The East Lake Library has reopened. The library had been closed since fires and unrest tore through the neighborhood during the last week of May 2020. Prior to that, the library had only been open …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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1/27/21
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When a child does not know where he or she is going to sleep at night, studying for that math test loses its importance. Having a roof over one’s head becomes more of a priority than acing the …
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By JAN WILLMS
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1/27/21
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As more people see the need to not just talk about environmental justice and racism but to do something about it, support is growing for the East Phillips Urban Indoor Farm.During a virtual press …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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1/27/21
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Minnehaha station may be moved
By TESHA M. CHRISTENSENThe Minnehaha Post Office may not be returning to 3033 27th Ave. S.The building was destroyed by fire along with the majority of the block …
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1/27/21
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Longfellow resident Joel Albers is compiling a Virtual Community Tour of the George Floyd Uprising that rocked the world last May. The first two installments can be watched on YouTube, along with a …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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1/27/21
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Steve Brandt announces his candidacy for one of two citizen seats on the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation.He pledged to employ common sense and good judgment on the board that sets the …
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1/2/21
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Finding a medallion is something Roosevelt High School graduate Melissa Gross has always wanted to do. On Friday, Dec. 11, she crossed it off her bucket list. Gross discovered the Nokomis East …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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1/1/21
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When graphic designer Brian Cornell and his wife Kari moved to Longfellow in 1996, the Riverview Theater stood proud at the intersection of 38th Street and 42nd Avenue – but there wasn’t …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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1/1/21
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The combination of winter weather with its days of cold temperatures and shorter daylight hours, along with the isolation and fear caused by COVID-19, strikes a depressive chord within many. But if …
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By JAN WILLMS
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1/1/21
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The Michael ‘Taz’ and Sakiko Nilan family has a global perspective on things as they’ve lived in both Japan (where Sakiko is front) and Minnesota (where Taz …
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Compiled by Tesha M. Christensen
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1/1/21
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The Lake Street Council announces two new grants that will provide a total of $1.5 million to local entrepreneurs who rebuild and invest in property on Lake Street. The grants are a part of the …
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1/1/21
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The Minneapolis Board of Education has announced South High School junior Mary Ghebremeskal will serve as its next Student Representative. She replaces outgoing Student Representative Nathaniel …
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1/1/21
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On Nov. 7, 2020, the day the Associated Press called the election for President Elect Joe Biden, nearly a thousand people gathered in front of the former Third Precinct police headquarters at …
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By JILL BOOGREN
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11/25/20
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Terra Girard wasn’t planning to be a widow in her 60s. But things changed quickly in September when her husband Teddy got a sore throat and a cough, was hospitalized for COVID-19, and died nine …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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11/25/20
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“We’ve been on our own trying to figure out two crises,” Two Bettys owner Anna Tsantir told Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. The first communication she got …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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11/25/20
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The Lake Street Council’s mission is to engage, serve, and advocate for the Lake Street business community to ensure the vitality and prosperity of the commercial corridor. Before George Floyd …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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11/25/20
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Know someone in your life who deserves a shot at a brighter tomorrow? The Takoda Institute can help. Its no-cost education, career coaching, and training programs for adults have improved the lives …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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11/25/20
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The Minnehaha Parkway Regional Trail Master Plan has been approved by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) of Commissioners. The Minnehaha Parkway Regional Trail Master Plan is a written …
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11/25/20
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In 1919, as a great flu pandemic was winding down, Minnesota’s representative in congress Andrew Volstead, helped pass a Constitutional Amendment, HR 6810, also known as prohibition. After Jan. …
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By Stephanie Fox
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11/2/20
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3036 Minnehaha Ave.612-438-2437Taproom opening soon
When three friends working at Northern Brewery, a home brewer supply company, first started talking about opening their own brewery and taproom, …
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By Stephanie Fox
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11/2/20
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