Ben Howery joined LCC in August of 2023 after recently completing his undergraduate in urban studies. He joins the team from the Southeast Como Improvement Association where he gained experience in …
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By Andrea Tritschler, communications, andrea@longfellow.org
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9/28/23
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The Longfellow Community Council's annual No Pie Charts, Only (Pizza) Pies! event will be on Thursday, Oct. 12. Please note that it was incorrect in an advertisement in the Sepember Messenger where …
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9/2/23
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Beginning this year, Longfellow Community Council opened up our grant programming so we could fund more projects and initiatives led by people in our community. Getting our community involved is …
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By Andrea Tritschler, communications, andrea@longfellow.org
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8/30/23
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Black-owned pop-up businesses and organizations lined the block of Minnehaha starting from Arbeiter Brewing up to The Hook and Ladder during the free 2023 Soul of the Southside festival on Monday, …
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By Talia McWright
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6/22/23
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Art has the ability to bind people to places and to each other – and on a beautiful Sunday in June, over 700 members of our community came together at Solace at the Palace to make art, connect …
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By Andrea Tritschler, communications, andrea@longfellow.org
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6/21/23
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The Longfellow Business Association (LBA) held its annual meeting at Galapagos Bar and Grill on Lake Street on May 11, 2023 where it held its annual election of board members and officers. Front row, …
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5/26/23
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Longfellow Community Council (LCC) and community partners hosted a press conference in the City Hall Rotunda on Tuesday, May 16 at 10 a.m. to stand together against the current engagement process and …
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5/21/23
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Longfellow Community Council is hosting Solace at the Palace, a day of community art, healing and resilience in the heart of the Longfellow neighborhood. Community members can enjoy a free day of …
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By Andrea Tritschler, communications, andrea@longfellow.org
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4/27/23
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Longfellow Community Council is excited to announce that we’re looking for candidates to apply to our Board of Directors! Historically, governing boards have not been accessible spaces for …
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By Andrea Tritschler, communications, andrea@longfellow.org
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3/21/23
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There’s a diversity gap in our outdoor spaces. Participation and attendance at state and national parks is almost 70 percent White. This is alarming considering 40 percent of our national …
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By Andrea Tritschler, communications, andrea@longfellow.org
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2/22/23
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The Longfellow music scene has expanded with the opening of The Legacy Building at 46th and Minnehaha, a block away from the Minnehaha Recording Company.It’s the kind of space that Sarah (aka …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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1/26/23
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There are around 8,000 racial covenants still attached to properties in the city of Minneapolis. Since implementing Just Deeds in 2021, a free legal service that assists property owners in removing …
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By Andrea Tritschler, communications, andrea@longfellow.org
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1/26/23
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At 42, Kim Jakus is switching career fields and is leaving the Longfellow Business Association (LBA) at the end of December 2022.“I don’t consider it to be a midlife crisis, but it is a …
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By Tesha M. Christensen
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12/22/22
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The start of a new year always feels filled with so much promise. Our futures feel expansive and possible. And while so much of our focus shifts to ourselves in the new year, making goals and changes …
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By Andrea Tritschler
communications
andrea@longfellow.org
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12/22/22
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Bethlehem Covenant Church3141 43rd Ave. S. • 612-721-5768www.bethlehemcov.org Pastor Colleen Nelson(Handicapped Accessible)Traditional Service – 9 AMContemporary Service –10:30 …
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12/1/22
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The world of queer synchronized swimming is very small. But the Subversive Sirens, a non-binary synchronized swimming team out of Minnesota, is making a big splash. (Forgive the pun.)
Advocating …
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Jan Willms
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11/30/22
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It was Dec. 30, 1948, that the Riverview Theater at 3800 42nd Avenue opened its doors, showing the film “June Bride,” starring Bette Davis. The neighborhood icon caters to its community …
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By JAN WILLMS
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11/30/22
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In 2021, retired University of Minnesota filmmaker Paul Eide and a few members of his family pictured a way to fight pandemic isolation – a way that creatively drew them together. Just before …
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~ Edited by Terry Faust
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11/30/22
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You have probably heard of Asa’s Bakery by now, but just in case you haven’t, it’s time to tell you about a little shop located on 5011 S 34th Ave. When first walking into the shop, …
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By Sarah Friedman
communications manager
sarah.friedman@nokomiseast.org
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11/30/22
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As I’m writing this, snow is falling outside announcing winter’s arrival. With the snowfall and bitter cold temperatures, we prepare to leave another year behind, but not first without …
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By ANDREA TRITSCHLER,
communications
andrea@longfellow.org
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11/30/22
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