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Despite the roller-coaster temperatures and freeze-thaw hazards in Minneapolis this month, after all it is March and the familiar flowers of spring will soon emerge. But as many people anticipate and …
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By Constance Pepin
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4/5/22
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MFT59 Dance Party at Davis Center
[Photo gallery]
Educators and supporters gathered at the Davis Center on Thursday, March 24 for a dance party. It was day two of the student occupation. Early the next day, MFT59 and the school district announced …
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Aurora Pass
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3/29/22
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In the last 18 months, over 640 teachers and support professionals have left the Minneapolis Public School district, according to MFT59. In that same time frame, 120 teachers of color have left …
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by Tesha M. Christensen
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3/23/22
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3/23/22
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Dight Ave is no longer named after a man who launched a crusade to bring the eugenics movement to Minnesota and wrote fan letters to Hitler. Instead, it has been renamed to honor John Cheatham, a man …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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3/23/22
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
“Our community deserves safe, fully-funded, stable schools,” said Roosevelt High School bilingual science teacher Ana Vasquez, an Indigenous woman.She found it …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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3/23/22
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The state and city redistricting processes have concluded, and thousands of Minneapolis residents will be in new legislative districts for the upcoming Aug. 9 primary and Nov. 8 general elections. At …
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By CAM GORDON
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3/23/22
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Like everyone else, a sock needs a friend. And with that in mind, Kia Heise and Chris D. Park wrote their second children’s book “Little Sock Makes a Friend.” The book by the …
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By Jan Willms
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3/23/22
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After a brutal winter, Minnesotans know it’s time to tend to our vehicles. And for metro area residents there’s no better place than the locally owned Bobby & Steve’s Auto …
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By SUSAN SCHAEFER
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3/23/22
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A patient who had an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine was having second thoughts. They were anxious to receive the vaccine and did not know if they wanted to continue on the day that they were …
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By CHLOE PETER
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3/23/22
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Local homes on April 30 – May 1 tourThree southeast Minneapolis homes are on the Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour, where homeowners find “real homes, real people, real ideas,” …
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3/23/22
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Police chief searchThe city has hired Public Sector Search & Consulting Inc. (PSSC), from Rocklin, Calif., to lead the search for a new Minneapolis Police Chief. Mayor Frey has also formed a …
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Briefs compiled by Cam Gordon
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3/23/22
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Bennett Olupo is the new Longfellow Community Council Community Organizer. Olupo joined LCC in 2022 after teaching at Shakopee West Middle School. Before teaching at Shakopee, Olupo taught physics …
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3/23/22
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Join us on Saturday, April 23, from 4 -7 p.m. for the spring Food Truck Rally! Gather with our neighbors for great food, live music, lots of mingling, and raising funds for NENA’s community …
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By BECKY TIMM,
executive director
becky.timm@nokomiseast.org
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3/23/22
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Food forests represent an abundant past and a hopeful future. A diverse planting of native trees, shrubs, and perennials that bear edible flowers, fruit, nuts, and seeds; food forests grow all the …
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by Russ Henry
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3/23/22
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As a Master Gardener, people ask me lots of questions about their yards, but probably the most common type of question is “I have a spot that’s hard to grow things in. What should I plant …
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By LAUREN BETHKE,
Master Gardener
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3/23/22
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We are blown away by the 20 awards we won in the 2022 Minnesota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest:
We won awards across the categories of articles, photographs, ad design, …
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3/18/22
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The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and ESPs Local 59 "hold the line" front of the Governor's Mansion on the 9th day of the strike. View photos and videos.
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Amy Pass
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3/18/22
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As a Minneapolis Storm youth hockey player, Zander Zoia realized he and his teammates had a chance to compete with the state’s best someday. Zoia said his last youth team gained a lot from …
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By Matthew Davis
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3/17/22
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Just what is a CSA?“A CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is a direct partnership between consumers and local producers,” explained Abby Rogosheske of Seward Co-op. “A consumer …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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3/17/22
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