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The next Poet Laureate will serve for a two-year term.

Minneapolis Poet Laureate application open

by Katrina Bailey
Published September 27, 2024

The Minneapolis Arts and Cultural Affairs Department and the Loft Literary Center are partnering to choose Minneapolis’ 2025-2026 Poet Laureate. Whoever is chosen will become the second Poet Laureate...

Bats are one of the most common carriers of rabies in Minnesota.

Health experts warn about rabies in Hennepin County

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published September 26, 2024

With more than a dozen reports of rabies in bats since Oct. 2023, health experts from the Minnesota Board of Animal Health are advising people to be more cautious around wild animals. Rabies is a...

The Tuttle Elementary School opened in 1911 and closed in 2007.

Como-based Tuttle School could soon be transformed into new apartments

by Katrina Bailey
Published September 23, 2024

A real estate company is in the final negotiations to eventually transform the former Como-based Tuttle School into housing. The building was a nearly century-old elementary school when it was shut...

NMDP’s headquarters is located in downtown Minneapolis.

Stem cell organization encouraging donations on World Donor Day

by Katrina Bailey
Published September 19, 2024

Carl Shevidy’s doctor diagnosed him with leukemia in July 2014. Two weeks later, he was admitted to the Mayo Clinic. It was at the Mayo Clinic that Shevidy learned he needed four rounds of chemotherapy....

The storms had winds up to 65 miles per hour and resulted in over one thousand clean-up orders. Photo Courtesy of Leon van Eck

‘The Loveliest of Trees’ is gone but not forgotten

by Ainsley Brown
Published September 18, 2024

Matthew Beckman, head of the biology department at Augsburg University, arrived at his office on the morning of Aug. 27 to find the giant cottonwood tree outside his office had fallen. “I pulled...

Scammers are contacting people through websites and lost pet posters.

Officials warn of scammers targeting people with lost pets

by Katrina Bailey
Published September 16, 2024

The Minneapolis Animal Care & Control is warning people about a growing scam targeting owners of lost pets. In the scam, phone calls and messages are sent out to distressed pet owners by someone...

Due to habitat loss and native plant loss, monarch butterflies are disappearing.

Monarch butterfly population decline continues to alarm scientists

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published September 16, 2024

The official state butterfly since 2000, monarch butterflies are facing a major ecological threat, according to experts.Local, Western populations of monarchs have declined by around 30% compared to...

Fellow SECIA member Kelly Rogers now lives in Marcy-Holmes as a senior at the University of Minnesota.

Student takeaways from neighborhood association participation

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published September 15, 2024

Student members can be a dime a dozen for local neighborhood organizations close to campus, but student involvement in these groups can provide a unique and fresh perspective many older residents are looking...

Opened on Sept. 6, the line for the restaurant ran out the door.

Kinzō Udon now open in Stadium Village

by Katrina Bailey
Published September 14, 2024

In Stadium Village’s newest restaurant, customers are greeted by bags of udon noodle flour on the left with booths lining the brick wall painted with the words “Kinzō Udon.” Japanese concepts influence...

Finding a work-life balance is a personal journey.

Twin Cities ranked best in U.S. for work-life balance

by Katrina Bailey
Published September 11, 2024

Minneapolis ranked one and St. Paul two in the U.S. for best cities for work-life balance and mental health, according to a study by Coworking Cafe. Mental health, affordability, remote work and commute...

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