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Longfellow resident, handcrafter, and entrepreneur Anna Sharratt is offering up all kinds of fun classes through her new business. In her Twin Cities Makers Circle (TCMC) classes, participants use …
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By Margie O’loughlin
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4/25/24
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Conversations about closed and proposed safety facilities continue to bring disagreement and hope to the southside community.
While the city seeks feedback on proposals for three …
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By Cam Gordon
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4/25/24
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Ukrainian students stuck in a war are still daring to create.
Through a fundraiser organized by Nokomis East Neighborhood Association Communications Manager Sarah Friedman, people can buy …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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4/25/24
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Portraits of two distinguished gentlemen flank the main exit at Dowling Community School. Both are wearing high starched collars and bow ties. On one side, William Eustis looks out with a faint …
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By Iric Nathanson
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4/25/24
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A little known fact about South Minneapolis: it is home to a Lithuanian Heritage School that has been going strong since its inception in 1999. Founded by a Lithuanian immigrant and mother of four, …
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by Laurynas Latvis
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4/25/24
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IS THERE A RIFT BETWEEN THE MINNEAPOLIS REGIONAL RETIREES COUNCIL (AFL-CIO) AND ALL ELDERS UNITED FOR JUSTICE?
"Building power through unity: All Elders United for Justice aims to bring power to …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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4/25/24
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Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks at a Town Hall meeting on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 at Sanford Middle School in Longfellow. On hand to fill in an audience of about 200 with local news, were Minnesota …
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4/25/24
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SCHOOL BOARD STUDENT REPS The Minneapolis Board of Education has announced juniors Elliston Rounds and Leo Peralta (bottom right) will serve as the 2024 Student Board Representatives. Rounds …
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4/25/24
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City budget listening session
The City of Minneapolis Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee (CLIC) is seeking public input on next year’s budget. CLIC is the advisory committee …
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Briefs compiled by Cam Gordon
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4/25/24
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When was the last time you’ve visited your local farmers market? I found myself in Bachman’s just last month. My two-year-old was attempting to dance by bouncing his little knees off-beat …
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By Sarah Friedman, communications manager, sarah.friedman@nokomiseast.org
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4/25/24
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Confluence Studio is an open, critical space for neighbors to imagine different ways for our communities to live. Through creative collaboration, art, and creativity, Confluence plays through future …
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By Andrea Tritschler, communications, andrea@longfellow.org
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4/25/24
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Rachel Boeke has left her position as executive director of the Longfellow Community Council (LCC).
She was hired to help lead the organization in the fall of 2021 and her last day …
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By Cam Gordon
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4/25/24
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What do you do when 11 judges and referees, 20 therapists, 12 mediators, two parenting consultants (with 37 directives), one custody evaluator, and one guardian ad litem haven’t been able to …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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4/17/24
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It's hard to get a consensus on anything in the United States these days. But one issue unites the whole country.
According to " The State of Kids and Families in America 2024 ," a report from …
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By Eric Ortiz
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4/17/24
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By Eric Ortiz
Mark Rivard is not your typical educator. He never went to college. He was not that good a student in high school. And he calls himself “uneducated.” But he has found a …
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By Eric Ortiz
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4/9/24
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Two southside commissioners, AJ Awed and Fartun Weli, have resigned from the city’s new Community Commission on Police Oversight (CCPO).
Awed (Ward 6) and Weli (Ward 8) submitted …
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By Cam Gordon
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3/27/24
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There are over 35,000 Minnesotans living with limb loss, and thousands more living with limb difference and mobility impairments. Many are unable to access prescribed orthotic and prosthetic care due …
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By Margie O’loughlin
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3/27/24
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Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ruth Leitman calls her latest film “The Lovely Beast.”
“It was a beast and a bear to make,” she reflected.
Her film, “No …
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By Jan Willms
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3/27/24
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A film that has been long in the making will premiere during the Minneapolis Saint Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) running April 11-25 at the Main Cinema, 115 SE Main in Minneapolis.
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By Jan Willms
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3/27/24
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The 43rd annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) at the Main Cinema, 115 SE Main in Minneapolis will include 140 feature films from more than 100 countries and cultures, …
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By Jan Willms
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3/27/24
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