Good Neighbor

A man, his iPhone, and a haiku

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 …

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 …

Good Neighbor: Buckthorn be gone

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. 

Pam sees the people that others ignore

You may not know Pam, but you may recognize her front yard. It’s filled with signs, some overtly political, others portraits of figures like Timberwolves player Naz Reid and poet Amanda Gorman. …

Jaynie Appleseed

Ask residents on the 4000 block of Pleasant Avenue South and its surrounding streets about their yard, and you’ll likely hear the same name come up over and over: Jayne Roberts. Since moving …

Volunteer of the year

Nancy Eustis was named Volunteer of the Year at the Kenwood Senior Living, 825 Summit Ave. She has lived at The Kenwood since 1997. Eustis has volunteered throughout the community in many ways. …

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