What thoughts or images come to mind when you hear “freshwater”? Do you see a sparkling lake, hear water lapping against the shoreline, feel it tickling your toes? Is it a gurgling creek …
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By PENNY FULLER
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5/30/22
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Over the course of two lengthy meetings in April, the Senate District 63 Democratic Farmer Labor (DFL) party held its endorsing convention and endorsed three candidates to the state legislature.On …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
Community members concerned that Lake Hiawatha may be reduced to nothing more than a holding pond gathered at Lake Hiawatha Park on April 16, 2022.They were there in …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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4/28/22
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As Ericsson resident Josh Klauck tells it, he and a few friends were drinking beer at Buster’s on 28th, wondering what was going on with the old hardware store space next door at 4208 S. 28th …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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11/30/21
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'HUMAN TOLL: A public history of 35W' opens Oct. 2A new exhibit at Hennepin History Museum (HHM) explores community resistance and resilience and illustrates how freeway construction destroyed and …
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10/1/21
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It’s been seven years since the conversation about the future of the Lake Hiawatha Golf Course started. And neighborhood residents are still waiting for something to be done about the trash.It …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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9/3/21
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Christian Ledesma is the new principal at Roosevelt High School, but the hallways and classrooms are very familiar to him. He completed a one-year internship there in 2016, and was Roosevelt’s …
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By Margie O’Loughlin
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9/3/21
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Drop by Sibley Park on Aug. 18 from 6-8 p.m. for a hot dog picnic including all-beef franks, chips, beverage and a treat, along with games and more. Vegan and vegetarian hot dog options available. …
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7/28/21
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Tell the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board what you’d like to see at Sibley and Corcoran parks.The playground equipment and wading pool will be replaced at Sibley Park (1900 E 40th St.). …
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5/26/21
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After a pause, U-Haul is moving ahead with plans to tear down the existing buildings on the site and build a five-story, 1,200-unit storage facility on the southeast corner of Hiawatha Ave. and 42nd …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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5/26/21
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What's next for Hiawatha Golf Course? The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board of Commissioners voted against approving the master plan created by community members that would have removed the …
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4/27/21
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Roosevelt High School students joined a statewide walkout to stand against racial injustice on April 19, the day closing arguments were given in the Derek Chauvin trial. Participants took the light …
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4/26/21
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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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Most sellers become buyers and it’s a pro/con market on either side, observed Jay Anderson, who has been selling in South Minneapolis since 1993. He is a broker/realtor with Coldwell Banker …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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2/24/21
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The golf course will remain at Hiawatha Golf Course, but it will likely shift from 18-holes to 9-holes.After a contentious six-year planning process, the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board …
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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
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2/24/21
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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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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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To a cross country skier, there are few sounds more magical than the swoosh of their skis on a freshly groomed trail – and Minnesota has no shortage of these.According to Gail Lundeen Brand, …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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1/1/21
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Nokomis resident Angela Casselton was recently named executive director of the Creative Enterprise Zone (CEZ), a non-profit organization that attracts and supports creatives …
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By MARGIE O’LOUGHLIN
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1/1/21
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