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Artwork inside the Brian Coyle Community Center in Cedar-Riverside.
Cedar-Riverside community wants more youth program funding after gang shooting
by Claudia Garcia
Published April 17, 2025

Cedar-Riverside community members said they were left with mixed feelings on the neighborhood’s current state of safety and funding for the...

Earth Day was first nationally celebrated in 1970 to teach Americans about the environment.
Earth Day is every day for Minneapolis’ environmental justice activists
by Grace Aigner
Published April 17, 2025

While Earth Day is just one day in the year, Minneapolis’s environmental justice activists say it is still worth celebrating.The first...

López Franzen was the DFL minority leader for the Minnesota State Senate from 2021 to 2023. Courtesy of Melisa López Franzen's campaign.
Q&A with Senate-hopeful Melisa López Franzen
by Alexandra DeYoe
Published April 16, 2025

Former Minnesota State Sen. Melisa López Franzen said she is running U.S. Senate in March to support students and working-class Minnesotans...

The city council approved money for designing a democracy center, while some people are still worried.
Minneapolis City Council approves next steps for the democracy center
by Maya Bell
Published April 15, 2025

The Minneapolis City Council approved money for designing a democracy center on the old site of the burned-down Third Precinct building on Monday. Since...

The building was built between 1885 and 1905. Courtesy of the City of Minneapolis.
Minneapolis City Hall renovation nears completion
by Katrina Bailey
Published April 9, 2025

The Minneapolis City Hall became home again to the mayor of Minneapolis at the end of March after two years, while the City Council and other...

The Bureau’s eTrace system is free for all law enforcement agencies to use statewide.
Proposed bill calls for law enforcement help in mapping gun trafficking
by Alexandra DeYoe
Published April 8, 2025

A bill moving through the state legislature takes aim at gun violence by requiring law enforcement agencies statewide to use a firearm tracking...

The meeting was held in Van Cleve Recreation Center on Saturday afternoon.
Sen. Doron Clark, Rep. Mohamud Noor hold town hall meeting in Como
by Alexandra DeYoe
Published April 7, 2025

Sen. Doron Clark (DFL-Minneapolis) and Rep. Mohamud Noor (DFL-Minneapolis) met with residents for a town hall meeting discussing housing affordability,...

The art is funded through Minneapolis’s capital program, which designates money toward funding art around the city.
Minneapolis calls on artists to honor Indigenous history at Water Works Park
by Katrina Bailey
Published April 15, 2025

Minneapolis is calling on artists to apply to design artwork at Water Works, part of Mill Ruins Park.Artists and artist teams are invited...

From left to right: Tom Olsen, Meg Forney and Michael Wilson. Courtesy of candidates' campaign websites.
Meet the candidates for the Minneapolis Park Board
by Alexandra DeYoe
Published April 14, 2025

The three DFL candidates running for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s three open at-large positions target improving accessibility...

Koski joined the Minneapolis City Council in 2021 to represent parts of south Minneapolis. Photo courtesy of Minneapolismn.gov.
Emily Koski drops out of Minneapolis Mayoral race
by Katrina Bailey
Published April 14, 2025

City Council Member Emily Koski (Ward 11) announced Monday morning that she is dropping out of the race for Minneapolis mayor. Koski said...

April was officially designated as Sexual Assault Awareness Month nationally in 2001.
UMN, city advocates honor Sexual Assault Awareness Month
by Grace Aigner
Published April 13, 2025

Sexual violence prevention and advocacy organizations are honoring Sexual Assault Awareness Month at the campus, city and state levels.Allison...

Emma Watts, executive director of the Minnesota LGBTQIA2S+ Council, speaking at the state Capitol for Transgender Day of Remembrance in 2024. Courtest of Angelica Gentile.
State Council to survey LGBTQ+ community to better understand queer Minnesotans
by Alexandra DeYoe
Published April 10, 2025

A state agency advocating for the queer community is surveying alongside local LGBTQ+ organizations to better understand queer people across...

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