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The Calvary Lutheran Church congregation spills into the street to the upbeat music of Brass Solidarity on Sept.11, the last service Calvary will have there until renovation is complete to add deeply affordable housing units to 39th and Chicago. In the interim, Calvary will worship at Iglesia Luterana San Pablo/St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (2742 15th Ave.). (Photo by Jill Boogren)
Calvary church makes room for deeply affordable housing at 39th and Chicago
Sept. 11, 2022, marked the last day of service for a while at Calvary Lutheran Church (3901 Chicago Ave.). It looked a little different on this day, mostly celebratory, a little bittersweet, with … more
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This YardHome accessory dwelling unit (ADU) was installed in Morris Park with the help of Volunteers of America. It will provide permanent housing for veterans and their families formerly experiencing homelessness. (Photo submitted)
Volunteers of America partners with YardHomes on ADUs for homeless vets
Volunteers of America National Services announces a new partnership with YardHomes, a Minneapolis-St. Paul metro-focused Accessory Dwelling Unit specialist, to create innovative, permanent, … more
Two years after a fire destroyed Uncle Edgar's Mystery Book Store and Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Book Store at 2864 Chicago Ave., owner Don Blyly is reopening. He has purchased the former Glass Endeavors building at 31st and Minnehaha Ave., and will open in June. (Photo by Terry Faust)
Uncle's bookstore finds new home in Longfellow
The civil unrest following George Floyd’s murder in 2020 delivered a double blow to Don Blyly, the longtime owner of the Chicago Avenue business with the double name: Uncle Edgar’s … more
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Taylor Smrikárova of Seward Redesign (at left) and 4RM+ULA Managing Partner James Garret, Jr. are part of team working to create wealth for communities of color, and make 2800 E. Lake St. a demonstration site. An intensive community input process will begin soon. (Photo by Terry Faust)
U.S. Bank donates 2800 E. Lake St. for redevelopment
U.S. Bank is donating its branch property at 2800 E. Lake Street to nonprofit community development corporation Seward Redesign. Seward Redesign will partner with 4RM+ULA, an architectural design … more
Community and project leaders officially break ground for The Hillock on Oct. 26. The project is located at the former Snelling Yards, a three-acre public works maintenance yard. (Photos submitted)
AN INTERGENERATIONAL APPROACH TO SOLVING HOUSING SHORTAGE
Ecumen is constructing a 100-unit senior housing community that will include 11 units designated for veterans who are experiencing homelessness. The aim of the Hillock project at Snelling and 45th … more
B Line plan moves ahead
B Line bus rapid transit service is to start in 2024, providing a faster connection between St. Paul’s Union Depot and Uptown Minneapolis. The $65 million project’s final corridor and … more
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Mac Pegovac (foreground) is the project manager for Ryan Companies Parks and Public Spaces. Bob Fossum of CRWD is pictured behind her. (Photo by Margie O’Loughlin)
Reviving upper Hidden Falls Creek
This summer, workers are building a channel and bridge that will connect a recreated upper Hidden Falls Creek with the lower falls at East River Parkway and Magoffin Avenue.It’s part of the … more
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Burlington will open its 11th store in the state this fall at Hi-Lake Shopping Center. Prior to the fire that destroyed part of the shopping center, this central space had been home to Saver's. -(Photo by Tesha M. Christensen)
New Burlington coming to Hi-Lake Shopping Center this fall
Sections of the Hi-Lake Shopping Center that burned down in the unrest following the murder of George Floyd are being rebuilt. Burlington Stores will open a new store at Hi-Lake Shopping Center (2124 … more
For Joe Vital, the city's refusal to support the EPNI indoor urban farm at the Roof Depot site is an issue of environmental racism. "It's absolutely frustrating," he said. "I want to see the urban farm happen because every year at Little Earth we bury people. We have the highest rate of asthma and lead poisoning in the city. East Phillips has been the dumping ground for the city since the 1920s. One death should be enough to motivate anyone." (Photo by Tesha M. Christensen)
1,063 COMMENTS AGAINST, 2 FOR
The city received 1,063 comments from individuals and organizations opposed to expanding the public works facility into the Roof Depot site at Hiawatha and 24th, and only two in favor of it. Instead, … more
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U-Haul plans 5-story, self-storage at Hiawatha/42nd
After a pause, U-Haul is moving ahead with plans to tear down the existing buildings on the site and build a five-story, 1,200-unit storage facility on the southeast corner of Hiawatha Ave. and 42nd … more
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RESTORE REBUILD REIMAGINE FUND
If you thought the 350 or so Minneapolis and St. Paul small business owners on Lake Street and West Broadway in Minneapolis, and University Avenue in St. Paul’s Midway who watched their … more
What the proposed building will look like from Minnehaha Ave. and the parking lot.
Liquor store to rebuild at Minnehaha and Lake
Although they considered moving, Minnehaha Lake Wine & Spirits (2613 E. Lake St.) owners Steve and Jason Krause plan to rebuild the store that was burnt down in last summer’s civil … more
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38th and Hiawatha
Construction has begun on a 102-unit, four-story apartment building on the southeast corner of Hiawatha and 38th. There will be mix of studio and one-bedroom apartments built by Yellow Tree (1834 E. … more
6-story building to replace Geller Automotive
Plans are in the works to replace the Geller Automotive building at 4601 Minnehaha Ave. with a six-story, mixed-use building. The plans were submitted to the city by Pete Keely of Collage Architects, … more
US Bank may relocate
US Bank plans to relocate from the building (2800 E. Lake St.) damaged by fire and looting last year into the former Tim Horton building at 3600 E. Lake St. The new location would have three drive-up … more
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN ACTION
As more people see the need to not just talk about environmental justice and racism but to do something about it, support is growing for the East Phillips Urban Indoor Farm.During a virtual press … more
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The Minnehaha Post Office building was demolished on Dec. 10, 2020 after it was destroyed by fire six months earlier in the civil uprising after George Floyd's death.
Post office update
Minnehaha station may be moved By TESHA M. CHRISTENSENThe Minnehaha Post Office may not be returning to 3033 27th Ave. S.The building was destroyed by fire along with the majority of the block … more
Folks break ground for the five-story, 52,178-square-foot Amber Apartments on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. Left to right are RS Eden President and CEO Caroline Hood, former RS Eden client Cletus Robinson, building namesake Amber Cain, and former RS Eden President Dan Cain. The 80-unit building on the one-acre site just north of Walgreens along Hiawatha will replace the Bell Laboratory building. There will be a 25-space parking lot and inside storage for bicycles. One third of the property will be green space along what planner hope will soon be the Minn Hi Line linear park. (Photo by Tesha M. Christensen)
BUILDING NEW BEGINNINGS
Imagine you are a 27-year old black woman. You put yourself through school at Metro State while working full-time. You have been working since you were 19 years old, just like your mother did when … more
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Ridership was setting records... then there was a pandemic
Metro Transit says it is a good thing fewer people have been using light rail since March The Blue Line averaged over 32,000 riders a day last year. (Photo by Terry Faust) Normally, a … more
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Planning Division
Minnehaha Parkway to stay open through city
Master plan revised after public outcry about closing some sections to vehicles By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN Drivers will be able to travel the length of Minnehaha Parkway in Minneapolis after all. … more
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