Jack Moskowitz, North High icon
North High School lost an icon and good friend recently, and when I read all the many comments on Northside related FaceBook pages, I knew he needed to be the …
Hub for nonviolence
On November 14, the group Nonviolent Peaceforce, which is an international organization, held a grand opening for their local group’s Hub for Nonviolence and …
Honoring long-time officer
On November 8 community members, law enforcement partners and generations of MPD personnel gathered to honor Lt. Richard Zimmerman, the longest serving officer …
A little history of an old school as the name changes
With the name of Patrick Henry High School likely to be changed to Camden High School when the Minneapolis School Board votes on December 3, it seemed like a …
Loring’s legacy
In Camden we have a school named for him and there’s a park bearing his name downtown, but there’s a lot more to know about Charles Loring. Charles …
MPD 4th Precinct Inspector Charlie Adams recognized
On September 21 Northside community members, led by A Mother’s Love, came together to surprise MPD 4th Precinct Inspector Charlie Adams with a celebration to …
Remember the corner mom and pop stores?
Ever driven passed a house, maybe on a corner, and thought to yourself “I wonder if there was once a store there?” I do that pretty often. It might …
The not so ‘old’ school days
With the start of another new school year starting, I got to thinking about how different things were 60 some years ago when I was in grade school in North …
A Mother’s Love, Bringing Back the Village
You may have heard of A Mother’s Love or maybe seen them on the news, but do you know much about this organization and what they do, or know that they …
North United Methodist Church and Camden’s shared history
The history of the beginnings of North United Methodist Church and that of the Camden area of North Minneapolis are intertwined. On March 26, 1852, a circuit …