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What is causing the flooding at Hiawatha Golf Course is the fact that it is in the floodplain. The course has sunk and now exists 3-4 feet below the water elevation as evidenced by the fact that it …
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by Sean Connaughty
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4/30/22
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Many of us would love to have a yard full of beautiful flowering plants that bloom all season long, providing food for pollinators as well as visual interest. Lots of perennials have showy flowers in …
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By LAUREN BETHKE,
Master Gardener
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4/28/22
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At age 69, I was a “silver sneaker” poster child – fit and healthy, living on my own, fiercely independent and proud of it. Ironically, my main fitness exercise, avid fast walking …
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By SUSAN SCHAEFER
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4/28/22
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Helpless and hopeless.That’s how Kelsey Kruse felt for years as she tried to co-parent with her ex and his wife, Brett and Sarah Hallow.And then one day, she got the call she was scared …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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4/28/22
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The civil unrest following George Floyd’s murder in 2020 delivered a double blow to Don Blyly, the longtime owner of the Chicago Avenue business with the double name: Uncle Edgar’s …
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By IRIC NATHANSON
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4/28/22
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Our board of directors is thrilled to announce to our neighbors the hire of new executive director Brandon Long. Brandon moved to the Highland neighborhood of Saint Paul from Iowa with his wife in …
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By BECKY TIMM
outgoing executive
director
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4/28/22
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Over the course of two lengthy meetings in April, the Senate District 63 Democratic Farmer Labor (DFL) party held its endorsing convention and endorsed three candidates to the state legislature.On …
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We're excited to report that planning is already underway for Nokomis Days the first weekend in August!Last year, we had events in every corner of Nokomis East, from live music, sidewalk sales, and …
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By Heidi Van Heel
co-chair
NokomisEastBA@gmail.com
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4/28/22
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The Longfellow Community Council is looking for new volunteers for our board of directors. Our board is made up of passionate community leaders, like one of our newest board members, Annie Wang. …
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By ANDREA TRITSCHLER,
communications
andrea@longfellow.org
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4/28/22
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Classics Lost ‘n’ Found Theater Company is pleased to announce their spring 2022 production, "The Miser" by Jean-Baptiste Moliere, honoring the playwright in the 400th anniversary of his …
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4/28/22
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MAY DAY RETURNS MAY 1MayDay 2022 will look different from MayDays past. This year, instead of a parade there will be an art-filled political and cultural festival on May 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the …
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4/28/22
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WALK FOR PEACE AROUND LAKE NOKOMISWhile some might consider their act of giving in May to be walking from door-to-door hanging gift baskets, at Lake Nokomis, Minneapolis you will find a whole …
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4/28/22
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A new children's book explores a city park through the seasons. Edith Marie Karras has been taking pictures for over 30 years, and has lived in Minneapolis since 1985. She is a Powderhorn resident. …
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4/28/22
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FUTURE OF 3rd PRECINCT SITEThe Longfellow Community Council will be hosting two community conversation sessions, one virtual and one in-person, on the future of the 3rd precinct site. People can join …
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~ Briefs compiled by Cam Gordon
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4/28/22
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The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board is in a difficult position when it comes to Lake Hiawatha and the Hiawatha Golf Course. It has been eight years since the 2014 flood that inundated the golf …
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On a spring afternoon in June 2017, I’m bounding along a country highway in a minivan with four other passengers. I’m gazing out the window across a green sea of a waist-high crop …
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By John Schmelig
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4/28/22
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If adopting the much-needed Hiawatha Golf Course Master Plan were a round of golf, some of the park board commissioners would get a penalty for slow play. The master plan addresses the current …
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4/28/22
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The golf course I grew up on was only nine holes, but it was stunningly beautiful in the rolling hills of a southern Minnesota river valley and our community was very proud of what we had. People …
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4/28/22
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The April issue got my attention with its outstanding coverage of local community issues. The renaming of a street to honor exemplary fire chief John Cheatham along with the Token POC column by Abha …
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4/28/22
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Imagine you are with me at my recent visit to the River Lake Eye Clinic. I have been a client there for many years. Even before receiving original Medicare plus supplement. You have now taken the …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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4/28/22
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