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All content by Elizabeth Smith

McNeil says he is guilty

by Elizabeth Smith
Published August 5, 2015

Theft, car damage among recent crime

by Elizabeth Smith
Published August 5, 2015

Fines for texting and driving to rise for repeat offenders

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 30, 2015

Dinkytown business owners may help MPD with crime

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 29, 2015

Dinky shooting injures one

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 29, 2015

Neighborhood members want more traffic safety

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 29, 2015
The Knoll apartments advertise on University Avenue, heavily competing with other local developments to draw in new residents in the currently oversaturated housing market.

Student housing strong

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 22, 2015

Study shows link between phone usage and depression

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 17, 2015

Prospect Park townhomes to stay, redevelopment avoided

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 15, 2015

Dinky snatches historic title for oldest buildings

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 15, 2015

Homicide increases in Minneapolis

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 15, 2015

Dinkytown named historic

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 10, 2015

Minnesota lawmakers want to ban gun shaped phone cases

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 10, 2015

Robberies and assaults reported in Stadium Village, West Bank

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 8, 2015
New University of Minnesota Police Department chief Matt Clark poses in the Transportation and Safety Building on Monday. Clark, who has served on the Minneapolis Police Department for more than two decades, will now lead the 50 members of the UMPD as well as the University's Public Safety Communications Center.

New police chief steps into role this week

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 8, 2015
Pedestrians pass by Restaurant Alma on a Monday afternoon. Restaurant chef Alex Roberts is working with City Council member Jacob Frey to change current zoning codes to repurpose the newly acquired space to create a coffee shop and a small boutique hotel named The Inn at Alma.

City council rethinks hotel ordinances

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 8, 2015

Two robbed near University campus

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 6, 2015

Soccer officials say stadium could find a home in St. Paul

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 3, 2015

Ex-Gophers athlete arrested for violating probation

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 1, 2015
Local skater and City of Skate supporter, Carl Forsline, skateboards through downtown Minneapolis nearby Target Field on Friday afternoon. City of Skate, a local organization, advocates for the skating community of the Twin Cities.

Skateboarders push for better parks

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 1, 2015

Savers agrees to settlement

by Elizabeth Smith
Published June 25, 2015

City officials explore zoning for shelters

by Elizabeth Smith
Published June 24, 2015

Pope advocates for global action on climate change

by Elizabeth Smith
Published June 18, 2015
As seen from above, a series of rusted metal stairs sit inside of the empty and graffiti-filled interior of the abandoned Bunge Grain Elevator in Southeast Como on May 25, 2015.

Future unclear for Bunge tower

by Elizabeth Smith
Published June 17, 2015
Glendale tenant Abdirahman Mohamed expresses his concerns to Minneapolis Public Housing Authority officials during an informational meeting at Luxton Community Center on June 8.

Residents concerned about housing revamp

by Elizabeth Smith
Published June 17, 2015

Dinkytown one step closer to historic status

by Elizabeth Smith
Published June 11, 2015

Thefts continue in U campus, nearby areas

by Elizabeth Smith
Published June 10, 2015
On the East Bank campus, Pleasant Street undergoes renovation as workers make progress with construction on Monday afternoon. The project aims to widen the street to allow for safer bike lanes and pedestrian crossings, due for completion in September 2015.

Pleasant St. to be revamped

by Elizabeth Smith
Published June 10, 2015

Woman who fell to death identified as University sophomore

by Elizabeth Smith
Published June 8, 2015

Southwest corridor light-rail cuts discussed, Mitchell Street station may be scrapped

by Elizabeth Smith
Published June 4, 2015

Weather transitions crime outside

by Elizabeth Smith
Published June 3, 2015

Cedar-Riverside may see new connections to downtown area

by Elizabeth Smith
Published June 3, 2015

Apartment targets safety after shooting

by Elizabeth Smith
Published June 3, 2015

Bringing nursing back to its roots

by Elizabeth Smith
Published May 27, 2015

Executive order restricts military weapons for local law enforcement

by Elizabeth Smith
Published May 27, 2015
Minneapolis Police Officer Michael Kirchen poses with his bike and helmet rig on Tuesday. Kirchen works with the program Bike Cops for Kids, a service that provides helmets to children while making connections throughout Minneapolis communities.

Mpls. police build relationships with kids

by Elizabeth Smith
Published May 7, 2015

Daily to add General Manager position

by Elizabeth Smith
Published May 4, 2015
Dinkytown rentals owner Tim Harsem testifies on his affordable housing plans at a committee meeting at City Hall on Monday.

City leaders at odds with apartment’s design

by Elizabeth Smith
Published April 28, 2015

Dinky gets closer to new status

by Elizabeth Smith
Published April 23, 2015
St. Catherine University first-year physical therapy students Taylor Hutchins, left, and Brittany Lehner grab gloves before picking up garbage and cleaning graffiti near Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The event was one of many the Cedar-Riverside Community Collaboration Group planned this week for Earth Day.

Bonding over Earth Day

by Elizabeth Smith
Published April 23, 2015

City aims to diversify neighborhood orgs

by Elizabeth Smith
Published April 21, 2015

Father of Barway Collins’ arrested, body found

by Elizabeth Smith
Published April 13, 2015
Keith Peterson cuts branches from a Dinkytown tree on Wednesday. The city is cutting down more than 30 of the nieghborhood's trees that have died from high salt concentrations in the soil and a lack of watering.

Dying Dinkytown trees to come down

by Elizabeth Smith
Published April 9, 2015
Riverside Plaza tenant Marian Ali becomes emotional while speaking at the Brian Coyle Center in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood on Friday evening. Ali expressed that she felt unsafe living in the West Bank apartment complex.

City hears Riverside Plaza tenant concerns

by Elizabeth Smith
Published April 7, 2015
Abdi Huk, left, and tenant Samira Sammy, center, lead the crowd in protest chants outside Riverside Plaza on Friday afternoon. About 100 people gathered to protest building management.

‘We need change now’

by Elizabeth Smith
Published March 30, 2015

Riverside residents protest management

by Elizabeth Smith
Published March 28, 2015

Area streets could soon get brighter

by Elizabeth Smith
Published March 25, 2015

New intersections to slow drivers and protect bikers

by Elizabeth Smith
Published March 24, 2015

Obama sets aside $15M to combat recruiting

by Elizabeth Smith
Published March 11, 2015

City ordinance could increase fees for owners of third-tier properties

by Elizabeth Smith
Published March 4, 2015
A pedestrian walks over 5th Avenue bridge on Sunday. Marcy-Holmes sent a letter Thursday to MnDOT's transportation commissioner asking for a new bridge to connect 5th Street Southeast.

Marcy-Holmes eyes new bridge

by Elizabeth Smith
Published March 3, 2015

Obama vetoes pipeline bill

by Elizabeth Smith
Published February 25, 2015

Sixth Avenue to get a facelift for bikers

by Elizabeth Smith
Published February 23, 2015

Minneapolis adds new recycling option

by Elizabeth Smith
Published February 18, 2015

Outreach breaks barriers

by Elizabeth Smith
Published February 17, 2015

Obama sends proposal for war on ISIS to Congress

by Elizabeth Smith
Published February 12, 2015

Neighborhoods submit grant requests

by Elizabeth Smith
Published February 11, 2015

University area could see scam spike this tax season

by Elizabeth Smith
Published February 9, 2015
New dean of The College of Biological Science, Valery Forbes.

CBS names new leader after long search

by Elizabeth Smith
Published February 2, 2015

Minneapolis Public High School closes after bomb threat

by Elizabeth Smith
Published January 29, 2015
Director of Industrial Division Jeff Smith speaks Thursday night in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) voted unanimously to allow construction on the steam plant Tuesday.

State approves steam plant

by Elizabeth Smith
Published January 28, 2015

University, Pollution control officials discuss Cedar-Riverside steam plant

by Elizabeth Smith
Published January 22, 2015
Owner of Schneider Drug Tom Sengupta works at his store on Thursday in St. Paul. Sengupta will be leaving the store after operating it for over 43 years.

Iconic local shop changes hands

by Elizabeth Smith
Published January 21, 2015
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