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Aug 15 was the last day for candidates for any of the 13 city council wards to file to be on the Nov. 7 municipal ballot. The following candidates, listed by ward and in order of filing date, have …
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8/31/23
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• Ward 1: October 4. 2023, 7 to 8:00pm; Northeast Recreation Center, 1530 Johnson St NE. There will be a candidate meet & greet from 6:30 to 7 pm. Click here to view forum. • Ward …
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8/31/23
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Dakota children's book authors and illustrators at Bde Psín (Lake Hiawatha) on Sept. 23 from 9:30-11:30a.m. outside the recreation center. Reading selections will be Katie Jo Bendickson, Tara …
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On Sept. 14, the Minneapolis Interview Project and Hennepin History Museum (2303 3rd Ave. S.) will present an evening of real-life stories about social justice at the Capri Theater (2207 West …
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By Jill Boogren
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8/30/23
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On Aug. 15, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey presented his proposed 2024 budget to the city council for consideration. The formal process for what many consider the year’s most important council …
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By Cam Gordon
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8/30/23
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Community members stood with the family of Ricky Cobb II at George Floyd Square on Aug. 5, 2023 to offer support and demand justice for Cobb, who was fatally shot on July 31 by a Minnesota State …
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By Jill Boogren
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8/30/23
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If you’re reading this right now, we have won. Every week, our newspapers struggles to cover local issues. We are limited by staffing, time and newsprint space, and we struggle to pay bills to …
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By James C. Pittman
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8/30/23
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It's August 2023. A theme is emerging out of my life experiences to date. The theme can be captured in two words: self care. My life as it is unfolding in 2023 is revolving around self care. I …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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8/30/23
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On March 3, 2023 Governor Tim Walz signed into law legislation that restores the vote to more than 55,000 formerly incarcerated Minnesotans. In the largest expansion of voting since 18-year-olds won …
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8/30/23
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If you're willing to take on the job, you are! Claim your rightful power in the running of our city by voting in local elections. And there's a significant one coming up this Nov. 7. Due to …
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8/30/23
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With affordable housing a priority at all levels of government, state and local commissioners and elected officials joined leaders from Ecumen – a nonprofit leader and developer of …
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8/30/23
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For the last three years, Kenda Zellner-Smith and her volunteers have been scouring Minneapolis’s streets and alleys, collecting discarded plywood boards used to shield …
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By Iric Nathanson
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8/30/23
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Each summer – and especially in recent years – Minnesota experiences some degree of drought. When it does rain, it’s best to keep rainwater on your property and allow it to soak …
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By Lauren Bethke, Master Gardener
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8/30/23
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I want to announce that I am writing this article with one hand. Why? Because I am eating a cookie dough cupcake with the other one. I wanted to put the cupcake down, but I can’t. So… …
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By Sarah Friedman, communications manager, sarah.friedman@nokomiseast.org
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8/30/23
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HOST HOMELESS YOUTH
Avenues for Youth and Wildflyer Coffee are collaborating to provide youth housing and employment opportunities. Avenues’ ConneQT Host Home program is a …
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8/30/23
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They say it takes a village. We say it takes a special neighborhood. Add a small but dedicated group of volunteers and passionate businesses, and you have Nokomis Days. Our Nokomis Days celebration …
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By Heidi Van Heel, co-chair, NokomisEastBA@gmail.com
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8/30/23
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Beginning this year, Longfellow Community Council opened up our grant programming so we could fund more projects and initiatives led by people in our community. Getting our community involved is …
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By Andrea Tritschler, communications, andrea@longfellow.org
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8/30/23
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Candidate filings
Aug 15 was the last day for candidates for any of the 13 city council wards to file to be on the Nov. 7 municipal ballot. The following candidates, listed by ward and in order …
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Briefs compiled by Cam Gordon
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8/30/23
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Anita White, age 70, “draws in the moment.” Anywhere, any time, the artist has blank sheets of paper, a pencil and sometimes even watercolor paint ready to capture the moments of daily …
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By Talia McWright
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8/1/23
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Police won’t be moving back into the Third Precinct building at East Lake St. and Minnehaha Ave. that was set ablaze after the murder of George Floyd by Third Precinct officers.
After …
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By Cam Gordon
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7/26/23
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