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Sibley, Corcoran park surveys open
Tell the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board what you’d like to see at Sibley and Corcoran parks.The playground equipment and wading pool will be replaced at Sibley Park (1900 E 40th St.). … more
The T.O.U.C.H Outreach community patrol in the Aldi parking lot before heading out for the night. Team leader Muhammad Abdul-Ahad is pictured standing center. (Photo by Margie O’Loughlin)
Community protecting community
The Corcoran Neighborhood Organization is one of seven groups sharing a $1,000,000 pilot grant from the City of Minneapolis’ Office of Violence Prevention. The grant was awarded to neighborhood … more
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For Joe Vital, the city's refusal to support the EPNI indoor urban farm at the Roof Depot site is an issue of environmental racism. "It's absolutely frustrating," he said. "I want to see the urban farm happen because every year at Little Earth we bury people. We have the highest rate of asthma and lead poisoning in the city. East Phillips has been the dumping ground for the city since the 1920s. One death should be enough to motivate anyone." (Photo by Tesha M. Christensen)
1,063 COMMENTS AGAINST, 2 FOR
The city received 1,063 comments from individuals and organizations opposed to expanding the public works facility into the Roof Depot site at Hiawatha and 24th, and only two in favor of it. Instead, … more
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Storefront protest art on display
On May 22, at Phelps Field Park, Save the Boards, Memorialize the Movement and the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery hosted the first exhibit of the plywood boards of protest art … more
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Melanie Majors leaving LCC
After 14 years, the Longfellow Community Council will be losing its executive director Melanie Majors on June 17, 2021. She has accepted a position as Director of Administration for Trellis, which is … more
U-Haul plans 5-story, self-storage at Hiawatha/42nd
After a pause, U-Haul is moving ahead with plans to tear down the existing buildings on the site and build a five-story, 1,200-unit storage facility on the southeast corner of Hiawatha Ave. and 42nd … more
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EVENTS June 2021
  Online Presentation on Memorial Day: A Day of Mourning for Veterans As part of May is Mental Health Month, NAMI Minnesota will hold a free online workshop on Wednesday, May 26, from … more
Lake Street recovery coalition launches campaign promoting racial equity and community health
The Lake Street Leadership Recovery Coalition today announced its new campaign to support equitable recovery across the Twin Cities following the civil uprising caused by the murder of George Floyd … more
RESTORE REBUILD REIMAGINE FUND
If you thought the 350 or so Minneapolis and St. Paul small business owners on Lake Street and West Broadway in Minneapolis, and University Avenue in St. Paul’s Midway who watched their … more
Don Larsson and Stephen Greenhalgh in 12th Night
Classics Lost 'n' Found Theater presents Shakespearean comedy outside
Classics Lost ‘n’ Found Theater Company is pleased to announce their Summer 2021 production, 12 th Night by William Shakespeare. The story focuses on a Viola and Sebastian, separated, so … more
Trent Bowman is the president of NAREB, a coalition of Black real estate professionals. He said, “Throughout history, people of color have been left out of the homeownership game. It’s about leaving a legacy. It’s about building wealth in our communities. We have to understand the history of housing discrimination, so we can work in the present to leave something for our kids in the future.” (Photo courtesy of NAREB)
Reimagining dream of home ownership for all
In a recent article about the Twin Cities housing market during COVID-19, real estate professionals characterized the market as “frenzied.” A picture emerged of Minneapolis homes selling … more
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Minneapolis down payment assistance can help buyers enter the housing market
No spoiler alert here – the cost of even a small home in Minneapolis is sky-rocketing. While that is daunting to anyone looking to buy, it is especially intimidating for first time homebuyers. … more
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Sample photos from Julie Vanatta's bare root clinics. She photographs each plant as part of her studies, then preps them for sharing. Some plants only need a wet paper towel, others require addition of soilless potting medium to reduce stress. Botanical names: Obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana), and Jacob’s ladder (Polemonium reptans).
Preventing the spread of jumping worms
Two years ago few of us had heard of jumping worms. Now they're all the rage, gardeners have a panic attack every time they find a common nightcrawler. Due to the Ice Age, no earthworms are native to … more
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Jesse and Marion Dunbar of Happy Earth Cleaning sold their businesses to their workers when they moved back to Seattle, Wash.
So, you want to retire...
Business owners who want to retire have two options. They can sell or just shut down.Christina Nicholson of Nexus Community Partners (2314 University Ave. Suite 18) told those gathered at a joint … more
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Students in the Garden Warrior Program worked in the corn crop last summer at the Hugo farm site. (Photo submitted)
DREAM OF WILD HEALTH FROM FARM TO MARKET
Dream of Wild Health is one of the longest operating Native American-led nonprofits in the Twin Cities. Since 1998, they have been working to restore Indigenous relationship with the land, and to … more
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Jill Waters (above left) and Kelley McMurchie are retiring at the end of the 2020-21 school year.
Educators retiring from Hiawatha/Howe
This year the Hiawatha/Howe Community Schools will be saying good-bye to educators with 84 years of combined experience. Three teachers, Kelley McMurchie (kindergarten), Jill Waters (second grade), … more
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St. Albert tagged with graffiti
The Catholic Church of St. Albert the Great in Longfellow was tagged with graffiti on the night of Sunday, May 9, 2021. The sidewalk, stairs, and retaining walls were spray-painted with the numbers … more
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Jenna Porrazzo and Kia Bible
Crowd at George Floyd Square jubilant, resolute as Chauvin found guilty
Hundreds of people poured into 38th St. and Chicago Ave. anxiously awaiting the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial with the whole world watching. As Mileesha Smith, standing in front of Peyton Scott … more
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Eliza Wesley, aka Gatekeeper
Forging community at George Floyd Square
At the start of the Derek Chauvin trial, visitors from the Metro area of Detroit, Mich., approached the south gate of George Floyd Square at 39th and Chicago. They had just one day left in … more
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Nick Kor, of the Asian Minnesotan Alliance for Justice, said, “A fundamental belief of our alliance is that we have to name the racism against Asian Americans. We must be clear and we must speak up.” (Photo by Margie O’Loughlin)
Asian Minnesotan leaders name the racism
In the wake of a shooting spree in Georgia that left six Asian Americans dead this spring, the Asian Minnesotan Alliance for Justice is encouraging the community to name the racism.Nick Kor is a … more
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