ColorWheel owner Tammy Ortegon uses paints, metals and Russian nesting dolls in an exhibit that explores her life as a female artist in her fifties.
May 30, 2023
An attempt to publicly craft a rent stabilization policy may be quickly thwarted by a veto-ready mayor.
May 24, 2023
The northwest corner block of 35th and Lyndale could see quite a transformation given the next door businesses for sale.
May 23, 2023
Delegates from the Minneapolis DFL party sought to endorse candidates for the 2023 City Council race.
May 19, 2023
Stigma and cultural norms make hospice hard to talk about, but its services could be of use to a lot of people. Including potential volunteers.
May 17, 2023
While blending old-world history with modern-day relevance, local author Julie Jo Severson explores hidden and legendary gems throughout the region she’s called home most of her life in her new guidebook.
May 16, 2023
Over two months, councilmembers voted on new public safety positions, the settlement with the Human Rights Department, a noise ordinance exception for religious worship, and appointments for the new Community Commission on Police Oversight.
May 15, 2023
Readers nominated 64 sandwiches to compete in our hyper-local competition.
