Neighborhood news - Nov 2025

Cross Country Champs
On Nov. 1, the Southwest High School girls cross country team won the state championship at the Minnesota State High School League Class AA Cross Country State meet. Team members Annika Midness, Annie Schendel, Keira Bell, Nora Prekker, Anatalya Graham, Winnie Sexton, Alice Andresson-Stern, Nora Deisz and Willa Deisz were coached by Jaime Yaeck and Aaron Gerhardt.

ARMATAGE BASEBALL FIELD WORK
The Southwest Baseball Boosters received a $41,000 grant to improve the infield at Field #1 at Armatage Park. The upgrades include 3D machine grading of the infield, with removal and resodding of the infield, sod, and all edges. The 3D machine allows pre-programmed measurements so the infield is resodded to exact specifications.

A MUSICIAN’S MENU
RaeBeat Records announces “A Musician’s Menu,” a cookbook where food meets the heartbeat of Minnesota’s music scene. This collection features recipes that rock – literally – created and curated by beloved figures in the local music community, including Curtiss A, Craig Teiken, Rob Genadek, Billy Dankert, Mary Stone, Scott Allen, Edie Rae, Jim Walsh, Paul McFarland, Stephanie Winter, TeawhYB, Wendy Kremer, John Bryn, Doug Myren, Deirdre Caron, Bill DeVille, James Loney, Steve McClellan, Claire Luger, Michele Swanson, Joe Baumgart, Jon Clifford, Terri Owens, Randy Broughten, Mike Owens, Joe Fahey, Mark Devaraj, Laura and Scott Burns, John Sims, Craig Paquette, Chris Osgood, Jackie Crosby, John Magnuson, Terry Walsh, Mikkel Beckmen, Doug Collins, Chad Mittag, Emily Bee, Becky Kapell, Gini Dodds, Rich Mattson, Germaine Gemberling, Steve McClellan– and more. Attend an upcoming event at Hi-Fi Hair and Records from 2-3 p.m. on Nov. 22

GREEN LINE TESTING
In October, the first light rail trains began moving on the METRO Green Line Extension as part of the testing phase. Weekend work is expected to occur in the rail corridor and adjacent work sites around the West Lake Street Station and Kenilworth LRT tunnel.