Nokomis
Charter amendment #2
School openings, community schools vs. GOP culture war, labor and funding shortages, changes at the federal level
The MPD budget
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BY TONY BOUZA The Minneapolis Police Department budget document itself is a turgid piece of bureaucratic invention intended to obfuscate and mislead you into thinking your $200 million is being sensibly spent. It ain’t. The pages are replete with references to how sedulously they monitor and invest your dollars, how…
We had to call 911
How could I forget Sociable Cider Werks? Plus, new restaurants and other food news, and one mini-review
Justice in the Green Zone?
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BY KAY SCHROVEN Low-income communities, Indigenous communities and communities of color in Minneapolis (and many cities) experience unequal health, wealth, employment and education, and also are often overburdened by environmental conditions such as traffic and stationary pollution sources, brownfield sites (real property that may be compromised by the presence or…
Chicago Avenue from McRae Park to the Crosstown
Celebrate! Open Streets Lyndale Avenue
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BY STEPHANIE FOX Each year, thousands of people flock to Open Streets events in Minneapolis. During these city celebrations, streets are closed to automobile traffic for blocks and people walk, bike and even skate, visiting booths and businesses along the way. But then, COVID-19 happened. In non-pandemic years, there are…
Eyes on Afghanistan
Notes from the desk of peace activist Polly Mann (b. Nov. 19, 1919)
What will be your place in history?
Cleaning up phosphorus in Lake Hiawatha
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BY KATHRYN KELLY Lake Hiawatha is impaired with phosphorus. Much discussion has happened over the past few years about how to resolve this issue. What is the solution? There are several possible solutions: (1) implement natural wetlands (called constructed wetlands), (2) control the sources of excess phosphorus, and/or (3) phosphorus…