I want to announce that I am writing this article with one hand. Why? Because I am eating a cookie dough cupcake with the other one. I wanted to put the cupcake down, but I can’t. So… …
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By Sarah Friedman, communications manager, sarah.friedman@nokomiseast.org
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8/30/23
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HOST HOMELESS YOUTH
Avenues for Youth and Wildflyer Coffee are collaborating to provide youth housing and employment opportunities. Avenues’ ConneQT Host Home program is a …
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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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Beginning this year, Longfellow Community Council opened up our grant programming so we could fund more projects and initiatives led by people in our community. Getting our community involved is …
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By Andrea Tritschler, communications, andrea@longfellow.org
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8/30/23
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Candidate filings
Aug 15 was the last day for candidates for any of the 13 city council wards to file to be on the Nov. 7 municipal ballot. The following candidates, listed by ward and in order …
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Briefs compiled by Cam Gordon
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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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University Avenue and its history from the 1880s to modern times are depicted in the latest book by Iric Nathanson, “University Avenue of the Twin Cities.”
The book, full of …
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By Jan Willms
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7/26/23
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Amidst the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the uprising following George Floyd’s murder, Tameka Jones, a proud Rondo native and passionate makeup artist, emerged with a strong desire to …
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By Aamira Redd
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7/26/23
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7/26/23
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The Great Depression was over long before Forrest Wozniak was born. But that time period serves as a backdrop to his career as a sign painter.
Wozniak, who was born and raised in South …
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By Jan Willms
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7/26/23
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All students in the state of Minnesota will get free breakfast and lunch starting this next school year. With more children now likely to eat two meals a day at school, many parents are …
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7/26/23
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If you’ve taken a walk outside recently, you’ve probably noticed purple flower stalks popping up all around the neighborhood. Although they are beautiful, what you may not realize is that …
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By Lauren Bethke, Master Gardener
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7/26/23
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Six new outdoor pickleball courts are open next to the Lake Nokomis Community Center. These courts are the first dedicated pickleball courts in the Minneapolis park system. A celebration was held on …
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7/26/23
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Because of the redistricting process completed in 2022, every Minneapolis City Council member will be up for reelection this year to serve a two-year term. In 2025, council candidates will be back on …
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7/26/23
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At its July 19 meeting, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) Commissioners voted unanimously to support a tax levy increase request to the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) of 5.51 …
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7/26/23
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Little did I know that day in 1982 when I walked into the Corcoran Neighborhood Center in south Minneapolis that it would become a huge part of my life. Their ad stated they needed a director for …
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By Steven LaVigne
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7/26/23
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