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It's Saturday morning June 14. I woke up making a list of my health issues. I've done that several times over the course of the last month in preparation for visits to doctors, physician assistants …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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6/28/25
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City gardening is a unique blend of nurturing plants while coexisting with a surprising variety of urban wildlife. From playful squirrels to curious raccoons, and even baby bunnies nestled among your …
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By Lauren Bethke, Master Gardener
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6/28/25
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In cities and towns across America, stormwater drains play an essential role in keeping our streets and neighborhoods safe and clean. But like many necessary systems, they require regular attention …
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By Chris Opp, board member
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6/28/25
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I often tell people that I was the intern that never left some 46 years ago. I was fresh out of Hamline University and took a job at the Midway Monitor as editor after a brief internship. Over the …
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By Denis Woulfe
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6/20/25
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I often tell people that I was the intern that never left some 46 years ago. I was fresh out of Hamline University and took a job at the Midway Monitor as editor after a brief internship. Over the …
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By Denis Woulfe, denis@tmcpub.com
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6/8/25
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What does racism look like?
I saw it in April when I received an envelope at my south Minneapolis post office box filled with clips of nearly every person of color who made our edition of the …
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By Tesha M. Christensen, Owner & Editor, tesha@LongfellowNokomisMessenger.com
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5/30/25
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Part 4 in a 4-part series From Heather Cox Richardson, I learned about an era called the 'Liberal Consensus.' She traces it back to the New Deal of the 1930s. The programs that helped my parents …
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By Valerie Fitzgerald, Howe resident
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5/30/25
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I first wrote this for Father's Day 2021. I have previously written a Stories and Journeys column acknowedging my mother's influence on my life. It's time for me to acknowlege my father with Father's …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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5/30/25
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Part 3 in a 4-part series Every 4th of July, Heather Cox Richardson posts about the Declaration of Independence. She describes the world left behind by European immigrants who came to the Americas: …
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By Valerie Fitzgerald, Howe resident
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4/25/25
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It is becoming important for me to ground myself before I write. At the end of the day, Stories and Journeys is me paying attention to my internal knowing, being still and true to myself. With this …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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4/25/25
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Welcome back to a new gardening season, and a new season of City Gardener columns! As our gardens begin to wake up from their winter rest, it's a great time to think about an often-neglected …
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By Lauren Bethke, Master Gardener
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4/25/25
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Nokomis East Neighborhood Association (NENA) is proud to announce that we received the Business Façade Improvement Grant from Greater Streets Minneapolis! We have $17,000 that we can give to …
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By Sarah Friedman, executive director, sarah.friedman@nokomiseast.org
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4/25/25
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(Disclaimer: This information is accurate to the best of my knowledge, but I am not a historian, archaeologist, or any other kind of expert.) As I considered how humans developed a racial hierarchy, …
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By Valerie Fitzgerald, Howe resident
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3/28/25
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With warmer weather coming, I have been able to get outside and walk more. Walking more is causing me to be aware that it is so easy for me to take my feet for granted. So, in this column, I am …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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3/28/25
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Seventeen years ago, Solveig Corbin opened Nokomis Yoga (2722 E. 50th St.), a sanctuary dedicated to bringing the transformative power of yoga to people of all ages and backgrounds. Her journey to …
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By Sarah Friedman, communications manager, sarah.friedman@nokomiseast.org
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3/28/25
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We are coming up on five years since Mr. George Floyd was murdered at Cup Foods by a police officer. Memories of that time carry a strong emotional charge: the daily COVID-19 briefings from Governor …
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By Valerie Fitzgerald, Howe resident
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2/27/25
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Moving past the 2024 Presidential election results for me means that I have reached the following conclusion: There was dis-information and voter suppression. Especially voter suppression. My …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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2/27/25
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The Roosevelt High School (RHS) Community Meals are a way for friends, family, and other community members to celebrate our aspiring chiefs at Roosevelt. If you would like to know more about what …
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By Rosalind Smith
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2/27/25
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As Minnesota marks the 44th Annual Food Shelf Month this March, Minnehaha Food Shelf is calling on the community to step up and help address food insecurity. Designated by the Minnesota Council of …
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By Sarah Friedman, communications manager, sarah.friedman@nokomiseast.org
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2/27/25
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Shortly after initiating the acquisition of Twitter in 2022, Elon Musk posted, “For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be politically neutral, which effectively means upsetting the far …
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By Chuck Peters, chuck@ambit.community
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1/31/25
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