Wonsley, student groups kick off project to combat Dinkytown vacancies
Minneapolis City Councilmember Robin Wonsley (Ward 2) and University of Minnesota student organizations kicked off their project to occupy empty Dinkytown commercial buildings at the Carlson School of...
View ArticleActivists, local and state officials discuss duality of early voting
A month out from Super Tuesday, Minneapolis government officials and voting activists discuss early voting as an accessible and growing, yet uncertain, method of casting a vote. Minnesota’s early...
View ArticleOver 25 years in Dinkytown: Miniapple Montessori connects University,...
Home to many University of Minnesota students, the quiet, residential streets of Dinkytown just past the busy commercial district consist of student homes, apartments and Greek life houses. Nestled...
View ArticleCity council hears models for rideshare driver minimum wage compensation
After efforts to enact a minimum wage for Minneapolis rideshare drivers failed last year, Minneapolis City Council members continue to push for minimum- wage-equivalent pay for Uber and Lyft drivers....
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$600,000 invested toward MACC animal shelter as it reaches capacity
As the Minneapolis Animal Care and Control (MACC) shelter reaches capacity, the city is investing more than $600,000 to alleviate strains on the shelter’s animals and employees. The investment comes as...
View ArticleHigh-level basketball, hockey, gymnastics tournaments coming to Twin Cities...
The Twin Cities will be a hotbed for high-level sports from the Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in March to the International Ice Hockey Federation World’s Junior’s championship in...
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Artists selected for New Nicollet Redevelopment art installation
After announcing an open call for artists in fall 2023, the city selected Minneapolis-based artists Lori Greene and Juliette Perine Myers to lead the creation of the New Nicollet Redevelopment art...
View ArticleCity Council approves rideshare drivers minimum wage equivalent
A veto-proof Minneapolis City Council voted in support of the Transportation Ride Share Compensation Ordinance, which guarantees rideshare drivers receive compensation equivalent to the city’s $15.57...
View ArticleMinneapolis declared Child Friendly City, solidifies future of centering youth
Minneapolis was named a Child Friendly City by UNICEF USA in February, joining Houston as the second U.S. city to do so and honoring four years of work done by the city to promote its youth....
View ArticleEvery sport, every athlete: new women’s sports bar opens in Seward
A Bar of Their Own opened March 1 to celebrate women’s sports and grow fan interest amid increased national attention on women’s sports. Located in Seward, less than a 10-minute drive from the...
View ArticleSouth Dakota ends 40-year tuition agreement with Minnesota
When a classmate told her South Dakota and Minnesota would end their 40-year higher-education tuition agreement, third-year University of Minnesota student and South Dakota resident Lyndsey Wanner...
View ArticleLegislature seeks to pass bill to pay student teachers
A new bill introduced in February in the Minnesota House of Representatives aims to create state-funded stipends for student teachers. The bill, first introduced by Rep. Matt Norris (DFL-Blaine), would...
View ArticleTen years of closures: local businesses and alumni reflect on Dinkytown’s new...
When Chris Hawthorne was a University of Minnesota student in 2014, he said he and his football teammates would often get their post-practice meal at the family-owned-and-operated Vescio’s Italian...
View ArticleProposed bill would give food banks $5 million annually
Food bank and shelf leaders met at the state capitol on Tuesday to back a bill that would provide $5 million in state funding to Minnesota food banks every year, a response to record-high hunger levels...
View ArticleConservation leaders, community members discuss Father Hennepin Bluff’s...
Conservation leaders and community members gathered at the Pillsbury A-Mill apartment building Tuesday night to discuss the restoration project plan for the Father Hennepin Bluff Lower Trail, also...
View ArticleEmerging rideshare startups aim to fill Uber, Lyft’s shoes
Minneapolis City Council amended the rideshare ordinance Thursday, postponing its start until July 1 to allow more time for emerging rideshare companies to prepare to launch in the city. The ordinance...
View ArticleMinneapolis, UMN celebrate Earth Day year-round
The Southeast Como community pulled out their gloves, bags and trash grabbers under Sunday’s cool spring weather to pick up litter and beautify the neighborhood. The effort was part of the Southeast...
View ArticleMinneapolis hosts National Planning Conference after 15-year wait
Minneapolis welcomed thousands of city planners from across the country to the National Planning Conference held at the Minneapolis Convention Center the weekend of April 13, returning to the city...
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