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Varsity Theater (left), Blarney Pub and Grill (bottom right) and the one story brick building on the northwest corner of 4th St SE and 14th Ave SE (top right), on November 6, 2023.

Preserving Dinkytown: Commercial Historic District design guidelines spark conversation and concern

by Grace Aigner
Published November 6, 2023
Eight years after it was first proposed, the city has resumed discussion of Dinkytown’s Commercial Historic District guidelines draft.
Minneapolis City Hall on March 26, 2023.

Q&A with Ward 2 City Council candidates Robin Wonsley, Michael Baskins

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published November 5, 2023
Incumbent Robin Wonsley and opposer Michael Baskins discuss their respective campaigns.
A proposed rendering of the Dinkytown McDonald's redevelopment.

The return of Dinkytown McDonald’s

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published October 29, 2023
After a three-year closure, McDonald’s is coming back to Dinkytown.
The Quad on Delaware on Oct 23, 2023.

The Quad on Delaware: mold, flooding and more

by Jack O’Connor
Published October 23, 2023
For the past two years, tenants of the Quad have reported numerous problems with the apartment building.
Newly-painted Midnight Garden mural at the Darul Quba Cultural Center.

New art aims to include Cedar-Riverside youth 

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published October 19, 2023
The Midnight Garden mural and Riverside Plaza shed create new opportunities for youth in the community. 
New trees have been planted in the Bohemian Flats tree project under the Washington Ave. bridge on Oct. 17 2023.

Minneapolis bringing Bohemian Flats into the new century

by Saniah Bates
Published October 18, 2023
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has been working on Bohemian Flats. Here's what they have been up to.
The dog park's construction ended in June.

Marcy Park’s new dog park puts pets at center stage

by Saniah Bates
Published October 16, 2023
The new dog park in Marcy Park promotes pet ownership for students near campus.
Shelves are filled inside Dinkytown's newly-opened Top Ten Liquors.

Top Ten Liquors makes its debut in Dinkytown

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published October 10, 2023
Dinkytown’s first liquor store in two years opened on Sept. 28 and is ready to serve the community.
A voter waits in line to cast their ballot outside Marcy Open Elementary School on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.

Voter turnout around campus trends up, lower than city average

by Hannah Ward
Published October 8, 2023
Municipal elections in recent years have seen low turnout from precincts around UMN, and this year, every seat on the Minneapolis City Council is up for election.
The Witch’s Hat Water Tower in Prospect Park, Minneapolis on Monday, Oct. 2 2023.

Prospect Park community plans Witch’s Hat Tower restorations

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published October 3, 2023
The Community recounts the Tower’s history, connections and repairs.

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