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Supporters of the indoor urban farm at the Roof Depot site unearthed a city report from June that shows city construction would be "problematic" given the lead and arsenic contaimination in the area, …
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by Tesha M. Christensen
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10/1/21
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Supporters of the East Phillips Indoor Urban Farm rallied on Thursday night, Sept. 23 in between two votes that will determine the future of the project.
On Wednesday, Sept. 22, the city council …
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10/1/21
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The city received 1,063 comments from individuals and organizations opposed to expanding the public works facility into the Roof Depot site at Hiawatha and 24th, and only two in favor of it. Instead, …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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5/26/21
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The pollution from the city’s proposed plan to expand its public works facility at Hiawatha and E. 26th would affect a majority of South Minneapolis, pointed out representatives of the East …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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3/24/21
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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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Community members push city to use former Roof Depot site to solve current needs There are some nights in Cedar Field Park that "there's a fog in the air we don't know where …
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by TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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10/2/20
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Global Shapers Community is a network of young people working together to address local, regional, and global challenges. Locally, they are collaborating to support the East Phillips Indoor Urban …
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10/2/20
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In the heart of Minneapolis’ Southside Green Zone, in an area nicknamed the “Arsenic Triangle,” East Phillips community members have vied – so far to no avail – …
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By Erin Niehoff
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10/2/20
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At 14, Trinidad Flores was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition in which an enlarged heart struggles to pump blood. His mom, Little …
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Tesha M. Christensen, owner & editor
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7/1/19
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The Minneapolis City Council hasn't allowed these kids or those in support of a farm at the Roof Depot site to speak, so they gathered together on June 17 to flood city council member offices with …
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7/1/19
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN For now, the city’s plan to move its water yard along the Midtown Greenway is stalled. The Roof Depot owners have told city staff that they are no longer willing to sell the …
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8/25/15
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By PHOTO: DJR Architecture’s alternate plan includes the renewal of the Roof Depot building into an agribusiness powered by an immense solar array on the roof. That kind of facility would offer …
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6/26/15
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