Riverside
Barbecue at Smoke in the Pit and Just Turkey

BY ELAINE KLAASSEN In the March issue of Southside Pride, Ed Felien, the owner, publisher, and editor-in-chief of the newspaper, wrote this: “We have mourned the unfair and untimely death of George Floyd for almost five years. Perhaps it’s time now to celebrate his life. He worked security for local night…
Street renaming effort gains momentum
Earth Day under the climate-denying, National Park-wrecking clown posse administration
Explore Spring at Chicago Avenue and 48th Street
If you remember Uptown, which Uptown do you remember?

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…
Celebrating Spring on East Lake Street

BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Lake Street, old and new Lake Street is one of the main arteries of commerce, traffic and history in South Minneapolis. It contains buildings and sites more than 100 years old, and some of the most interesting brand-new restaurants and businesses, and everything in between. Possibly…
A State of War
Let’s make Minnesota Canada’s 11th province
Keeping trees healthy begins in the spring
Christians walk into Holy Week calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

BY ELAINE KLAASSEN On Saturday, April 12, 2025, Christians, Christian-lineage people and allies of other faiths are invited to join a Lenten Pilgrimage of lament and protest against the ongoing injustice of Israel’s military occupation in Gaza and the West Bank, and the United States’ support for the bombing and…
Tension flare at the ELEFA meeting after reporting a large backlog of I.A. cases

BY CLINT COMBS The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) has achieved partial compliance with aspects of the state consent decree, according to a recent progress report from the independent monitor overseeing the legally binding reform plan. The report indicates that MPD is partially compliant with the complete compliance review of final…
Policing the police — is there progress?

BY KAY SCHROVEN “How will you prevent putting another Chauvin in charge of training the Minnesota Police Department (MPD)?” This was one of the questions posed by a community member at the March 12th meeting with the Independent Evaluators (IE), known as Effective Law Enforcement for All (ELEFA.) Approximately 150…
MPS bus drivers say there’s a toxic work culture in Minneapolis
The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil and the rise of nation state

BY AHMED THARWAT The recent arrest of Palestinian American Mahmoud Khalil by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has sparked outrage and protests across the country. Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and a U.S. permanent resident, was taken into custody Saturday night. What is interesting is how Media and officials…