Northside
North Minneapolis block party celebrates, remembers
On May 22, 2011, three tornados spiraled down on North Minneapolis, killing one person and injuring 30 more, leaving homes heavily damaged and thousands without power. On Saturday, Northside residents gathered at Logan and 30th Avenue North to mark the anniversary of last year’s devastating tornados and celebrate the rebuilding effort.MORE »
Northside tornado "Treecovery"
Nearly a year ago, a tornado destroyed 2,600 trees on Minneapolis’ Northside. Now the Minneapolis Park Board is partnering with organizations such as Best Buy to plant more than 3,100 trees —more trees than were lost in the storm.MORE »
Louis King is optimistic about North Minneapolis
This week we observed the one year anniversary of the tornado strike on North Minneapolis.MORE »
Northway hopes to keep money on North Side
Shortly after Wesley Walker’s departure as its executive director, the board of Northway Community Trust made the “very painful” decision to dissolve, Northway Treasurer Troy Kester said in a NorthNews interview.MORE »
North Minneapolis corner is better off without Broadway Liquor Outlet, says local resident
One year after the May 22, 2011, tornado that ravaged North Minneapolis, things are looking up for Anthony and Shemeika Strong. Anthony has been entrusted as the superintendent of their apartment building at 2509 Golden Valley Rd., which is nearly full of renters, and whose outside brick walls and roof look much better than those of neighboring buildings.MORE »
FREE SPEECH ZONE | Hmong students at Henry High collect 530 postcards to save school buses
At the May 18 Henry High May Show, students at the North Minneapolis public school collected over 530 signed postcards addressed to school board members Kim Ellison and Alberto Monserrate. The postcards ask that the Go-To mass transit bus card be optional for the 2012-2013 school year, with school bus rides available.MORE »
The Northside needs bike boulevards, better signage, and lanes on Penn Avenue
One of the things I looked for during my 30 Days of Biking challenge was other kinds of bicycle infrastructure that we simply do not have in north Minneapolis.MORE »
New Heritage Park facilities focus on North Side seniors wellness
The Heritage Park Senior Services Center is nearing its official June 14 grand opening. In an official statement released prior to its completion last June, Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) officials predicted that the 69,603 square foot senior health and wellness center “will help anchor future development in the Heritage Park Community.”MORE »
An end to compostables odor?
Scrambling to beat the clock, officials at Organic Technologies Incorporated (OTI) say they’re close to having odors at their site at Dowling and Washington avenues North under control after two, going on three, frustrating and stinky seasons.MORE »
Water those newly-planted trees
Have you noticed white “T” marks on curbs, and new trees here and there where the tornado hit?
Notice dramatic white scars on trees where major limbs used to be?MORE »
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