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Milkweed owner Brenda Ingersoll serves Ronnie Hartman coffee and a donut as part of the Too Good To Go program that pairs customers with surplus unsold food at restaurants for lower prices.
Get cheaper food to go
Had a tough day at work and don’t feel like cooking, but don’t want to pay the price for the family to eat out? Too Good to Go (TGTG) may solve your problem, and enlist your help in … more
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Friendship Academy of the Arts teacher Matt Warner said, "This is a chance for students to build skills and look ahead. It's an opportunity for the community to support student who will someday be in charge of the jobs we depend on."
Brain challenge
At Friendship Academy of the Arts in south Minneapolis (2600 E. 38th St.), teacher Matt Warner introduces his sixth through eighth graders to the myriad possibilities of technology. He aspires to … more
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The two final candidates were Dr. Lisa Sayles-Adams (here) and Dr. Sonia Stewart.
MPS names new superintendent
Minneapolis Public Schools is getting a new superintendent in February. On Dec. 1, with the support of both southside school board directors, the Minneapolis Public School (MPS) Board of … more
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“Every day I read the ‘Just for Todays.’ These give me a way to approach life and other people with optimism, gratitude, cooperation, responsibility for my own actions, positive intentions, and the possibility of happiness,” said Marilyn. (Photo submitted)
Emotions Anonymous offers tools for living
“If you’re life has become like a shoe that pinches, try EA.” That advertisement brought Marilyn* to Emotions Anonymous 40 years ago.  The St. Paul resident had a … more
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Christmas Eve luminary supports Domestic Abuse Project
For 25 years, the warm glow of hundreds of luminaries have lit Dupont/King’s Highway on Christmas Eve. The annual event not only brings neighbors together, but it has raised over $50,000 for … more
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Southwest Connector launches 'Let's Connect,' a new community speaker series
Minneapolis is filled with great local people doing great things in the world. The Southwest Connector will showcase them with "Let's Connect," a new community speakers series. Every month, the … more
Three council members spoke with citizens about the Third Precinct station on Nov. 16, 2023.
Community considers benefits agreement for police
After the Minneapolis city council and mayor approved putting a new police headquarters at 2633 Minnehaha Ave., the Longfellow Community Council (LCC) started working on a community benefits … more
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KingDemetrius Pendleton (left) brought in the artwork of Nedahness Rose Greene to Listen 2 Us Studio at 38th and Chicago.
Nedahness Rose Greene photos showing at Listen 2 Us Studio
Through the end of November 2023, visitors can view the photography of Nedahness Rose Greene alongside KingDemetrius Pendleton’s work at his new place, Listen 2 Us Studio (3730 Chicago Ave.). … more
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36th ART (Avenue Revitalization & Transformation), a resident-led coalition of Seward and Longfellow community stakeholders in partnership with SPRAYFiNGER® and Hiawatha Collegiate High School, have transformed the railroad/Greenway bridge over 36th Avenue South with the production of two 80-foot wall murals. The aging bridge, built in 1908, is part of the final stretch of rail before it crosses the Mississippi River. “The goal was to reimagine the bridge as an interpretive landmark and a connecting point for our two neighborhoods. The vision expanded and we now seek to partner on more public art along the blocks north and south of the bridge,” said Jack Becker, 36th ART Project Manager. The mural was dedicated on Nov. 11, 2023. (Photo submitted)
Murals Transform Railroad/Greenway Bridge Over 36th Avenue South
The goal of the project was to transform the bridge into an attractive, valued gateway between the Seward and Longfellow neighborhoods and to artistically engage high school youth in an initiative to … more
Lisa Priest (left) and Bill Baldus chat about the future of the playground at the closed Cooper school. Priest lives within two blocks of the school and her children play there regularly. She is involved in PlayMPLS to save the playground and has lots of ideas on how that could happen. The Facebook group is called “Save Minneapolis Playgrounds.”
Community rallies to save Cooper School playground
The community objection to the Minneapolis Public School (MPS) district’s announcement to demolish the playground at the now-closed Cooper school convinced the district to delay the demolition … more
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Aurin Chowdhury
Election results in south Minneapolis
The Longfellow-Nokomis area will see few changes in city council representation following the November 7 election results where all 13 Minneapolis City Council seats were on the ballot and all the … more
City budget: Southwest residents weigh in
There is still time to comment on the city of Minneapolis 2024 budget before it is approved in early December.  Council members will be drafting amendments this month, and their last chance … more
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KingDemetrius Pendleton (left) brought in the artwork of Nedahness Rose Greene to Listen 2 Us Studio at 38th and Chicago. On display is a selection of images – Black men standing together in George Floyd Square, the headstones at Say Their Names Cemetery, a crowd during a rally – taken nearby. “To have my work that I’ve done here, it’s powerful. Because it happened here, and to be showcasing it right here, it means a lot,” Greene said.
At GFS:
Through the end of November 2023, visitors can view the photography of Nedahness Rose Greene alongside KingDemetrius Pendleton’s work at his new place, Listen 2 Us Studio (3730 Chicago Ave.). … more
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(Left to right) Mahmoud Rahman, Jack Thoresen, Aurora Quinn, Asmat Ali, and Hafsa Islam of Curry in a Hurry.
Stepping Up
It has been over three years since Gandhi Mahal, a well-known and popular restaurant at 3009 27th Ave. S. in Minneapolis, was burned down during the social uprising following the death of George … more
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Mayor Jacob Frey has asked council members to approve building a new structure at the city-owned site at 2600 Minnehaha to house the police from the 3rd precinct. (Photo submitted)
City looking again at 2600 Minnehaha for police station
Attention has refocused on the city-owned lot at 2600 Minnehaha Ave. as the future workplace for the police assigned to the southside’s 3rd Precinct.  On Oct. 17, 2023, after being … more
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Dani's daughter sent her teddy bear with her mom on Oct. 2, 2023. “I couldn’t stop thinking about how my daughter would take the news that her mom wasn’t coming home for a month,” said Dani.
Domestic abuse victim jailed
During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a Minnesota judge ordered a victim to jail for not forcing her daughter to see her father. Dani* was ordered to serve 30 days in jail on Oct. 2, 2023 or … more
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As the city prepares to tear down the old Kmart building, it considers how to reconnect Nicollet Ave. Over 500 residents attended an open house on Oct. 10, and 1,200 people responded to a survey by Oct. 12.
What do people think?
The long process of reopening Nicollet Ave. at Lake St. took another step forward this month. City planners released design concepts for the public areas planned for the 10-acre site where a surface … more
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(Left to right) Kim Millard, Chara Blanch, Ward 2 Council member Robin Wonsley, Stacey Gurian-Sherman, Michelle Gross of Communities United Against Police Brutality, Dave Bicking and Ward 5 Council member Jeremiah Ellison.
Will new police contract include citizen-driven changes?
The long-awaited and public negotiations between the city of Minneapolis and the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis formally began on Sept. 6, 2023. Three sets of contract amendments have been … more
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Thi Synavone works as the executive director at Standpoint. (Photo submitted)
FROM THEIR STANDPOINT
Thi Synavone came to the U.S. in 1979 as a Laotian refugee. After living in many states, her family settled in Minnesota in 1988. Synavone said that growing up, domestic and sexual violence was never … more
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Some 40 years after Belai Mergia (left) escaped from war-torn Ethiopia, he, the dreamer, and Rahel, the culinary artist who dreamt with him, offer sumptuous meals in a restaurant where patrons are invited to dine in or take out. And enjoy.
Grit, resolve and a restaurant
When 18-year-old Belai Mergia walked through the jungle from Ethiopia to Sudan in 1984, he didn’t picture a restaurant named Selam in his future. Belai had hired two guides yet feared that they … more
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