As artificial intelligence evolves, Minneapolis and Saint Paul schools are raising questions around what student learning should look like because of it. Following ChatGPT’s debut in fall 2022, … more

YWCA Minneapolis is proud to announce Heid E. Erdrich as the 2025 recipient of the Camille J. Gage Fellowship. The fellowship recognizes Minnesota-based artists whose creative work is rooted in … more

Colton Baldus announces their candidacy for Park Board District 5 Commissioner. Baldus is running a progressive, unapologetically pro-labor campaign for Park Board District 5 Commissioner. … more

Fifty years ago, the first Hmong immigrants came to St. Paul. Today, they are reshaping St. Paul. The Asian American Business Resilience Network (AABRN), in collaboration with Asian Media Access … more

CenterPoint Energy has signed an agreement with Dem-Con HZI Bioenergy, LLC (DCHZI), to purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) created from Twin Cities’ area food and yard waste. This … more

East Phillips is ready to rise. In Minneapolis – a city long divided by race, pollution, politics, and pain – this Southside neighborhood is showing a new way forward. It’s a path … more

While 2025 might not be a presidential election year, there are still many important local elections in Minneapolis -- mayor, city council, parks and recreation board, and board of estimate and … more

Many people concentrate their foraging efforts into the month of May, when popular wild edibles like ramps, fiddlehead ferns, and morel mushrooms are available for harvest. But there are equally tasty wild foods available later in the season – and the good news is that you don’t have to combat the crowds to get a sizable share! Read on to learn about three delectable late summer foragables. And if you want more details, join Four Season Foraging on an upcoming foray! more

Washburn High School is celebrating 100 years on Aug. 1-2, 2025. The Friday program will be held in the Washburn auditorium, including student performances, Washburn Hall of Fame inductees, history … more

PROPOSED DESIGNS FOR HIAWATHA New proposed designs for Hiawatha Park and Golf Course debut during an open house scheduled Thursday, Aug. 14, 6:30-8 p.m. at Lake Nokomis Community Center, 2401 E … more

In July 1877, 15 young men founded the Lurline Boat Club in Minneapolis. Wishing to improve their physical condition as well as their social status, they purchased a four-oared boat from the St. Paul … more

By Cam Gordon The Ward 9 election for Minneapolis City Council this year looks like it will be a repeat of the last election with Dan Orban and Jason Chavez both running to represent the area … more

The challenges of resolving generational conflicts are featured in the film “The Harvest,” which was released June 20 on Amazon and YouTube and is available on Apple TV. Doua Moua, who … more

About 20 business owners from the 34th Ave. area in Nokomis East attended a July 10 meeting to discuss unhoused people sleeping in storefront doorways, needles on the sidewalk, drug use in bathrooms, … more

How can people advocate for teens in family court? July's is another great issue of Messenger! I have a question that could be considered a letter to the editor, I suppose – and even printed, … more

Creeping bellflower, or Campanula rapunculoides, is a deceptively charming perennial that has become notorious in south Minneapolis. With its bell-shaped, bluish-purple flowers and tall, leafy stems, … more

Cities across the world and right here in Minneapolis face a growing problem. As we head into another hot summer, the issue of urban heat in Minneapolis has become more pressing than ever. One of the … more

Household Hazardous Waste Hennepin County is holding a community household hazardous waste collection event Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 8 and 9 at South High School. They accept a … more

On July 22, 2025, members of the Zero Burn Coalition held a press conference following testimony during the Hennepin County Board’s open forum, demanding that the County immediately initiate … more

Until a few years ago there was a rocking chair in my house. It got moved into the garage to make way for a different rocking chair. Letting go of the rocking chair was hard. It took me some time to … more