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City looks to crack down on renter crime

by Kia Farhang
Published June 19, 2013
Some seek more property owner penalties for problem tenants.
Smokedale store manager David Yousef and customer Johnathan Martiny discuss e-cigarette options on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at Smokedale in Stadium Village. Yousef believes e-cigarettes are likely to become much more popular after the cigarette tax is implemented.

Cigarette tax worries businesses

by Meghan Holden
Published June 19, 2013
A forthcoming tax increase on cigarettes has local business owners concerned sales will drop.
Mayoral candidates Mark Andrew, Gary Schiff, Jim Thomas, Don Samuels, Betsy Hodges, and Jackie Cherryhomes answer questions during a Q&A session at the DFL's city convention on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

No DFL endorsement in Minneapolis mayor race

by Kia Farhang
Published June 16, 2013

After a full day of speeches and voting, the Minneapolis DFL ended its convention Saturday night without endorsing a candidate for the city’s mayoral race. Six candidates entered the convention hoping...

University neighborhoods see weekend assaults and burglaries

by Kia Farhang
Published June 13, 2013

Two men were assaulted within five minutes of each other early Sunday morning in the Southeast Como neighborhood, according to Minneapolis police reports. The suspect in the first incident escaped on a...

Marcy-Holmes sees several broken car windows

by Kia Farhang
Published June 12, 2013
Also, a University student stopped a man from breaking into her house Saturday.
Potter's Pasties & Pies owner Alec Duncan cuts potatoes on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at the recently opened location on Como Avenue.

Como shop serves up pies, art

by Meghan Holden
Published June 12, 2013
Owner Alec Duncan brings local artists to his food trucks and pasty shop.
A streetcar passes over the old Washington Avenue bridge.

Modern streetcar project gains traction

by Cody Nelson
Published June 12, 2013
The Legislature passed a bill letting Minneapolis use tax revenue for a multi-million dollar streetcar line.
Burlesque and drag performer Fox Smoulder performs at the cabaret event during the annual BECAUSE conference on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Augsburg College.

Bisexuality conference highlights research disparities

by Branden Largent
Published June 12, 2013
The BECAUSE conference is the largest of its kind in the country.
Potholes line Eighth Street SE near Siebert Field.

University looks to help fund 8th St. reconstruction

by Kia Farhang
Published June 12, 2013
The U wants to rebuild the street adjacent to the recently renovated Siebert Field.
Minneapolis mayoral candidates former Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Andrew, City Council members Gary Schiff, Don Samuels, and Betsy Hodges, and former City Council President Jackie Cherryhomes listen to an introductionat a forum hosted by the Somali DFL caucus May 31, 2013, at Safari Restaurant in Minneapolis. The DFL party will choose a mayoral candidate at the city DFL convention June 15.

Somalis raise their civic voice

by Cody Nelson
Published June 5, 2013
The Minneapolis Somali community hosted a mayoral debate last week, the first of its kind.

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