Northside

Five vie for 59B House seat in North Minneapolis

By Margo Ashmore, North News

It’s a part-time job paying $31,140 per year, involves relating to 300 law-making peers and thousands of constituents, and has potential to change everyday life.

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FREE SPEECH ZONE | North Minneapolis Laotians Vote Priorities for Bottineau LRT

By Jay Clark, Free Speech Zone
Jay Clark

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Tornado relief strengthened Minneapolis Foundation's commitment to North Side

By Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Luz Maria Frias (Photo by Charles Hallman)

The Minneapolis Foundation raised nearly two million dollars in 2011 to support the North Minneapolis tornado recovery effort.

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No new Webber Library in North Minneapolis ... yet

By Sue Quist, Camden News

The Lumberman seemingly watches over the old Webber Library while Camden residents wait on the future of the library. (Photo by Donna Seline)

On May 22, at the Hennepin County Commissioners meeting, Mark Stenglein moved Resolution No. 12-0263. Commissioner Mike Opat seconded the resolution and it passed unanimously.

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Northside Achievement Zone aims to boost Minneapolis student success, one family at a time

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

Ava Martin and Israel Tyson enjoy PCYC summer camp. (Photos of summer camp courtesy of PCYC.)

Lucretia Gill, who lives in Jordan neighborhood, met representatives from the Northside Achievement Zone at an awards ceremony at her childr

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Phyllis Wheatley Community Center supports families and youth in North Minneapolis

By Grace Grinager, TC Daily Planet

Youth from Dream, Explore, Connect! create a community garden in front of Bethune School. (photos by Grace Grinager)

The Phyllis Wheatley Community Center has supported generations of North Minneapolis families as an educational resource and gathering place.

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A year later, wrapping up the North Minneapolis tornado money chase

By Charles Hallman and Jerry Freeman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Photo by Tony Webster (Creative Commons)

Almost immediately after the tornado struck North Minneapolis in May 2011, the Minneapolis Foundation established its Minnesota Helps Fund and raised $1,756,060 to assist Northside residents.

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Weigh in: How Mississippi River land plan for North, Northeast Minneapolis affects health

By Margo Ashmore, Northeaster

Minneapolis city planners say they’re almost ready to start asking the general public if they got it right, or in some cases, to help choose which unprecedented public investment to pursue.

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Who would want to live at 26th and Penn?

By Jeff Skrenes, North by Northside

This was the question most frequently posed to me over the course of a few months when I would tell friends, neighbors, or colleagues that I wanted to buy the house at 2601 Penn, with "Are you crazy?!" and "Do you want to get shot?" as first and second runners-up.

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MUSIC PREVIEW | Capri Theater enlists local vocal stars to benefit North Minneapolis arts programming

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

Regina Marie Williams appearing in the Capri Theater's Legends subscription series with a tribute to Nina Simone November 19 and 20, 2011. Photo courtesy PCYC.

The Plymouth Christian Youth Center celebrates a five-year milestone of the Capri Theater renovations on Saturday, June 30 with a benefit concert featuring Rick Carlson, Debbie Duncan, Charmin Michelle, Thomasina Petrus, Dennis W. Spears, Regina Marie Williams, and the Wolverines Jazz Trio.

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