On Sept. 14, the Minneapolis Interview Project and Hennepin History Museum (2303 3rd Ave. S.) will present an evening of real-life stories about social justice at the Capri Theater (2207 West …
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By Jill Boogren
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8/30/23
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On Aug. 15, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey presented his proposed 2024 budget to the city council for consideration. The formal process for what many consider the year’s most important council …
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By Cam Gordon
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8/30/23
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For the last three years, Kenda Zellner-Smith and her volunteers have been scouring Minneapolis’s streets and alleys, collecting discarded plywood boards used to shield …
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By Iric Nathanson
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8/30/23
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They say it takes a village. We say it takes a special neighborhood. Add a small but dedicated group of volunteers and passionate businesses, and you have Nokomis Days. Our Nokomis Days celebration …
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By Heidi Van Heel, co-chair, NokomisEastBA@gmail.com
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8/30/23
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Anita White, age 70, “draws in the moment.” Anywhere, any time, the artist has blank sheets of paper, a pencil and sometimes even watercolor paint ready to capture the moments of daily …
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By Talia McWright
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8/1/23
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Police won’t be moving back into the Third Precinct building at East Lake St. and Minnehaha Ave. that was set ablaze after the murder of George Floyd by Third Precinct officers.
After …
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By Cam Gordon
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7/26/23
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Every day at Bluecrescent Urgent Care (3809 42nd Ave. S.) promises a variety of medical issues: a delivery man with a painful sliver in his thumb, the woman en route to the airport who suspects that …
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By Jane St. Anthony
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7/26/23
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D&J Glove Repair welcomes the opportunity to bring back the glory days of your baseball glove.
“As far as I know, our repair business is the only stand-alone shop in the U.S.,” …
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By Jane St. Anthony
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7/26/23
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The Minneapolis city council voted in June to end the effort to get a rent stabilization proposal on the ballot this year.
In narrow 5-4 vote, the council rejected sending an ordinance …
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Simone Hall, aka Athena, had the crowd in an uproar. The audience surrounded her, cheering louder than the music Dj Al Metro was playing from the overhead speakers. The 20-year-old had just won both …
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By Talia McWright
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7/6/23
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The reconstruction of the iconic Coliseum Building, now underway, marks an important milestone in the drive to rebuild East Lake Street.
During the civil unrest following the murder …
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By Iric Nathanson
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6/21/23
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It has been 10 years since the Marriage Equality Law passed in Minnesota – a history-making and life-changing event for many people.
In celebration of Pride month, MSP Film Society …
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By Jan Willms
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6/21/23
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The Metropolitan Council is finalizing design plans for their new E Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line this summer. With construction planned to begin next spring and service starting in 2025, the focus …
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By Cam Gordon
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6/14/23
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Embracing the community-centered theme “Ubuntu,” a term from South Africa that loosely means “I am because we are,” family, friends and supporters gathered May 25-27, 2023 for …
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By Jill Boogren
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6/14/23
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She lived in Minnesota for only five months and her daughter was born in Iowa, but Dani* has been dragged into family court in Minnesota nearly every one of the past 11 years by her ex-boyfriend. …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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6/6/23
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“For 20 years, we’ve been putting democracy to work on Minnehaha Ave in the shadow of the precinct building,” observed Henry Slocum of The Hub Bike Co-op (3016 Minnehaha Ave). …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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5/26/23
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Lake Street will be torn up over the next two summers to create the new 12.6-mile Bus Rapid Transit B Line. The majority of construction along this line will be done east of Hiawatha this year, and …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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5/26/23
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Inside the gleaming Rick’s Coffee Bar at 5402 43rd Avenue South, baristas blend coffee with heart. With every swallow and bite, a portion of each purchase – from drip coffee to the local …
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By Jane St. Anthony
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5/26/23
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Longfellow Community Council (LCC) and community partners hosted a press conference in the City Hall Rotunda on Tuesday, May 16 at 10 a.m. to stand together against the current engagement process and …
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5/21/23
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Lake Street will be torn up over the next two summers to create the new 12.6-mile Bus Rapid Transit B Line. The majority of construction along this line will be done east of Hiawatha this year, and …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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5/17/23
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