Opinion

MN VIDEOS | Volunteers of America and Kingfield Neighborhood Association mosaic project

By Dan Luke, MN Videos

Martin Luther King park in south Minneapolis was chosen as the site for a community art project. A proposal for an off-leash dog area within the park had divided the neighborhood and the mosaic project was seen as a way to help mend the rift.

COMMUNITY VOICES | Streets.mn voter guide: Chris Lautenschlager, Ward 12

By Chris Lautenschlager, Streets.MN

Twin Cities Daily Planet media partner Streets.mn developed a short series of questions related to transportation and land use designed to give voters more information on Minneapolis mayoral and city council candidates and expand the conversation about these topics. This is candidate Chris Lautenschlager's response to that query.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Dinkytown should be a protected historic district

By Kristen Kozitza, Community Voices

Photo by G.R.R. (Creative Commons)

Thirty years ago, in the fall of 1983, I left Richmond, Virginia where I had lived all my life, to attend U of MN-Minneapolis.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Children ask the world of us

By Rena Moran, Community Voices

As a mother of 7, I have always had an open door policy for my children’s friends and many of the young people in my community. Most of my children’s friends have been a part of our lives since they were in Junior High. Today, they continue to visit my house knowing it’s a place where they are safe, nurtured, cared for and most likely will be fed.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Contact Gov. Dayton today about frac sand mining

By Alan Muller, Community Voices

Minnesotans are putting up a great fight against uncontrolled expansion of frac sand mining in Minnesota.  Methods being used range from inspiring

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Conflict Kitchens in Minneapolis?

By Venora Hung, Community Voices

Frying falafels.

In Issue 156 of Saveur Magazine, Pittsburgh's Conflict Kitchen (a restaurant/project that changes its menus and only serves cuisine from a country in which the US is in conflict with) was featured.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | For the homeless and unemployed, communication is the key

By Bill Albertson, Community Voices

Manuel Moore (Photo courtesy of Open Access Connections)

Since 1994, Open Access Connections Voice Mail program has linked over 63,000 of Minnesota’s poorest residents to opportunities for employment, shelter, housing, and safety from domestic abuse.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | 26th Annual Minneapolis St. Paul Home Tour highlighted city living

By John Akre, Community Voices

54 homes in Minneapolis and St. Paul were featured during the Annual Minneapolis St. Paul Home Tour on April 27th and 28th. This event, now in its 26th year, promotes the advantages of city living. People open up their homes to show off their renovation projects, talk about their neighborhoods, and celebrate the lives they live in Minneapolis and St. Paul.


This video looks at just five of the homes featured on this year's tour.

COMMUNITY VOICES | The perils of 42nd Street East

By Jacob Rock, Community Voices

For the past decade 42nd Street East has become a showcase for the conflict between urban expansion and ecology.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Tim Springer: A Life on Purpose

By Bob Corrick and Kelly Wilder, Community Voices

Ninth Ward Candidate Tim Springer: "Social equity issues along with climate change are the biggest challenges of our time.  The good news is that we can make meaningful progress by addressing them together with the right community approach to transportation, energy, housing, self expression opportunities, education and job training, and economic development." Photo by Paul Andre.

Tim Springer, a Minneapolis community leader from East Phillips, Powderhorn, and Central for the past 23 years, is running for Minneapolis City Council in Ward 9.  He is known for his leadersh

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