BrightSide Produce started at the University of Minnesota to help families and corner store owners provide healthy food options in an effort to end food insecurity.

The closing of the store on Aug. 22 shrunk an already small clothing retail market in the neighborhood.

The development could start construction as early as spring of next year.

Prior to the upcoming special election, 11 Ward 6 candidates attended three community forums before the Aug. 11 special election to present their platform.

The policy, spurred by concern over the future of damaged property on Lake Street, could foster greater community input on developments.

The University student group is helping create produce gardens for Twin Cities neighborhoods left as food deserts after the George Floyd protests.

When most other theatres stay dark, Cedar-Riverside's Mixed Blood Theatre repurposed their space for artists to respond to the city's unrest.

The app, called SafeDistance, was launched April 22 by the University of Minnesota, HealthPartners, Modern Logic and others.

Young adults mobilized a neighborhood patrol and organized a food shelf to support the neighborhood.

Property crime is up in Minneapolis and in SE Como and Marcy-Holmes as the city is on COVID-19 lockdown.