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Wadaag Commons bringing affordable three- and four-bedroom units
A groundbreaking event on Monday, July 1 marked the kickoff of a new 39-unit housing development that will include affordable, high-demand three- and four-bedroom units. Wadaag Commons (1900 E 22nd … more
SunBean Coffee aims to be a beacon of light
“When it’s dark, that’s when we shine. It’s like a little beacon,” said Fred DuBose, who opened SunBean coffee shop with his wife, Annie, eight months ago at 4553 S 34th … more
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Make a difference in community and connect with neighbors by shoveling
The LCC Shoveling Network helps connect volunteer shovelers with residents in need. Sure, we just had the hottest September weather on record by far, and with record warmth this October, it might be … more
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Events - Nov 2024
LUTEFISH DINNER NOV. 2 Minnehaha Communion Lutheran will hold its Annual Lutefisk & Meatball Dinner. on Saturday, Nov. 2. Food is served family style with mealtimes at 3, 4:30, and 6 p.m. Tickets … more
Participants at the fifth city visioning workshop on Sept. 24, 2024, review materials in a breakout room addressing reconstruction of the right of way at 38th St. and Chicago Ave., George Perry Floyd Square.
Tensions rise at city workshop amid calls for police reform
More than 100 people packed The Square event center (3737 Chicago Ave.) on Sept. 24, 2024, for the city of Minneapolis’ fifth and final visioning workshop for George Perry Floyd Square (GFS). … more
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SWBA Directory 2024-25
Lead artist Thomasina TopBear said, "Working on this project has been a great experience for all of us. We spray-painted straight through from Friday to Sunday without stopping. We had a few experienced folks from City Mischief Murals, and some community members who weren’t experienced at all." The murals transformed the Greenway Overpass/Railroad bridge on 36th Ave., and are rooted in the Longfellow/Seward neighborhoods.
Neighborhood bridge transformed
The Seward and Longfellow neighborhoods threw a one-of-a-kind party on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. Following a weekend long paint-a-thon, the second stage of a two-year project was unveiled in the late … more
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Left to right: Ward 1 Council Member and Council President Elliot Payne, Ward 9 Council Member Jason Chavez and Ward 2 Council Member Robin Wonsley are pushing for the adoption of the Safety Beyond Policing plan. (Photo submitted)
Council members call for adoption of Safety Beyond Policing plan
The Minneapolis city council has set the stage to approve a comprehensive Safety Beyond Policing Action Plan early next year that could drive change for years to come. The chair and vice chair of the … more
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Claudia Peppey is one of several volunteer servers. More servers and more soup makers are needed in the new location at Holy Trinity.
Food equals love
The first Monday in June, Soup for You! Café reopened in its new location in the basement of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. To hear Chef Judah Nataf tell it, he and the volunteers were nervous … more
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Network at first annual LBA cornhole tournament
Join us for a fun night of cornhole, mingling, and also sign up for Longfellow Business Association membership at our 1st Annual Cornhole Tournament. This event will bring together local business … more
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Liza Davitch
Meet LCC’s new communications manager Liza Davitch
I am excited to join LCC as the new Communications Manager. I’ve worked for neighborhood organizations for the last eight years at both Seward Neighborhood Group and Prospect Park Association … more
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Woodworker Bill Dossett (left) and Joe Hayes look over a set of windows being restored. According to Dossett, the dust collection system in the new building is an upgrade that has made a big difference for staff. Plus there's a room just for planing.
Hayes Window expands into new location, offers storm windows
Lost your storm windows over the years? Have windows you can’t open anymore because they were painted shut? Does the glass rattle in the wind? These problems don’t mean that you need to … more
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City briefs - Oct 2024
Policing settlement evaluation plan The city has released an “implementation progress evaluation plan" as part of its settlement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights to address its … more
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Business - Oct 2024
SOLCANA'S DROP DEADLIFT GORGEOUS On Saturday, Oct. 19, more than 100 diverse strength athletes will take the platform at the second annual Drop Deadlift Gorgeous. Hosted by Solcana Fitness in its new … more
Manuel Perez
Minority-owned small business of the year
The U.S. Small Business Administration has named Manuel Perez of JMLM Restaurants as SBA’s Minnesota Minority-Owned Small Business of the Year. “Manuel Perez has demonstrated … more
Holding harvested marigold blossoms, farmer and educator Maddy Bartsch said, “We’re land stewards really, those of us who are working to develop our local fiber system.”
Three Rivers Fibershed connects people with local fiber
Marigolds, hollyhocks, cosmos, and black eyed Susans. These are just a few of the late-summer flowers bursting into bloom right now. While many are cutting them for bouquets, farmer Maddy Bartsch is … more
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Be a citizen scientist at Minnehaha Park Sept. 14
The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board (MPRB) is starting off a yearlong project to engage with communities to help survey and document species in parks through "BioBlitz" events, funded by a … more
Roosevelt CTE students reveal rat rod gokart
Roosevelt Career & Technical Education (CTE) students debuted a rat rod go-kart they constructed on Friday, June 21 at the “50th Annual MSRA Back to the Fifties Weekend” classic and … more
36th ART (Avenue Revitalization & Transformation), a resident-led community improvement initiative in South Minneapolis, is deepening its partnership with the Hiawatha Collegiate High School to present Bridging Cultures, a bridge mural paint-a-thon culminating in a free community cultural festival on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024 (1-5 p.m.).
South Minneapolis residents partner with school and artists to transform bridge and celebrate Latinx cultures
36th ART (Avenue Revitalization & Transformation), a resident-led community improvement initiative in South Minneapolis, is deepening its partnership with the Hiawatha Collegiate High School to … more
Sandwich competition part of Nokomis Days parking lot party at Bull's Horn
Chef extraordinaire Doug Flicker of Bull's Horn pulls together a Sichuan Chicken Cheesesteak sandwich from Mr. Pickles during this year's Nokomis Days parking lot party on Sunday, Aug. 4, using fried … more
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