City-owned lots available for community gardens and market gardens
More City-owned lots have become available for community and market gardeners to lease for the 2017 gardening season. About 40 parcels are available, …
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Top 10 things to do when hiring a contractor
The arrival of spring already has many people thinking about home improvement projects. Whether it’s a remodel, a build-on or new construction, some …
Hennepin County resources for homebuyers
Spring home buying season is here. Hennepin County has resources for house hunters to enhance, inform and supplement the home buying process. This information …
Copper theft, the growing epidemic
Theft of copper, which includes pipes, tubing and wiring, has been on the rise in recent years due to the increased value for scrap copper. …
One Million Maniacs
A local Shingle Creek resident is having his first book of essays published this summer. David LeGault, who has lived in the Shingle Creek Neighborhood since …
Project Update – View April 12 Open House Materials – Provide Input by May 1st.
The City held an open house on April 12 at the Webber Community Center to provide community members an opportunity to meet the four development teams and view …
Activists pave the way for a Black-led Northside credit union – you name it!
Grassroots economic activist organization, Blexit is introducing an era of economic renaissance by initiating the process to open a Black-led credit union in …
New produce market is an oasis in urban a ‘food desert’
Minnesota may enjoy being among the top five healthiest states in the country, but for the poorest among us, there is a different side to that coin. We rank …
Caucuses and conventions coming up
There will be Minneapolis City elections on November 7, but in the meantime the major political parties in Minneapolis will be meeting in April to caucus and …
Free camping for teens
YouthCARE’s Camp Sunrise is a year-round outdoor education program focused on bringing together Minneapolis and Saint Paul youth, 13-18 years old, from …