It can be easy to walk past thousands of square feet of paint on the side of a building unaware of the time, work, and thought that goes into such monumental artwork. While the Twin Cities showcase …
The Minneapolis City Council’s first effort to regulate fully autonomous motor vehicles failed. Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed the council’s proposal on Oct. 2, which would have required robotaxis’ …
The founders of TokkiTalk were at Moona Moono’s Chuseok celebration on Sept. 26. Co-founder, Soo Kyung Hwang, was helping people make persimmon origami and Claire Kim talked with people about their …
It was the day after the 2024 election. Donald Trump had been reelected U.S. president and Beth Turnbull was in no mood to see clients.
But she showed up to her salon in Bryn …
The at-large Minneapolis Public Schools school board candidates were interviewed for 30 minutes and asked questions based on suggestions by Southwest Voices readers.
MPS School board Director …
The McKnight Foundation announces the selection of poet, editor, and literary artist Heid E. Erdrich as its 2026 Distinguished Artist. Presented annually since 1998, the award honors a Minnesota …
It all started with “The Summer Christmas Came to Minnesota.” This 1989 article by Dr. William D. Green sent Jason Benjamin, a long-time South Minneapolis resident and teacher, down a Minnesota …
County budget decreasing 2.4% On Sept. 22 Hennepin County Administrator Jodi Wentland presented her recommended 2027 county budget of $2.993 billion that is 2.4% lower than the 2026 budget. That …
Safe Outdoor Parking The City Council has set a public hearing for 1:30 p.m., Oct. 20, at the Business, Housing & Zoning Committee, to consider an ordinance amendment establishing licensing …
A constitutional amendment to increase school funding is on the ballot for the November election. This ballot measure was approved by the Minnesota Legislature during its 2026 session with strong …
After a dry summer season, September 2026 yielded a slightly wetter pattern for the region, with the Twin Cities receiving 3.91 inches of precipitation, nearly an inch more than normal for the month. …
On Oct. 8, 2026, Minneapolis City Council announced a resolution coauthored by 10 Council Members demanding Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) leadership stop the Transformation Plan, joining an …
Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA) Executive Director Lisa Hills, Emily Peterson (Star Tribune), MNA President Tara Brandl (Above The Fold Publishing, Tracy) Anita Grace (National Association of …
What can we build when we stop waiting for someone else to build it for us?
I’ve been thinking about that question a lot.
We often talk about what our communities need. More affordable …
If a backgammon revival crosses the nation, it started here A new backgammon league is starting in the Twin Cities, with games rotating between Utepils Brewing and Padraigs Brewing (Northeast).
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Since mid-September, I’ve been wearing a “Keep Kenny” button everywhere I go. And several times — whether at work, dance, soccer, the park — neighboring district parents, extended family members and strangers have asked me, “Why would they close Kenny?”
I’ve spent much of my time on the Minneapolis Park Board thinking about what keeps young people purposeful and connected. Although the Park Board plays a big role in juvenile crime prevention by channeling young people into positive growth and opportunities, other partners are needed to ensure accountability that keeps everyone safe.
In a largely secretive process that excluded the opinions of much of the community, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has nominated interim police chief Bill Peterson to become the next MPD chief.
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Minneapolis is facing a difficult budget year, and cuts are going to happen somewhere. But is neighborhood funding really the place where we want to save money? Especially when it represents such a small part of the City’s spending and produces so much value beyond what the City directly pays for.
The Board of Estimate and Taxation took votes on a series of amendments to Mayor Jacob Frey's proposed 2027-28 budget on Sept. 23 to determine how much the City’s levy can increase/decrease next …
If the City Council approves the budget as is, Mayor Jacob Frey’s $2.3 billion budget would increase City spending by $270 million and the property tax levy would go up by 11.3%.
Final budget …
Angie Lee, a Korean-American and owner of Moona Moono, grew up celebrating Chuseok with her family, and now she is bringing elements of it to Moona Moono on Saturday.
When Pimento on the Lake opened for its third season this year on Memorial Day weekend, people could once again order Jamaican cuisine like black bean jerk burgers and red bean stew from the banks of Bde Maka Ska.
This week, project partners tbroke ground on Seven Points, a redevelopment of the former Calhoun Square site that will bring 228 new homes to the heart of Uptown. The project is the largest new …
Stephen A. Born’s first camera was a Kodak Instamatic camera that he received at a summer photo camp at Emerson Elementary School. Quite a jump from the iPhone he now uses to photograph Lake …
Minimum wage standards for nursing home workers across Minnesota take effect Sept. 10, 2026, following federal approval of the State Plan Amendment by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services …
"Every stroke, every step and every mile is a testament to your courage," said YWCA Minneapolis President and CEO Shelley Carthen Watson at the start of the 17th YWCA Triathlon on Sunday, Aug. 9, …
Ashley Ackerson spends a lot of time talking about her late husband, Ed Ackerson, and it’s easy to understand why.
Ed was a popular Minneapolis musician who started his career in the 1980s. He …
Longfellow resident Larry Long started writing songs and singing them when he was 20, and 54 years later he has not stopped. As he has traveled the country and shared his voice, he has practiced the …
On Sept. 22, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) heard testimony from three witnesses regarding the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during Operation Metro Surge. Witnesses included …
It’s not common to see graffiti in art galleries but Joe Ellis has found a way to make that his job. Ellis, who runs Joe Ellis Art, works with graffiti writers from Minneapolis who have developed …
Another person was killed during an encounter involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, in Biddeford, Maine earlier today on July 13, 2026. This shooting comes only six days …
For Twin Cities non-profits that support immigrant communities, this is a moment of assessment and continued resolve. Recalling the height of Operation Metro Surge, when Minneapolis-based COPAL …
The Minnesota Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild condemns today’s announcement of federal criminal charges against 15 members of "our community for alleged acts of resistance to the federal …
If the proposed reconstruction plan for Hennepin Ave. passes, Kristin Traynor says The Corner Balloon Shoppe will be moving from 2455 Hennepin Ave. “I have an extremely diverse group of …
As woman of color, Wedge resident Chandra Lalla says she knows how “our streets don’t serve everyone well.“For generations, city streets were built solely with car travel in mind, …
Small businesses are the lifeblood of any community. They provide distinctive character to a neighborhood and are the engine that drives a local economy. Without local businesses, there is no local …
By Tesha M. Christensen
In a one-way presentation on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, city staff acknowledged that there are competing desires for E. Hennepin Ave., and they can’t all be addressed …
In all, 115 Uptown businesses collectively asked the city to conduct “a more thorough analysis, update studies and ultimately begin to incorporate the views, suggestions, and proposals of the Hennepin Avenue business community into a new plan for Hennepin Avenue that is truly inclusive for all.”
Big things start small.
A conversation. A drawing. A student imagining flowers outside a school entrance.
Sometimes, a garden begins long before the first seed touches the soil.
At …
Every spring, Minnesotans step outside to perform the same ritual: rake the lawn, plan the garden, and grab a bag of fertilizer to help the yard wake up from winter. What most people don’t realize …
Every spring, as temperatures start to rise, Twin Cities gardeners face the same question: “Is it finally safe to plant?” This can be a complicated decision! Read on to demystify hardiness zones, …
Happy spring, south Minneapolis! Welcome to another growing season and another season of the City Gardener. As I’m writing this column, it’s 75 degrees out. By the time you read this, it will …
Jim Nicholas used to commute to work by bike using the Lake Harriet bike path. In early spring, he’d catch whiffs of blooming flowers and admire the new shoots from trees.
During the January 2026 Minnesota Newspaper Association Convention, TMC Publication CO accepted 25 awards during the Better Newspaper Contest Awards banquet. Accepting them in person were (left to …
Her experience in family court has put Marie* in the hospital twice for mental health treatment. But the special master, a judge that her parents were ordered to pay for, didn’t stop pushing for …
Two teenagers are currently homeless after special master Jennifer Joseph ordered them away from their mom’s house and told them to live with the dad they fear. Seventeen-year-old Ethan* and …
Ethan* and Mason* have told professional after professional that they don’t want to see their dad. And now, because they won’t go, the 16-year-old and 13-year-old might be put in an …
What do you do when 11 judges and referees, 20 therapists, 12 mediators, two parenting consultants (with 37 directives), one custody evaluator, and one guardian ad litem haven’t been able to …
Violence Free Minnesota issued the following statement on Tuesday, Feb. 20 to call attention to the full circumstances around Shannon Cortez Gooden's murder of two police officers and an EMT in …
Atmos reports on Redford, Texas, where locals oppose the proposed border wall. Community groups unite against construction, citing environmental and personal impacts.
Plus500 reports that U.S. stocks average 2.9% returns in the year before midterm elections and 12.4% after, but macroeconomic factors play a bigger role than election outcomes.
![Bike shops across the Twin Cities have taken different approaches to fixing E-bikes. Some stores refuse to work on them, while others like Watt Cycleworks solely focus on them. Even Watt refuses to work on some brands, however. “It’s truly just too much of a hassle to find these parts that might be specific to this brand […]. It’s easier to say no,” said Bill Findling, founder of Watt Cycleworks.](https://gamma.creativecirclecdn.com/messenger/medium/20260930-110834-db0-WattCycle0008.jpg)
