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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Grace Aigner

Grace Aigner, City Desk Reporter

Grace Aigner is a City Desk Reporter for the Minnesota Daily. Grace is a sophomore at the University of Minnesota and is currently majoring in Journalism with a minor in History. She is very excited for her first semester reporting for the Daily and is enjoying getting to know the University community and everyone she works with. When Grace is not writing for the Daily, she loves spending time with friends, reading, re-watching a favorite movie or getting outside.

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Empty homeless encampment in the East Phillips neighborhood on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.

City council wants to allocate parking lots for homeless people

by Grace Aigner
Published November 20, 2024
Sofia Cerkvenik, who now teaches 6th grade Minnesota Studies in the dual immersion program at Highland Park Middle School in St. Paul Public Schools. Photo Courtesy of DirecTrack to Teaching.

Minnesota K-12 educators worry about Trump’s goal to end tenure

by Grace Aigner
Published November 14, 2024
Black Business Enterprises Fund and Let’s Learn Collectively On Our Life’s Journey are the two organizations most questioned by City Council member Robin Wonsley.

Minneapolis gives over $1.1 million to trauma-response organizations despite City Council criticism

by Grace Aigner
Published November 12, 2024
The historic Northrup King Building is the site of the development. Photo courtesy of Cunnigham Group Architects

New affordable housing for artists coming to Northeast Minneapolis

by Grace Aigner
Published November 8, 2024
A supporter at the Minnesota GOP election night watch party on Tuesday.

Minnesota Democrats and Republicans remain optimistic

by Olivia Hines, Katrina Bailey, Ainsley Brown, Grace Aigner, and Alexandra DeYoe
Published November 5, 2024
Trump wins, election coverage

Trump wins, election coverage

by Jack O'Connor, Rachel Hoppe, Katrina Bailey, Ainsley Brown, Alexandra DeYoe, and Grace Aigner
Published November 5, 2024
After former DBA president Kent Kramp sold his Dinkytown business in the spring, the organization became inactive, though it still exists legally.

The Dinkytown Business Alliance is dead — for now

by Grace Aigner
Published October 30, 2024
The East Bank Neighborhood Partnership interim board awaits legal verification from the state before it can act as an official organization.

What’s next for the East Bank Neighborhood Associations

by Grace Aigner
Published October 30, 2024
The MACC has been at capacity of animals in its shelters for the past year as a result of increased pet abandonments during the pandemic.

At-capacity Minneapolis shelter receiving around $14,000 to encourage adoptions

by Grace Aigner and Ainsley Brown
Published October 23, 2024
MPRB’s work centers around equity and accessibility to the city’s natural amenities for all citizens, according to the Board’s award application.

Gold medalist: Minneapolis wins award for parks and recreation services

by Grace Aigner
Published October 23, 2024
A University psychologist said the pandemic made people more comfortable being at home even though it may not be the most productive behavior.

Pandemic lingers: University students still spend more time at home

by Grace Aigner
Published October 21, 2024
This September beat 2023 September’s highest temperature by more than a degree.

Hot, dry September delays Minnesota’s fall

by Grace Aigner
Published October 7, 2024

East Bank neighborhoods to move forward with association merger

by Grace Aigner
Published October 6, 2024
Minnesotans can vote early in person or by mail until Nov. 4. The deadline for paper and online voter registration is Oct. 15, but people can also register in person on election day.

Early voting underway in Minnesota, election officials share voting information

by Grace Aigner
Published October 6, 2024
The job market trend is affecting minimum wage and first professional jobs.

Minnesota’s job openings down since pandemic, students feeling the effects

by Grace Aigner
Published September 30, 2024
$900 million has been allocated to outdoor conservation since it was first voted for in 1988.

Legislators and activists campaign to continue using lottery funds for outdoor conservation

by Grace Aigner
Published September 19, 2024
Minnesota’s biomonitoring program, now called Healthy Kids Minnesota, began in 2018 by screening urine samples of children ages 3 to 6 for harmful chemicals.

Minnesota receives $5 million CDC grant to expand biomonitoring program

by Grace Aigner
Published September 19, 2024
Signs reading “Keep Como Going” encourage Southeast Como residents to vote against the East Bank Neighborhood Association merger.

East Bank Neighborhood Association merger to hold community voting

by Grace Aigner
Published September 13, 2024
The conference lasted four days at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Minneapolis hosts National Planning Conference after 15-year wait

by Grace Aigner
Published April 25, 2024
Volunteers join Southeast Como’s annual neighborhood cleanup by picking up trash in Van Cleve Park on Sunday.

Minneapolis, UMN celebrate Earth Day year-round

by Grace Aigner and Katrina Bailey
Published April 24, 2024
There are about a dozen new, smaller companies expected to enter the rideshare marketplace.

Emerging rideshare startups aim to fill Uber, Lyft’s shoes

by Grace Aigner
Published April 18, 2024
Baby ducklings follow their mother on a casual swim through the Mississippi River. Photographed on Wednesday, these birds passed through Father Hennepin Bluff Park on a chilly afternoon. The Lower trail is currently riddled with invasive species and plants the restoration project aims to return to the area’s original ecology.

Conservation leaders, community members discuss Father Hennepin Bluff’s restoration

by Grace Aigner
Published April 17, 2024
Nutritious Food Pantry at the Union in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Wednesday. Minnesota food shelves saw 7.5 million visits in 2023.

Proposed bill would give food banks $5 million annually

by Grace Aigner
Published April 10, 2024
Annie’s Parlour in the Dinkytown neighborhood on Monday, April 8, 2024. As chain businesses have continued to crop up in Dinkytown, the changing nature of the neighborhood has left alumni and local businesses with only fond memories to look back on.

Ten years of closures: local businesses and alumni reflect on Dinkytown’s new landscape

by Grace Aigner and Gabrielle Erenstein
Published April 8, 2024
Sofia Cerkvenik, who now teaches 6th grade Minnesota Studies in the dual immersion program at Highland Park Middle School in St. Paul Public Schools. If passed, the bill would take effect in July 2025.

Legislature seeks to pass bill to pay student teachers

by Grace Aigner
Published April 1, 2024
Minnesota has yet to create a tuition discount plan for South Dakota students.

South Dakota ends 40-year tuition agreement with Minnesota

by Grace Aigner
Published March 26, 2024
A Bar of Their Own in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Monday, March 18, 2024. A Bar of Their Own is the first women’s sports-only sports bar in the Twin Cities and the fourth in the U.S.

Every sport, every athlete: new women’s sports bar opens in Seward

by Grace Aigner
Published March 19, 2024
Minneapolis is the second U.S. city to receive the designation, joining Houston, which earned the first designation in Aug. 2023.

Minneapolis declared Child Friendly City, solidifies future of centering youth

by Grace Aigner
Published March 12, 2024
Despite threats from Uber and Lyft to leave Minneapolis if the ordinance passes, the city council is in favor of guaranteeing rideshare drivers’ wages match the city’s minimum wage.

City Council approves rideshare drivers minimum wage equivalent

by Grace Aigner
Published March 8, 2024
Greene (left) and Perine Myers (right) have worked together creating public art for about six years and will base the New Nicollet piece around community engagement.

Artists selected for New Nicollet Redevelopment art installation

by Grace Aigner
Published February 28, 2024
The Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on February 25, 2024. The Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball, NCAA Frozen Four, USA Gymnastics Olympic Trials, World Juniors Hockey all coming to the Twin Cities starting in March.

High-level basketball, hockey, gymnastics tournaments coming to Twin Cities in 2024 and beyond

by Grace Aigner and Alex Karwowski
Published February 25, 2024
Overflowing with love: animal shelters in the area struggle as capacity limits are tested.

$600,000 invested toward MACC animal shelter as it reaches capacity

by Grace Aigner
Published February 22, 2024
Councilmembers Wonsley, Osman and Chavez continue pushing for a rideshare driver compensation policy, hearing a presentation on potential models on Tuesday.

City Council hears models for rideshare driver minimum wage compensation

by Grace Aigner
Published February 12, 2024
Miniapple International Montessori in Dinkytown on Feb. 8, 2024.

Over 25 years in Dinkytown: Miniapple Montessori connects University, preschool life

by Grace Aigner
Published February 9, 2024
People voting at Machine Shop on St. Anthony Main on Nov. 7, 2023.

Activists, local and state officials discuss duality of early voting

by Grace Aigner
Published February 5, 2024
Robin Wonsley (pictured above) and students launched a project to fill vacancies in Dinkytown.

Wonsley, student groups kick off project to combat Dinkytown vacancies

by Grace Aigner
Published February 1, 2024
Camp Nenookaasi, an encampment site in the East Phillips neighborhood in Minneapolis.

Activists seek change for Camp Nenookaasi unhoused after second eviction

by Natasha Delion and Grace Aigner
Published January 26, 2024
The neighborhood organizations surrounding the University of Minnesota have been making steps to merge into one, large group.

University neighborhood associations navigate merger; Prospect Park opts out

by Grace Aigner
Published January 24, 2024
P.E.A.S.E. Academy building on Dec. 6, 2023.

P.E.A.S.E. Academy cultivates stability, community, support during holiday season

by Grace Aigner
Published December 6, 2023
It's imperative students understand their rights as tenants to lease, effectively.

Property managers, legal services are two sides of the same coin

by Grace Aigner
Published December 3, 2023
The Varsity Theater on Nov. 6, 2023.

MHNA seeks to designate Varsity Theater as independent historical landmark

by Grace Aigner
Published November 29, 2023
The building was demolished on Oct. 30.

Demolition begins on former Kmart building, attention shifts to New Nicollet Redevelopment project

by Grace Aigner
Published November 21, 2023
The Dinkytown McDonalds reopened on Nov. 14.

Dinkytown McDonald’s makes its official return

by Grace Aigner and Alexandra DeYoe
Published November 15, 2023
Sign directing patrons to Mill City Farmers Market on Nov. 4.

Spring greens in March: Mill City Farmers Market transitions to winter hours

by Grace Aigner
Published November 12, 2023
People voting at Machine Shop on St. Anthony Main on Nov. 7, 2023.

2023 Minneapolis City Council election results

by Jack O’Connor, Alexandra DeYoe, Grace Aigner, and Alex Lassiter
Published November 7, 2023
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
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