On Feb. 5, 2025, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), a member of the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Banking Committee, called for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to appear before both …
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2/6/25
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Ever since it first opened in the mid-1990s, May Day Cafe at 3440 Bloomington Ave. has been a thriving hub for its local community. Now, after a year of fundraising to buy the business, employees are …
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By Danielle Fraher
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1/31/25
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Building a Stronger Minnesota: The Need for Inclusive Zoning Reform
I’ve lived in Minnesota for nearly 30 years. One of the things I love about this state is the sense of community and …
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1/31/25
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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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As I start to write, I am aware that the Trump inauguration is coming. When he leaves office, I will be 84 years old.
LOST AND SEARCHING I HAVE ADOPTED GUIDES
The holidays …
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By Donald L. Hammen
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1/31/25
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The Minnesota Hockey Recreation League is pleased to announce that a design by south Minneapolis resident Leo Fortune has been selected as the winner in its annual competition. The yearly open call …
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1/31/25
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Summer camp season will be here before parents know it. While children anxiously await the last day of school, adults know that it can be challenging to keep kids occupied and mentally stimulated …
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1/31/25
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You may have seen John Njoes around the neighborhood. He’s lived in the 55406 zip code nearly all of his life, and has been a Longfellow resident since 1984. After more than 15 years of donning …
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By Margie O’loughlin
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1/31/25
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In early 1987, Caren Dewar, Redesign’s executive director, was in her Franklin Avenue office when she got a call from Kathy O’Brien, then Seward’s representative on the …
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By Iric Nathanson
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1/31/25
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Classics Lost ‘N’ Found Theater Company (CLFTC), your neighborhood community theater in the Nokomis Neighborhood, invites you to explore its 2025 playbill. With the exception of the …
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1/31/25
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Steve Brandt announced that he’s seeking a second term this year on the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation, the body that sets the city’s property tax cap annually and approves …
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1/31/25
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When I arrived at Grande Sunrise, I found Roberto Grande-Perez in the parking lot, fixing his car with a confident, self-taught ease. Within minutes of meeting him, his hard-working spirit and …
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By Sarah Friedman, communications manager, sarah.friedman@nokomiseast.org
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1/31/25
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At their Dec. 10, 2024 meeting, the Board of Commissioners adopted a 2025-2026 Budget for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) that focuses caring for park amenities and infrastructure, …
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1/31/25
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The city of Minneapolis has committed nearly $17 million in direct investment, along with $1.5 million in 10-year federal tax credits, to 11 affordable rental housing projects in Minneapolis. The …
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1/31/25
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Seward Cooperative General Manager, Ray Williams, has announced the sale of the “Creamery building” located at 2601 E Franklin Ave., to North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems …
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1/30/25
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BET Leadership
The Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET), which sets the maximum property tax levy and coordinates taxing and borrowing for the city, has reelected Steve Brandt as president and …
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Compiled by Cam Gordon
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1/30/25
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Minnesota’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions dropped by 14% between 2005 and 2022, according to a biennial report from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota …
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1/30/25
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On Jan. 30, 2025, the Minneapolis City Council passed an ordinance to allow the city to collect fees for the use of public property by MPD officers when they conduct off-duty work, saving taxpayers …
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1/30/25
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Junauda Petrus is the city’s new poet laureate for 2025-2026. Petrus succeeds Heid E. Erdrich in this prominent literary role. A multidisciplinary artist, Petrus spans stage, screen and page in …
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1/30/25
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Minneapolis reached a major milestone in 2024, surpassing $1 billion in construction value for the 14th year in a row. At a news conference Tuesday, Jana. 28, 2025, Mayor Jacob Frey – …
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1/29/25
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