Minneapolis has a new city attorney. Following a public hearing on Sept. 6 and city council approval on the 8th, Kristyn Anderson was officially sworn in for a four-year term on Sept. 27. …
The main caretaker for George Floyd Square (38th and Chicago) and members of the team ran in the Twin Cities Marathon on Oct. 2, 2022 to raise money in support of the memorial and an internship in …
Is it Halloween? Are there ghosts in my house? I can only focus on what is in front of me. What is this me being scared? It’s a mystery. Do you ever get scared? Is it a mystery to you? Tell …
Recent Supreme Court rulings have exposed the reality that government representatives often don’t act in accordance with the will of the people. Polls indicate, for example, that Americans …
Anthony and Thriller Award winning author of crime fiction, Jessica Lourey, has a new book called “The Quarry Girls” based on real-life true crime events that happened in St. Cloud around …
As a pharmacist and health and wellness coach, I felt as prepared as possible heading into my total knee replacement Aug. 29. With the looming nursing strike in our community hospitals, I did my pre …
“Minági kiŋ dowáŋ: a Zitkála-Šá opera,” (“My Spirit Sings” in Dakota) is an original film written, composed and sung by an all-Indigenous …
POSTERS FOR PARKS OCT. 22 Back in person at Royal Foundry Craft Spirits after two years of online-only sales, Twin Citians can once again come together for the annual Posters for Parks for Show. …
City Government Reorganization The Minneapolis city council has advanced Mayor Jacob Frey’s proposed restructuring of city government. The proposal was developed by a task force he …
This fall, The Westminster Town Hall Forum presents “Healing Our House Divided” a four-part series in which intellectually diverse thinkers will argue that community can surmount …
Some board members push back against a plan for online tutoring, pointing to racial disparities connected to online learning.
Southwest Minneapolis is now home to a new delivery-based THC edibles business, Baja Ontario. The company is partially Black-owned, a rarity in legal THC businesses.
How the lack of opposition shows how things have changed
Current and former fire department staff, city officials, friends and family joined together at Minneapolis Fire Station 5 (2700 Bloomington Ave.) on Sept. 23, 2022, to honor the four members of the …
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Numerous people, including residents of the encampments, showed up in protest of the recent encampment sweeps.
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A goal of the 2040 plan is to encourage equitable and affordable housing, but it also creates gaps for condominiums worth over $1.3 million. A Linden Hills proposal by Sustainable 9 for …
