Stephanie Fox
Stephanie Fox has won two awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for her articles. She lives in South Minneapolis with her husband David, a martial arts instructor, and her two bulldogs, Quigley and Lazlow.
BY STEPHANIE FOX The first Tuesday in November in 2025, November 4th, is Election Day in Minneapolis. On the ballot are candidates for City Council, two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and all the seats on the Park and Recreation Board. Early voting began on September…
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BY STEPHANIE FOX Students from Sanford Middle School walked out of their 6th grade class at noon on Sept. 5 and headed to Longfellow Park with hand drawn signs saying “Stop Gun Violence.” This was one of the many protests following the mass school shooting at nearby Annunciation School, only…
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BY STEPHANIE FOX Chicago Avenue was once called Ames Street and it is unclear why the new name “Chicago” was chosen in the 1870s. Today, this street is lined with houses, churches and hospitals, including the acclaimed Children’s Hospital and Allina Health Care. Visitors to this diverse street can also…
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BY STEPHANIE FOX The last Open Streets celebration of 2025 will be the return of the event to Uptown on Hennepin Ave., between 26th and 34th Streets, on Saturday, Sept. 20. At Open Streets, car, truck and motorcycle traffic is banned, but pedestrians, bikes, skateboards and roller blades are not…
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BY STEPHANIE FOX A quarter century ago, a first-time children’s book author’s book got published, after 473 rejections from various publishers. Candlewick Press accepted the book when a young editor found it in a pile of unsolicited manuscripts sent by hopeful authors. The first bookstore to carry “Because of Winn-Dixie”…
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BY STEPHANIE FOX For those from Minneapolis who think they need an excuse to travel to St. Paul, here’s a good one: Grand Avenue hosts the kind of fun-to-visit and lively shops and restaurants not seen elsewhere in the Twins Cities. Here are a few of these excellent businesses. Iron…
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BY STEPHANIE FOX At the intersection of Nicollet and 66th Ave. there are three malls, one on each corner, offering a huge variety of shops. For those who have learned to go around round-abouts, it’s easy to visit one and then move on to the others. TOUS les JOURS at…
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BY STEPHANIE FOX As spring has sprung, the focus about what’s needed to be done around the home and lawn change from shoveling snow to home and garden renovations. Expensive? Maybe. But there are ways to make improvements without breaking the bank. It’s not about being cheap, it’s about planning…
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BY STEPHANIE FOX Melissa Fritz had worked for nearly a dozen years assisting families circumnavigating the transitions of aging, when she found herself helping her own family through the process. Her father had begun suffering with the symptoms of Alzheimer’s, and when the pandemic began, the isolation made her usually…
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BY STEPHANIE FOX During the 1970s, the Uptown neighborhood — especially the Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street crossroad — was a hub for small businesses and neighborhood artists who were drawn to the vibrant nightlife and music scene, and where local shops, restaurants and bars drew crowds from all over…
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BY STEPHANIE FOX As spring slowly arrives in the North, an arborist’s fancy turns to thoughts of trees. It’s true for Jake MacDougall, who works for Davey Tree Expert Company — at 145 years, the oldest tree company in the country. Davey Tree has offices in every state except of…
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BY STEPHANIE FOX School’s out for summer and many kids will soon be headed off to summer camp. Camp is fun, but a study by the American Camp Association says that it’s much more than that. The summer camp experience, experts say, can help kids learn new ways to grow…
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BY STEPHANIE FOX It was cold and snowing outside on the first day of February, but inside City Church, it was warm (and sometimes spicy, in a Minnesota way) at the Kenny Neighborhood’s second annual Winter Chili Cook-off. Mike Ferrin, the Kenny Neighborhood Association Co-Coordinator, said that the seven contestants…
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BY STEPHANIE FOX If you hadn’t noticed, grocery prices have risen lately. Since 2021, costs have risen 25 percent, a little more or less depending on the type of food product. Estimates are that in the U.S., 30 to 40 percent of food is wasted. Part of the problem is…
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BY STEPHANIE FOX The number of people around the country, and in Minnesota, who find the need to seek out foods shelves has grown every year. In 2023, more than seven million Minnesotans visited local food shelves, up two million the year before. Last year, the numbers were up again.…
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Stephanie Fox has won two awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for her articles. She lives in South Minneapolis with her husband David, a martial arts instructor, and her two bulldogs, Quigley and Lazlow.
