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We (and so many others in this movement) don’t want to just rebrand cops, or privatize cops, or make cops “nicer.” The goal is a city without police, and defunding police is one …
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Submitted by MPD150
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7/29/20
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Lend a hand and water boulevard trees. (Photo by Margie O'Loughlin)
By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
This spring, 9,400 boulevard trees were planted in the city of Minneapolis.
According to …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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7/29/20
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Rusty Patched Bumblebee (Photo by Becky Wolter) The Greater Longfellow area is a Community Wildlife Habitat, and this year it was chosen as a Lawns to Legumes Demonstration Neighborhood by the state …
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7/29/20
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When artist and community activist Christopheraaron Deanes heard about George Floyd’s death, he went right to 38th St. and Chicago Ave. – but he didn’t show up empty handed. He came …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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6/30/20
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Click here to read the full edition of the July 2020 Longfellow Nokomis Messenger.
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6/27/20
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Holding space at George Floyd Memorial site
"Come. Bear witness," says Roosevelt High School teacher Marcia Howard. (Photo by Jill Boogren)
In the weeks following the brutal killing of George …
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By JILL BOOGREN
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6/27/20
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Nokomis resident Laurie Meyers protests at Minnehaha and Nokomis. (Photo by Tesha M. Christensen)
Stefanie Beniek is driven to be a visual reminder every Monday night from 5-7 p.m. at Minnehaha …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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6/27/20
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When artist and community activist Christopheraaron …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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6/27/20
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Smoke billows from E. Lake St. and Minnehaha the morning after a night of fire. (Photo by Tesha M. Christensen)
Editor’s note: In an effort to support a conversation about a current …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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6/27/20
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
Kayleen Kabba, a student at South High School. (Photo by Margie O'Loughlin)
Kayleen Kabba will be going into 10th grade at South High School in the fall; if there is …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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6/27/20
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Dre Vann Dre Vann started coming to Brackett Park in the Longfellow neighborhood when his gym closed in March. He and his friends use the Depression-Era concrete picnic tables …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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6/27/20
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Senem Yumshuk prays every morning on the lawn in front of Holy Trinity Church. At the base of an oak, she prays for her children. At the base of an elm, she prays for children …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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6/27/20
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MIGZI is grieving. The organization had just completed renovations in the summer of 2019, opening their space for Native American youth. The building (3017 27th Ave. S.) was burned down on Friday, …
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By Elena Vaughn
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6/26/20
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Neighbors who live around 27th and Lake St. are now finding themselves at the edge of a war zone of burned out and boarded buildings. Their commercial district encompasses the Third …
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By Iric Nathanson
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6/25/20
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Hundreds of people lined up for a hygiene supply and food distribution outside the Hennepin Health Care Clinic at 27th Avenue and East Lake Street on June 18, 2020. The clinic …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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6/25/20
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Photo by Tesha M. Christensen)
Allina Health East Lake Street Clinic, located at 3024 Snelling Ave S, stands across from the Minneapolis Third Precinct, an area that was highly targeted by …
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By Chloe Peter
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6/25/20
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There was a saying that was repeated so often when I was in graduate school that we all used to groan when our professors would say it. It was a deceptively simple …
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By Amy Pass
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6/25/20
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Jerome Evans NENA Board President By JEROME EVANS Dear Nokomis East Community: this is a letter of gratitude. In case we haven’t met, my name is Jerome Evans and I chair the board of directors for …
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6/25/20
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Jill Boogren
After watching in horror the widely circulated video showing George Floyd being killed by a Minneapolis police officer outside of Cup Foods at 38th St. and Chicago Ave. on May 25, …
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By JILL BOOGREN
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6/25/20
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On Thursday, May 28, Touchstone Mental Health announced there would be a Food Drive for Minnehaha Commons Residents (3001 E. Lake St.) the following day. Within a half an hour of the drop off …
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Terry Faust
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6/25/20
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