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 …
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7/28/21
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The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) has been following a phased approach to reopening recreation centers this year after closing due to the pandemic. Five more recreation centers …
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7/28/21
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The University of Minnesota is a part of a multi-institutional effort to bring forward an innovative and free open-source software — Urban InVest — developed by the Natural Capital …
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7/28/21
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Find LoLa art and artists again during the Longfellow Artists’ Weekend, a low-key neighborhood art crawl organized by the League of Longfellow Artists (LoLa). "Our artists are eager to greet …
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7/28/21
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Archaeologists under the direction of the Minnesota Historical Society have recently identified artifacts and stone foundations around Historic Fort Snelling, including items that show Native …
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7/28/21
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Election Day is Nov. 2, 2021. Do you have your plan to vote?
You want to vote in the November Minneapolis local election! Your city is important to you. You care about racial justice, housing, …
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by the League of Women Voters Minneapolis
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7/25/21
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), landmark legislation that prohibits discrimination against individuals living with disabilities, has put the force of law behind mandates for equal access …
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by the League of Women Voters Minneapolis
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7/25/21
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If you drive a car, walk, bicycle, live in a house or apartment, have a pet, discard trash, flush the toilet, or breathe the air in the city of Minneapolis, you have a vested interest in who runs our …
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by the League of Women Voters Minneapolis
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7/25/21
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETYShall the Minneapolis City Charter be amended to strike and replace the Police Department with a Department of Public Safety which could include licensed peace officers …
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7/24/21
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The Minneapolis Charter Commission – How it worksThe Charter Commission oversees the Charter, the City’s “Constitution,” which specifies how Minneapolis operates and what it …
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7/24/21
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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, …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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5/26/21
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What's next for Hiawatha Golf Course? The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board of Commissioners voted against approving the master plan created by community members that would have removed the …
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4/27/21
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The pollution from the city’s proposed plan to expand its public works facility at Hiawatha and E. 26th would affect a majority of South Minneapolis, pointed out representatives of the East …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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3/24/21
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The golf course will remain at Hiawatha Golf Course, but it will likely shift from 18-holes to 9-holes.After a contentious six-year planning process, the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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2/24/21
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As more people see the need to not just talk about environmental justice and racism but to do something about it, support is growing for the East Phillips Urban Indoor Farm.During a virtual press …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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1/27/21
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The Hiawatha Golf Course master plan is heading to the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board of Commissioners for review and a public hearing in January 2021.The comment period for the draft master …
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11/25/20
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Broke.
Homeless.
And in danger of losing custody of her children.
That’s where Bonnie Roy found herself while trying to get a divorce in Minnesota 10 years ago.
Because of her own …
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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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Local and national staff, along with Carmen Yulín Cruz (mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico), and Teresa Rodriguez, from Univision, who served as the emcee of Casa de Esperanza’s 35th Anniversary …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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7/29/20
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