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The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is sworn into a four-year term on Jan. 2 in front of an audience of friends and family. Photo by Melody Hoffmann
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Newly-elected Minneapolis Park Board reps included in leadership

A shake-up in the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board leaves four incumbents, five newcomers.
By
Melody Hoffmann

Newly-elected Minneapolis Park Board reps included in leadership

January 5, 2026
By
Melody Hoffmann
January 5, 2026

Southwest Voices and Southwest Connector's top stories of 2025

January 1, 2026
By
Melody Hoffmann and Tesha Christensen
January 1, 2026

Southwest park board district races among most competitive

August 22, 2025
By
Cam Gordon
August 22, 2025

Park & Rec Board approve Soo Line Community Garden soil funding

May 9, 2025
By
Melody Hoffmann
May 9, 2025

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

April 17, 2025
By
Melody Hoffmann
April 17, 2025

The East Isles Mall Plan carries on

March 6, 2025
By
Melody Hoffmann
March 6, 2025

Neighbors concerned about Lynnhurst Master Plan

February 24, 2025
by
Melody Hoffmann
February 24, 2025

Petition circulates to save Lakes of the Isles ice rink

February 12, 2025
by
Melody Hoffmann
February 12, 2025

Park & Rec Board approves contentious Minnehaha dog park fencing

October 3, 2024
by
Melody Hoffmann
October 3, 2024

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

July 19, 2024
by
Melody Hoffmann
July 19, 2024

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

July 9, 2024
by
Melody Hoffmann
July 9, 2024

Park workers announce potential strike over July 4 weekend

June 27, 2024
by
Melody Hoffmann
June 27, 2024

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

May 24, 2024
by
Melody Hoffmann
May 24, 2024

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

May 7, 2024
by
Melody Hoffmann
May 7, 2024

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

April 29, 2024
by
Anna Koenning
April 29, 2024

A Guide to Winter Break Activities for Parents in Minneapolis

December 19, 2023
by
Community Post
December 19, 2023

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

December 14, 2023
by
Jordan Leick
December 14, 2023

Gardeners write in about proposed path through garden space

December 13, 2023
by
Community Post
December 13, 2023

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

December 12, 2023
by
Community Post
December 12, 2023

Spark’d Studio welcomes young people to Whittier Recreation Center

December 6, 2023
by
Melody Hoffmann
December 6, 2023

How StreetReach Reined in Crime In One Minneapolis Park

August 7, 2023
by
Melody Hoffmann
August 7, 2023

Park & Rec Board summer staffing report

June 23, 2023
by
Melody Hoffmann
June 23, 2023

Ask the Minneapolis Park & Rec Board

June 14, 2023
by
Melody Hoffmann
June 14, 2023

New Pearl Park Playground Will Rejuvenate The Neighborhood

March 6, 2023
by
Michael Sack
March 6, 2023

Planets in the Park Returns to Pershing Park

February 20, 2023
by
Melody Hoffmann
February 20, 2023

The Lake Harriet Toboggan Slide

February 2, 2023
by
Josh Biber
February 2, 2023

Neighborhood Org Donates Snowmobile for Grooming Ski Trails

January 24, 2023
by
Community Post
January 24, 2023

Is it blue though?

January 10, 2023
by
Melody Hoffmann
January 10, 2023

Park Board approves $2.4 mill for Lake Harriet Bandshell Renovation

December 1, 2022
by
Melody Hoffmann
December 1, 2022

The Lake Harriet Bandshell is Going Blue

November 16, 2022
by
Melody Hoffmann
November 16, 2022

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

October 26, 2022
by
Charlie Rybak
October 26, 2022
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