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Emalyn Muzzy

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Photo of the University bus after it drove into Acadia Cafe located on located on the corner of Cedar Avenue and Riverside Avenue. Photo courtesy of KFAI A.M. Drive.

BREAKING: UMN Bus runs into Acadia restaurant in Cedar-Riverside

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published March 15, 2022
A rendering of the Como Congregational Church after a full restoration, with apartments and a community center. Photo courtesy of Joel Hussong

Como Congregational Church could become apartments and community center

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published December 16, 2021
Cam Gordon, the former council member for Ward 2, poses for a portrait on Thursday, Dec. 9. Gordon represented the eastern part of Minneapolis for 15 years.

Ward 2 residents reflect on 15 years with Cam Gordon

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published December 10, 2021
Pastor Lowell Busman (left) interviews worship leader Jonny Max (right) during their last service at Stadium Village Church at their Oak Street building on Nov. 28. Photo courtesy of Namit Bhalla

Stadium Village Church moving after University buys land

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published December 2, 2021
Participants in an after school program congregate around a fire at Luxton Park on Tuesday, Oct. 27th, 2020. The program was created to raise money for additional teachers and increase social time for students who's education has gone completely virtual.

Pratt Community School to dedicate playground to first Black family in Prospect Park

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published November 16, 2021
Robin Wonsley Worlobah poses for a portrait in Coffman Union on March 1, 2021.

Meet Robin Wonsley Worlobah, the Ward 2 Democratic Socialist City Council member

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published November 10, 2021
Prospect Park around the Metro Green Line stop in June 2020. Several apartment buildings and the Fresh Thyme grocery store were built in the past couple years.

Prospect Park’s 10 year changes

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published October 26, 2021
Ward 2 Council Member Cam Gordon poses for a portrait in his office at Minneapolis City Hall in 2017.

Ward two draws most City council candidates since 1970s

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published October 25, 2021
Meet the Minneapolis mayoral candidates

Meet the Minneapolis mayoral candidates

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published October 17, 2021
A lone goose wanders Van Cleve Park on Tuesday, April 28 2020.

What to know about the park board for the November election

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published September 30, 2021
A rendering of the apartment that ATES will power.

Green energy is coming to Prospect Park

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published September 28, 2021
The Minnesota State Capitol on Nov. 18, 2018.

Gov. Walz’s executive order on conversion therapy explained

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published August 2, 2021
University researchers partner with Minneapolis and St. Paul to make crosswalks safer.

University researchers partner with Minneapolis and St. Paul to improve pedestrian safety

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published July 30, 2021
City council members Cam Gordon and Steve Fletcher answer questions about affordable housing and share bad landlord experiences during a “Housing Town Hall” event hosted by the MSA at Coffman Memorial Theater, Wednesday Jan. 31, 2018.

Minneapolis will add a mental health response to 911 calls

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published July 25, 2021
Houses in Southeast Como sit in the afternoon sun on Monday, July 5 in Minneapolis, Minn.

Who owns Southeast Como? Study finds higher rates of single-family rentals and investor landlords

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published July 16, 2021
City Council and Glendale Townhomes butt heads over historic designation

City Council and Glendale Townhomes butt heads over historic designation

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published July 7, 2021
Yusra Arab poses for a portrait on July 4 in Minneapolis, Minn.

Q&A with Ward 2 city Council candidate Yusra Arab

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published July 6, 2021
Sheila Nezhad, a mayoral candidate outside Ricardo Levins Morales Art Studio on Thursday, June 24. Nezhad is running because she believes "the best solutions come from people leading change on the ground."

The “For the People” mayoral candidate Sheila Nezhad is running a “winnable” and community-oriented campaign

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published June 28, 2021
Two national guard troops look out over the balcony of the Hennepin County Government Center on Monday, April 19. on Monday, April 19. A coalition of activist groups held a protest calling for justice for George Floyd on the day of closing arguments in the trial against Derek Chauvin.

Chauvin sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison

by Emalyn Muzzy and Lydia Morrell
Published June 25, 2021
FREE members participating in one of their many pickets. Photo courtesy of the Jean-Nickolaus Tretter GLBT Collection.

FREE: A look into the beginning of gay rights in Minneapolis

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published June 24, 2021
As summer heats up, many head inside to enjoy Dinkytown eating establishments on Sunday, June 13.

Mask or no mask: Dinkytown restaurants discuss end of mask mandate

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published June 21, 2021
Left: Niamh Coomey, the editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Daily. Right: Avni Tripathi, business operations officer of the Minnesota Daily.

Meet the new Minnesota Daily Editor-in-Chief and Business Operations Officer

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published June 8, 2021
A proposed rendering of the Marcy-Holmes Southeast Ninth Street development.

New apartment building and manufacturing site proposed in Marcy-Holmes

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published April 27, 2021
Neighborhood groups pick up trash in Van Cleve Park on Earth Day, April 21. Neighborhood groups organized the event to show their appreciation for the earth.

Neighborhood organizations clean up the parks for Earth Day

by Emalyn Muzzy, City Reporter
Published April 26, 2021
The intersection of SE 13th Ave. and SE Como Ave. on Thursday, July 23.

Minneapolis Planning Commission approves a parking requirement change that may impact future developments near UMN

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published April 22, 2021
Social distancing signs flag down seats in Hanson lecture halls on Tuesday, July 28 at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. All classes during July-mester enforced social distance protocols.

University of Minnesota will return to in-person classes fall semester

by Emalyn Muzzy, City Reporter
Published March 12, 2021
Protesters march by Hennepin County Government Center as part of the Justice for George Floyd protest on Monday, March 8. A coalition of activist groups organized the protest for the first scheduled day of Derek Chauvin's trial.

‘I wake up early for justice’: Protest kicks off Chauvin trial

by Jasmine Snow and Emalyn Muzzy
Published March 9, 2021
Headed out to protest? Here’s what experts say you need to know.

Headed out to protest? Here’s what experts say you need to know.

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published March 8, 2021
The Hennepin County Government Center on Sunday, Feb. 28. The trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd, will be held here starting on March 8.

The Chauvin trial: What you need to know

by Emalyn Muzzy, City Reporter
Published March 1, 2021
Health Promotion Specialist Rebecca Leighton poses for a portrait in front of the Nutritious U food pantry bags in Coffman Memorial Union on Wednesday, Feb. 17. Leighton leads the campus-wide strategic SNAP outreach project.

Student surge in SNAP eligibility

by Emalyn Muzzy, City Reporter
Published February 18, 2021
The site of University Inn on Monday, Feb. 8. Hennepin County is using the building as a COVID-19 medical respite for people experiencing homelessness.

Dinkytown hotel transforms into COVID-19 respite for the homeless

by Emalyn Muzzy, City Reporter
Published February 8, 2021
Photo courtesy of Hai-Thien Phu, a Second Year Internal Medicinal and Pediatrics Resident at the U.

‘A lifesaver’: COVID-19 vaccine brings hope to UMN medical workers

by Emalyn Muzzy, City Reporter
Published February 3, 2021
Co-owners Roberto Quiros, left, and Jesus Hernandez pose for a portrait in their new food truck, Sizzlin’ Mexican Grill, on Monday, Dec. 7. “We make all the ingredients fresh every day,” said Hernandez.

New taco truck brings the sizzle to Dinkytown

by Emalyn Muzzy, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published December 10, 2020
Author Kao Kalia Yang poses in her backyard with her most recent book, “Somewhere in the Unknown World” on Monday, Nov. 9. Yang will appear at the Immigration History Research Center and the International Rescue Center’s virtual event on Nov. 16 to discuss her new work, which features the stories of refugees in Minnesota.

Local author releases collective memoir of refugee stories

by Emalyn Muzzy, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published November 12, 2020
Sasha Cassadine, a drag queen based in Minneapolis, poses for a portrait. Cassadine is faced with a drag scene challenged by the decrease in social gatherings due to regulations intended to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Quarantine Queens: Local drag queens persevere amid a trying year

by Emalyn Muzzy, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published October 17, 2020
Funk N Spuds rehearses in member Max Meier’s Como home on Thursday, Oct. 8.

Como band creates “funky” concert venue at home

by Emalyn Muzzy, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published October 15, 2020
Portraits for a Purpose founder Hossam Halaweish takes a photo of Connor Corsini on Friday, Sept. 25 in Minneapolis. “At the time COVID was starting, I knew a lot of people were struggling a lot harder than I was," Halaweish explains. He decided to start Portraits for a Purpose, a photography business that donates its proceeds to various nonprofits.

UMN student raises thousands of dollars for charity by capturing “Portraits for a Purpose”

by Emalyn Muzzy, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published October 1, 2020
Photo Courtesy of the University of Minnesota Marching Band

No field, no problem: UMN marching band recounts online “spat camp”

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published September 24, 2020
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