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From Third Precinct into Minneapolis Black cultural center?
Gather on Jan. 29, 6:30 p.m., at the Hook and Ladder Theater and Lounge to focus on the transformation of the former 3rd Precinct site into the Minneapolis Black Cultural Center. This event aims to … more
Survey asks residents about police
The Minneapolis Police Department has launched a new public survey tool to better understand local residents’ concerns, attitudes, and trust in their police officers. The survey, launched in … more
Tom Mickelson (coach), Ani McQuillen (state tournament competitor), Eleanor Nervig (state tournament competitor), and Adler Young (Roosevelt debater who attended to support and help prepare Ani and Eleanor for their debates). (Photo submitted)
Roosevelt High School debate team competes at state tournament
Jan. 12-13, 2024, the Roosevelt High School Debate team competed in the MSHSL Minnesota State Debate Tournament. Students from all across Minnesota gathered for high quality, rigorous, debate, and we … more
Nokomis Pride FC members include Joanna Kohler, Chris Allen, Dennis Lynn, Omer Chudyo, Mark Nervig, Christina Meyer, Tim Hereid, Stefanie Beniek, and Liam Glover. (Photo submitted)
Nokomis Pride FC began in neighborhood
  I'm sharing information Nokomis Pride FC provided this month: Established in 2022, Nokomis Pride FC is a soccer team made up of players aged 30 and above, mainly residing in the … more
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LCC snow shoveling program connects community with services
A typical Minnesota winter has more snow than what we’ve seen this year (which is almost none). Personally, the snow is what I love most about the cold winter months – the trees sparkle … more
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Events - Feb 2024
LOLA ART SHOW  LoLa will once again be hosting a winter art show at Squirrel Haus Arts in late February and early March, including a reception on Saturday, March 2. Over two weekends in … more
City Briefs - Feb 2024
New Nicollet redevelopment project The City of Minneapolis is accepting proposals until Feb 2, 2024, to hire consultants to help plan the development at the former Kmart site. Consultant teams … more
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One of Heid E. Erdrich’s favorite spots in the neighborhood is the Kenwood School Stone Poem Rain Garden.
A people’s poet
This month, Southwest resident Heid E. Erdrich became the first poet laureate for the city of Minneapolis.  “We need poetry, even if we don’t know we do. There’s a human … more
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(Left to right) Seventh grader Kaia Bursell, Yinghua Academy Director Dr. Luyi Lien, and sixth grader Sage Houdek hold their certificates and awards from Chinese Bridge.
‘We were celebrities’
In the fall of 2023, two students from Yinghua Academy Chinese immersion school in northeast Minneapolis went on the trip of a lifetime. Keewaydin resident and sixth grader Sage Houdek and seventh … more
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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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Terry Faust
Do you think you might be lonely?
My counselor recently asked if I thought I was lonely. I'd been doing virtual visits with him for the past year, maybe once a month, for depression. It had never occurred to me to think of myself as … more
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Donald L. Hammen is a longtime south Minneapolis resident, and serves on the All Elders United for Justice steering committee.
My take aways from Medicare open enrollment
Dec. 7 has come and gone. Medicare Open Enrollment has ended for 2023. Yet it feels like the engagement with me and Medicare has just begun again. So, if you have read this far you have taken the … more
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During a reading of her book “Ashes to Action: Finding Myself at the Intersection of the Minneapolis Uprising” at church in November, author Shari Seifert (second from left) and community members (left to right) Susan Heineman, Marcia Howard and Katie Dillon talk about ways that Calvary Lutheran Church showed up for their neighbors at George Floyd Square during and following the uprising.
Ashes to Action
One of the things people found themselves asking during the uprising in May 2020 was, “What can I do?” Many brought food to distribute from makeshift food shelves. Others brought masks … more
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Operation holiday basket at Roosevelt high school
It’s a holiday tradition that helps about 250 Minneapolis families each year. On Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, Roosevelt High School’s 53rd annual “Operation Holiday Basket” kicked … more
Over 100 Longfellow neighbors came out to our Fall Membership Meeting and Pizza Party to try pizza and connect with organizations and residents. (Photo submitted)
Neighborhood organizing: Looking back on 2023
Earth is spinning faster than it was 50 years ago – days are ever so slightly shorter. It’s an infinitesimal difference, a difference we can’t notice, but this year I could swear I … more
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Mural brightens coliseum building and celebrates diversity
Past and present create a beautiful fusion in artist Kada Goalen’s two-story mural recently completed at the Coliseum Building, which is undergoing phase two of its renovation at Lake Street … more
The Nokomis Neighborhood Association Board includes Mia Beste, Daniel Gilchrist, Annie Dahlquist, Sheila O'Dougherty, Rob Schneider, Rebecca Back, Kimberly Katzmark, Lisa Dahle, Adam Somers, Christina Meyer, and Karl Schultz. (Photo submitted)
Neighborhood work in Nokomis
It’s that time of year where we all look back at what we’ve done and get excited about new beginnings. It’s one of my favorite times of year. When people ask me what I do, and I say … more
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