North Service Area Master Plan to transform Northside parks
Minneapolis has been named the best urban park system in the country for the last two years by the Trust for Public Lands. Continuing initiatives of the …
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The start of a greener Camden
“Think of the possibilities and what would make this space awesome, what kind of artwork do you want to be seen, [and] really use your imagination to dream …
Artist loft to fill the historic C.A. Smith building on Lyndale
Aspiring artists in Minnesota now have a place to become a part of the community in what looked like an old abandoned building on the edge of the I-94 …
History of the historic C.A. Smith building
Often referred to as the “castle building,” the iconic yellow brick building at 4400 Lyndale Avenue North has stood there for 125 years. It was originally …
Giving kids a chance
There are good things happening on the Northside. We don’t hear enough about them. Sometimes we are surprised to find them happening in our own …
New Rules to win back the community
A creative mural of stories and symbols is set to go up by the end of this summer on the side of the New Rules shared work and event space building at 2015 N …
Penn Avenue corridor improvements planned
Driving up Penn Avenue from Highway 394 to North Minneapolis, one sees blocks afflicted by poverty and blight. Crumbling infrastructure, boarded up …
There is lake access in Camden — Ryan Lake
Longtime Ryan Lake Park project nears completion This summer, the Victory Neighborhood Association (ViNA) and its volunteers will celebrate the completion of a …
Promising new method for removing bacteria from streams and rivers tested at Shingle Creek Falls in Webber Park
Shingle Creek, like all streams in Minneapolis and the Upper Mississippi River, is designated as an Impaired Water for periodically exceeding the state water …
New Webber Library is open
“Welcome to the New Webber Park Library!” These words, spoken by Hennepin County Commissioner Linda Higgins, were sweet indeed to the large group of …