SW Voices

Southwest Voices and Southwest Connector's top stories of 2025

We reported on how kids are impacted by domestic violence, a water main break that ruined businesses, and reported on issues that mattered to you.

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Melody Hoffmann and Tesha Christensen

Southwest Voices and Southwest Connector's top stories of 2025

January 1, 2026

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Melody Hoffmann and Tesha Christensen

January 1, 2026

Southwest park board district races among most competitive

August 22, 2025

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August 22, 2025

Park & Rec Board approve Soo Line Community Garden soil funding

May 9, 2025

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Melody Hoffmann

May 9, 2025

No new green space for The Mall in East Isles anytime soon

April 17, 2025

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Melody Hoffmann

April 17, 2025

The East Isles Mall Plan carries on

March 6, 2025

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Melody Hoffmann

March 6, 2025

Neighbors concerned about Lynnhurst Master Plan

February 24, 2025

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Melody Hoffmann

February 24, 2025

Petition circulates to save Lakes of the Isles ice rink

February 12, 2025

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Melody Hoffmann

February 12, 2025

Park & Rec Board approves contentious Minnehaha dog park fencing

October 3, 2024

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Melody Hoffmann

October 3, 2024

Talks break down again between Minneapolis Park & Rec Board and workers union

July 19, 2024

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Melody Hoffmann

July 19, 2024

Park & Rec Board hears about labor negotiations, union continues strike

July 9, 2024

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Melody Hoffmann

July 9, 2024

Park workers announce potential strike over July 4 weekend

June 27, 2024

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Melody Hoffmann

June 27, 2024

Artifacts from World War memorial are returned to Bde Maka Ska’s shores

May 24, 2024

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Melody Hoffmann

May 24, 2024

Park Board to vote on potentially pausing Mall reconstruction in East Isles

May 7, 2024

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Melody Hoffmann

May 7, 2024

Stevens Square Park needs work. The wait time? Two years.

April 29, 2024

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Anna Koenning

April 29, 2024

A Guide to Winter Break Activities for Parents in Minneapolis

December 19, 2023

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Community Post

December 19, 2023

Of Gardens and Greenways: Digging into the Soo Line Garden Fight

December 14, 2023

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Jordan Leick

December 14, 2023

Gardeners write in about proposed path through garden space

December 13, 2023

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Community Post

December 13, 2023

Soo Line Community Garden fights for its right to gaaaar-den

December 12, 2023

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Community Post

December 12, 2023

Spark’d Studio welcomes young people to Whittier Recreation Center

December 6, 2023

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Melody Hoffmann

December 6, 2023

How StreetReach Reined in Crime In One Minneapolis Park

August 7, 2023

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Melody Hoffmann

August 7, 2023

Park & Rec Board summer staffing report

June 23, 2023

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Melody Hoffmann

June 23, 2023

Ask the Minneapolis Park & Rec Board

June 14, 2023

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Melody Hoffmann

June 14, 2023

New Pearl Park Playground Will Rejuvenate The Neighborhood

March 6, 2023

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Michael Sack

March 6, 2023

Planets in the Park Returns to Pershing Park

February 20, 2023

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Melody Hoffmann

February 20, 2023

The Lake Harriet Toboggan Slide

February 2, 2023

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Josh Biber

February 2, 2023

Neighborhood Org Donates Snowmobile for Grooming Ski Trails

January 24, 2023

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Community Post

January 24, 2023

Is it blue though?

January 10, 2023

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Melody Hoffmann

January 10, 2023

Park Board approves $2.4 mill for Lake Harriet Bandshell Renovation

December 1, 2022

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Melody Hoffmann

December 1, 2022

The Lake Harriet Bandshell is Going Blue

November 16, 2022

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Melody Hoffmann

November 16, 2022

What you need to know about the Park Board's Budget process

October 26, 2022

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Charlie Rybak

October 26, 2022

Neighbors of Southwest: Henry LaBounta is Cleaning Up The Lakes

October 12, 2022

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Charlie Rybak

October 12, 2022

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