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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN When Ward 12 resident Kate Stevens was growing up in a small town outside Sioux City, Iowa, she was, by her own description, “a naughty teenager.” She got herself into some …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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10/2/20
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN Abigail Cerra, Ward 12 representative on the Police Conduct Oversight Committee, said, “We have got to figure out this criminal justice system. We can no longer look away.” …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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10/2/20
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Robin Wonsley Hundreds of people gathered in a parking lot on the 2600 block of Minnehaha Ave. on Sept. 16, 2020 to protest city council plans to lease an adjacent space as temporary …
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By Jill Boogren
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10/2/20
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How life experiences brought Jason Sole to where he is today Hamline University adjunct criminal justice professor Jason Sole calls himself a survivor of the War on Drugs. He …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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10/2/20
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Eric Olson with with Sarah and Wren (4 yr-old) and Hazel (blonde 2-yr-old) Eric Olson is thinking long term when he looks at the financial benefits of his investment in in a solar …
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By Iric Nathanson
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10/2/20
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Longfellow contractor Phillip Hide can often make a bathroom or kitchen work better by reconfiguring the space. (Photo submitted) COVID-19 has changed the remodeling business …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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10/2/20
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Groundcover spreads early in the spring, and forsythia offers an early pollen and nectar source for bees. (Photo submitted) Russ Henry started gardening with his mom when he …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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10/2/20
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Longtime Buck Brothers employees Scott Vetsch (left) and Buzzy Napoly return to install new windows at a home where they built a garage previously. (Photo by Tesha M. …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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10/2/20
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Community members push city to use former Roof Depot site to solve current needs There are some nights in Cedar Field Park that "there's a fog in the air we don't know where …
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by TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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10/2/20
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Global Shapers Community is a network of young people working together to address local, regional, and global challenges. Locally, they are collaborating to support the East Phillips Indoor Urban …
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10/2/20
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As people use public land more and family budgets get skinnier, Tim Clemens of Ironwood Foraging is helping build more resilient communities. He does that by sharing knowledge …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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10/2/20
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A Rusty Patched Bumblebee has a yellow thorax (body) with a black spot between the wings. The rusty patch, which is an area of rust-colored hairs, is on the front of the second …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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10/2/20
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The LCC Board of Directors has agreed to an official partnership with Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH®), Community Design Group (CDG), Biko Associates, and Patrick Connoy to assist the residents …
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10/2/20
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Soderberg's Floral general manager Kym Erickson put together a two-day fall festival on the heels of a summer of unrest and a pandemic to thank the community for supporting the shop for 97 years. …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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10/2/20
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Ingrid Rasmussen and her six-week-old son Lars, carried through and delivered in the time of COVID. (Photo by Margie O’Loughlin)[/caption] Ingrid Rasmussen had everything …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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8/28/20
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Left to right: Amitri Hosea, Ashley Hosea and Semhara McBrayer pose with their freshly-baked chocolate chip cookies at the Reimagine 38th St. market on Aug. 22. (Photos by Jill …
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By JILL BOOGREN
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8/28/20
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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 …
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By CHLOE PETER
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8/28/20
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Joel Sisson (left) joins Elpis workers constructing chairs. The Green Chair project started in South Minneapolis, has been reinvented, and is now based in the St. Paul Midway. (Photo by …
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By JAN WILLMS
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8/28/20
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ReUSE Minnesota focuses on plain boards that will get reused in building projects and more ReUSE Minnesota Board President Jenny Kedward said, “We are leading the effort to …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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8/28/20
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An older woman walked through the door of People & Pets Together, a program that provides pet food and supplies …
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By Chloe Peter
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8/28/20
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