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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN When Ward 12 resident Kate Stevens was growing up in a small town outside Sioux City, Iowa, she was, by her own description, “a naughty teenager.” She got herself into some …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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10/2/20
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN Abigail Cerra, Ward 12 representative on the Police Conduct Oversight Committee, said, “We have got to figure out this criminal justice system. We can no longer look away.” …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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10/2/20
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Robin Wonsley Hundreds of people gathered in a parking lot on the 2600 block of Minnehaha Ave. on Sept. 16, 2020 to protest city council plans to lease an adjacent space as temporary …
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By Jill Boogren
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10/2/20
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How life experiences brought Jason Sole to where he is today Hamline University adjunct criminal justice professor Jason Sole calls himself a survivor of the War on Drugs. He …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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10/2/20
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Eric Olson with with Sarah and Wren (4 yr-old) and Hazel (blonde 2-yr-old) Eric Olson is thinking long term when he looks at the financial benefits of his investment in in a solar …
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By Iric Nathanson
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10/2/20
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Longfellow contractor Phillip Hide can often make a bathroom or kitchen work better by reconfiguring the space. (Photo submitted) COVID-19 has changed the remodeling business …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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10/2/20
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Groundcover spreads early in the spring, and forsythia offers an early pollen and nectar source for bees. (Photo submitted) Russ Henry started gardening with his mom when he …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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10/2/20
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Longtime Buck Brothers employees Scott Vetsch (left) and Buzzy Napoly return to install new windows at a home where they built a garage previously. (Photo by Tesha M. …
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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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As people use public land more and family budgets get skinnier, Tim Clemens of Ironwood Foraging is helping build more resilient communities. He does that by sharing knowledge …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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10/2/20
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In the heart of Minneapolis’ Southside Green Zone, in an area nicknamed the “Arsenic Triangle,” East Phillips community members have vied – so far to no avail – …
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By Erin Niehoff
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10/2/20
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Editor's note: Due to the sensitive nature of this topic, this column by a local resident is being run anonymously.
Like most people who have experienced intimate partner violence, I was not …
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10/2/20
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Editor's note: This letter was sent in response to one written by community partners printed in the September 2020 Longfellow Nokomis Messenger. Click here to read that letter.
Dear Community …
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10/2/20
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Dear Community,
For the past eight years, I have bore witness to what happens when we speak our dreams outloud. In August 2012, my life was at a turning point.
Five years of intense healing and …
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10/2/20
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A Rusty Patched Bumblebee has a yellow thorax (body) with a black spot between the wings. The rusty patch, which is an area of rust-colored hairs, is on the front of the second …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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10/2/20
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By BECKY TIMM, Becky Timm, NENA Executive Director Executive Director becky.timm@nokomiseast.org Home security rebates back by popular demand Due to the popularity of this program, NENA is opening a …
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10/2/20
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Watch for the eye-catching, colorful 2020 Voters Guide coming to your local library, grocery store or elsewhere in your neighborhood. The easy-to-read, 12-page booklet summarizes new voting rules …
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10/2/20
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The city of Minneapolis has more than 50 volunteer-based boards, commissions and advisory committees that advise the city on issues and help develop policy and administer services. Boards and …
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10/2/20
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The LCC Board of Directors has agreed to an official partnership with Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH®), Community Design Group (CDG), Biko Associates, and Patrick Connoy to assist the residents …
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10/2/20
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