North Minneapolis tornado

Marking progress—two years after the Northside tornado

By Douglas Fehlen, Camden News

Two deaths, dozens of injuries, hundreds of families displaced, thousands of trees lost and millions of dollars in damage. These numbers only begin to describe the effects of the tornado strike on May 22, 2011. Residents of Jordan, Folwell and Webber-Camden were among those most affected along the tornado’s 3.5-mile path, and it is in these neighborhoods where the storm’s destructiveness remains most evident two years later.

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Northside pastors partner with Habitat for Humanity to increase number of Black homeowners in tornado-damaged Minneapolis neighborhood

By Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Homeownership among Blacks on the Northside has been waning in recent years, first because of the mortgage foreclosure crisis, and secondly by the May 2011 tornado. As a result, a group of North Minneapolis pastors met a few months ago and joined collaboratively to help address this issue.

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Occupy-backed homeowner wins renegotiated mortgage

By Jacob Wheeler, The Uptake

Ruby Brown, a North Minneapolis hairdresser and pillar of her church community, won a renegotiated mortgage from Bank of America this week — just days before her home was to be auctioned off i

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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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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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42nd Avenue Station: New trial needed

By Kerry Ashmore, North News

On Monday (May 14), a Hennepin County District Court jury returned a $388,000 verdict in favor of 42nd Avenue Station & Deli LLC, according to 42nd Avenue Station’s attorney.

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North Side homeowner continues struggle

By Bob Hines, KFAI Radio

Twelve months after a tornado struck North Minneapolis on May 22, 2011, we checked in with homeowner Jeff Tyson, who has had a year of progress and frustration as he tries to return his home to the

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Northside tornado "Treecovery"

By Allison Herrera, The Uptake

Nearly a year ago, a tornado destroyed 2,600 trees on Minneapolis’ Northside.

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Louis King is optimistic about North Minneapolis

By Dale Connelly, KFAI Radio

This week we observed the one year anniversary of the tornad

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North Minneapolis corner is better off without Broadway Liquor Outlet, says local resident

By Jacob Wheeler, The Uptake

One year after the May 22, 2011, tornado that ravaged North Minneapolis, things are looking up for Anthony and Shemeika Strong.

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