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Survey on policing conducted by the Longfellow Community Council
The Longfellow Community Council (LCC) conducted an online community survey of residents and business owners throughout Greater Longfellow and neighboring communities regarding policing issues. The … more
Dr. Gary Green
Seeking justice, caring for people: preparing for the days ahead
As the criminal trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin begins, the Twin Cities will once again be front and center in confronting the trauma of racism, police brutality, and White supremacy.To … more
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Karla Arredondo is NENA’s Community Organizer and oversees the food distribution, which takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call or text 612.293.9683 to schedule an appointment at least 24 hours before you plan to come; both English and Spanish are spoken. (Photo by Margie O’Loughlin)
NENA addresses diversity, equity and inclusion
If you are looking for a way to work on diversity, equity, and inclusion issues in the community, members of Nokomis East Neighborhood Association (NENA) have formed a new committee to do just that. … more
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Is Round Two coming?
Should Longfellow businesses board their windows and doors again prior to the start of the Derek Chauvin trial? Should they plan to stay overnight at their business?How will the city balance the … more
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Community Activist Julia Johnson holds a sign for visibility during Yes 4 Minneapolis outdoor event on Feb. 13 and 14, 2021 to sign the people's petition. "This is a historic moment where the community is able to decide the future of Minneapolis community safety systems. I'm really excited for the wonderful ideas that we're gonna bring forward as we develop these new public safety measures." (Photo by Jill Boogren)
People’s Petition would change policing
There are a lot of ways to spend a day when windchills are blowing in the subzero digits. Standing on a sidewalk gathering signatures isn’t likely to make anybody’s Top 5 list. Yet on … more
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Themes identified by stakeholders as priority solutions for transforming community safety
Nine months in: where’s the city on police reform?
In June 2020, two weeks after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police sparking a global uprising, nine city council members stood on a stage above huge, bold letters that spelled “DEFUND … more
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It’s all hands on deck as artists and volunteers hoist the new metal fist onto its base in George Floyd Square. Artist Jordan Powell Karis is in green (Photo by Jill Boogren)
Raising a fist for BLACK POWER
On Jan. 18, community members at George Floyd Square honored the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by raising a fist. Literally. A little after noon, Jordan Powell Karis, with a team of artists … more
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Library services are limited at Hennepin County Libraries, but they are open to visits. East Lake Library Supervisor Sarah Connolly answers questions and helps folks find materials. (Photo by Tesha M. Christensen)
East Lake Library reopens
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 … more
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Nearly 1,000 people assembled at the Holiday gas station at 36th and Cedar Ave. on Jan. 3, 2021 to protest the fatal shooting by police of Dolal Idd there on Dec. 30, 2020. Demonstrators marched to E. Lake St. then back on Bloomington Ave., demanding justice and transparency. (Photo by Jill Boogren)
Community seeks answers, transparency in Dolal Idd killing
Local residents and civil rights advocates are demanding answers and transparency after the fatal shooting by police of Dolal Idd at the Holiday gas station at 36th St. and Cedar Ave. on Dec. 30, … more
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The Minnehaha Post Office building was demolished on Dec. 10, 2020 after it was destroyed by fire six months earlier in the civil uprising after George Floyd's death.
Post office update
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 … more
Local pharmacist and Longfellow resident Joel Albers is working on a five-part Virtual Community Tour of the George Floyd Uprising. The films can be viewed by Googling his name on Youtube, followed by “George Floyd Uprising.”
Documenting past to inform future
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 … more
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Demonstrators who marched onto I-94 during the November 4 National Day of Protest are blocked from exiting by law enforcement officers who kept them on the interstate for more than five hours as 646 arrests were made. (Photo by Jill Boogren)
On streets for democracy and justice
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 … more
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Jeanelle Austin, lead caretaker at the George Floyd Global Memorial, stands near Peyton Scott Russell’s striking portrait of George Floyd. (Photo by Jill Boogren)
Taking care of the George Floyd Global Memorial
At the center of the intersection at 38th St. and Chicago Ave. S., a large sculpture of a fist holding a red, black and green striped Pan-African flag is surrounded by a circular garden. On Chicago … more
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Sara Jones, executive director of the recently renamed Great North Innocence Project. (Photo by Margie O’Loughlin)
New name for organization working to reverse wrongful convictions
A bedrock principle of the American criminal justice system is that a person accused of a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. According to Sara Jones, executive … more
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‘We’ve been on our own’ say local businesses
“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 … more
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Donations help Lake St. businesses recover
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 … more
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The Violence Interrupters gathered in the former K-Mart parking lot before going on patrol along Lake Street on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (Photo by Terry Faust)
Interrupting violence
A young man on a South Minneapolis street was fighting against heavy odds. Seven other youths were attacking him. But someone intervened.“We took 10 guys and encircled the young man and got him … more
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Kia Bible cofounded 612 MASH after George Floyd's murder and hasn't slowed down since. For many, the "med tent" has become the most accessible place in the neighborhood to get medical care.
Welcome to 612 M*A*S*H: Minneapolis All Shall Heal
When Kia Bible went to 38th St. and Chicago Ave. four days after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, she had no idea she was about to be called into service. Moved by her 12-year-old … more
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How might public safety be transformed if we work together?
A few weeks after the murder of George Floyd, I joined over 100 of my Seward neighbors at Matthews Park for an event sponsored by Boneshaker Books. We gathered to remember those killed by police and … more
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Green housing, jobs and farm along Midtown Greenway
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 … more
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