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A letter to the editor from an Ilhan Omar supporter
July 23, 2024
A letter to the editor from a Don Samuels supporter
July 23, 2024
Park & Rec Board negotiating team wants union workers to vote on its proposed contract
July 19, 2024
As workers express need for predictable and fair wages, public displays of support "heartwarming."
July 18, 2024
The forum was moderated by the League of Women Voters.
July 18, 2024
A journey through movement and connection in the Loring Park neighborhood
July 16, 2024
Business for the Youth, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, was founded by Southwest High School student Sam Vahhaji after he had reached an epiphany.
July 11, 2024
Minneapolis Park & Recreation management claims union contract costs will need to be covered by a tax levy, while the union argues there are other ways to cover the costs.
July 9, 2024
The new building reflects changes in burial traditions and continues the non-profit’s commitment to the community.
July 8, 2024
The City's Planning Commission approved plans for a six-story, mixed-use building focused on affordable housing for seniors.
July 2, 2024
Minneapolis apparel and retail industry veteran Erick DeLeon is bringing hard to find brands to South Uptown
July 1, 2024
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The tour, which has been happening since 2017, visited over 20 cat homes Wednesday evening with crowds erupting in cheers as cats appeared in windows.
June 27, 2024
Help us get to 1,000 paying members by the end of this summer
June 27, 2024
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Workers gathered outside the home of Park & Recreation Board Superintendent Al Bangoura on Tuesday to picket for a union contract that includes fair pay.
June 27, 2024
Either displaced or locked in for the night, tenants say they were frustrated with the lack of communication about why their apartments were being searched.
June 25, 2024
Mohamed shares what she and the DFL majority have accomplished over the last two years, based on constiutent concerns.
June 18, 2024
Minneapolis Public Schools high schools are welcoming to exchange students and families are needed to open up their homes and hearts to show students around the city and their own cultures.
June 18, 2024
The ice cream remains with more fresh food options.
June 17, 2024
Making Lyndale Avenue “safer for all” is Hennepin County’s main goal is it plans to reconstruct the street in 2027.
June 13, 2024
A fourth person died of his injuries June 7.
June 10, 2024
May 15, 2023
A routine convention held to endorse a City Council candidate erupted into physical assaults, shouting, and people storming the stage during convention proceedings.
May 11, 2023
Lake Chipotle is a popular discussion topic and a pain to drive through. This week, Chipotle began paving some people's paradise to create a functional parking lot.
May 11, 2023
Good Times focuses on the walk-in dining experience instead of the pandemic-era takeout pizzas.
May 10, 2023
We sat down with Mark to talk about why he's running for the City Council
May 9, 2023
We appreciate reader feedback and strive to publish the vast majority of what we receive. Here are the comments readers submitted about the proposed 4-story apartment building at 50th and Lyndale, a new, bluer shade of paint for the Lake Harriet bandshell, the Bryant Avenue redesign plans, and a few other recent stories we have published.
May 3, 2023
The space, which has hosted three events so far, operates as a venue for author events and a warehouse for the business’ online orders
May 3, 2023
Join the Minnesota Historian and learn about the nationally recognized historic places in Lyndale, South Uptown, Kingfield, East Harriet, Linden Hills, Lynnhurst, and Tangletown.
May 3, 2023
A conversation with a newly announced candidate for the Ward 11 City Council seat.
May 2, 2023
A conversation about her priorities while in office.
April 28, 2023
For the 2023 political campaign season, we are taking political ads. This is why.
April 27, 2023
The City is finally addressing a property that has been a nuisance to neighbors for months due to people breaking into the vacant and condemned building.
April 26, 2023
Join the Minnesota Historian and learn about the nationally recognized historic places in Lowry Hill, Stevens Square, Whittier, East Isles, Kenwood, and Cedar-Isles-Dean
April 25, 2023
City officials assemble to answer questions about Bryant Avenue reconstruction
April 20, 2023
We checked in with a neighbor who was recently profiled in an interactive New York Times house hunting series.
April 20, 2023
Minneapolis is the first city in the nation to allow the Islamic call to prayer to be broadcast
April 19, 2023
We check in with Josh about the state of the housing market in Minneapolis
April 19, 2023
Carpenter union say Regal Contractors subcontract out work that leads to unsafe working conditions and tax fraud.
April 18, 2023
Project staff finds a bluer paint after lackluster public feedback.
April 17, 2023
The Minnesota Historian takes you on a tour of Southwest spots on the National Register of Historic Places
April 13, 2023
Residents flooded a stakeholder meeting to express frustration over last-minute changes to a street design established in 2021. City engineers say the street plan needs to be changed for emergency vehicle access.
April 12, 2023
Two empty lots and an existing house is the site for a planned 19-unit apartment building at 50th and Lyndale in Tangletown.
April 12, 2023
Heather Klein is moving forward with the plant-based, THC-themed restaurant, but with a new name.
April 11, 2023
Please keep it civil down there.
April 10, 2023
Mayflower Montessori is transitioning to its new name, Creekside Montessori alongside its annual plant sale.
April 7, 2023
For kids of all ages, a puppet fashion show and puppet library grand opening at Avalon Theater this month
April 5, 2023
Clients get time and attention with Bevel piercers in calm, quiet shop.
April 4, 2023
Some recommendations in letter almost identical to changes announced by Public Works
April 4, 2023
We appreciate reader feedback and strive to publish the vast majority of what we receive. Here are the comments readers submitted about It's Greek to Me closing.
April 4, 2023
Oliphant could not secure a loan and had to pull out of the deal with LynLake Brewery.
April 3, 2023
The dimly lit, cozy coffee shop serves their award-winning chai as friendly faces fill the retrofitted Victorian house.
April 3, 2023
City contends with potholes as pavement remains wet, weak, and old. Here is what you can do to help.
March 31, 2023
The three elected officials ran through a list of bills that have passed through the House and Senate and answered constituent questions
March 30, 2023
Celebrating the people you don't see at some of the places you love.
March 29, 2023
Schools closures and consolidation was not part of the agenda, and there was no discussion by board members.
March 28, 2023
After 41 years in operation, the Greek restaurant leaves a corner of Lyn-Lake empty.
March 28, 2023
Frank Brown owns the biggest Black-owned print shop in Minnesota and wants to continue hiring more Black and Brown employees at his new location in North Minneapolis.
March 23, 2023
Without brick and mortar stories bringing in foot traffic, small businesses await a new apartment development that will shift the building once again.
March 22, 2023
Josh talks multi-generational living, "missing middle" housing, and the rise of Fulton
March 22, 2023
Chance York learns how to sail with Joe Leadley of the Minneapolis Sailing Center
March 21, 2023
Kingfield will be gaining a market and cafe at 4237 Nicollet Ave.
March 20, 2023
The Black and Funny Improv festival brings together Black improvisers from across North America to joyously interrupt expectations of what improv should look like.
March 17, 2023
Readers share concerns of conflict of interest with a potential council seat win and our stereotyping in our recent coverage of a vacant building.
March 16, 2023
Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association is trying to buy the former brewery space and turn it into affordable housing.
March 15, 2023
Metro Transit is closing the waiting area on March 16 until contracted security guards can be in place. Today, the Met Council is considering a security contract with Allied Universal, a security firm with a history of killing transit riders in other states.
March 14, 2023
In its first two months of 2023 the council took up controversial votes on the Roof Depot demolition in East Phillips, a legislative directive on municipal shoveling, and a neighborhood-specific 2040 Plan amendment
March 14, 2023
Nearby property owner and residents are dealing with a lack of help with a well-known slumlord’s property.
March 13, 2023
A conversation about her tenure as City Council President so far.
March 10, 2023
A conversation about her record and time in office.
March 9, 2023
There is a climate justice movement growing in the City of Lakes, ward by ward.
March 9, 2023
We sat down with Soren to talk about housing policy, George Floyd Square, climate, and more.
