The herons are back
On May 22, 2011, a tornado hit North Minneapolis. In its wake, Heron Island (as I liked to call it!), was destroyed. Hundreds of Great Blue Heron nests were in …
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Articles that would typically be displayed on the front page of the newspaper.
Planning the next generation of park recreation centers
The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board (MPRB) operates 47 recreation centers throughout the city and leases two additional facilities to nonprofits. A …
Highlights of City 2016 Budget affecting the Northside
On December 9, 2015 the City Council unanimously approved Mayor Betsy Hodges’s $1.22 billion proposed budget for 2016. Hodges’s presented her …
Home sales and interest rate hike
By Amy Luesebrink December’s news about the Federal Reserve raising the interest rate by .025 percent may signal the beginning of a new trend in climbing …
Holiday on 44th
The weather was far from frightful, and there was no snow, but the evening was delightful for the 18th Annual Holiday on 44th celebration on December 4. All …
Holiday on 44th
Don’t miss the 18th Annual Holiday on 44th celebration, along 44th Avenue from Morgan to Upton, on Friday, December 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. Along the avenue …
Open streets highlights
The annual Open Streets/Harvestfest event took place on Lowry Avenue, from Emerson to Vincent, on September 26. It was a beautiful fall day for Northside …
Great places to enjoy fall color
By Brianna DeVore The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is predicting an especially unique showing of fall-color brilliance this year. Peak fall color …
Behind the Victory Flagpole – Super Market
By Barbara Meyer Bistodeau From time to time I have written about the different markets in Camden such as the two Blomquist Markets and Paul Johnson’s …
Seriously organizing for change
By Barbara Bach Neighborhoods Organizing for Change (NOC), an advocacy organization based in North Minneapolis, has been working on behalf of people struggling …