Mckinley Neighborhood News and Events

The McKinley neighborhood is a tree filled, residential neighborhood that sits right on the Mississippi River, just seven minutes from the heart of the downtown Minneapolis. With a neighborhood school, park, three Christian Churches, a Buddhist temple and a Mosque, the diversity of the neighborhood is definitely a highlight for all residents and visitors. The neighborhood is served by frequent transit service along Lowry and Lyndale Avenues. Some of Minneapolis' highest hills are found to the southeast of Dowling and Lyndale Avenues.

(Description from livemsp.org

For detailed demographic information, see the neighborhood profile from Minnesota Compass.  

Cityview leaves North Minneapolis special education students behind

Minnesota School of Science student works on an experiment. (Photo courtesy of MSS)

Last week, the families of 40 Minneapolis students with significant special needs received an unwelcome phone call.

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

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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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, g

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Occupy wins home in North Minneapolis, defends Latino home in South

“My parents had to work so hard for this house,” teary-eyed Alejandra Cruz told an Occupy Homes rally this week. “It’s unjust for the banks to take away our dream.

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African heritage central to HER Center — Clinic provides 'culture care,' specializing in HIV

The main objective for Pam White to starting her own clinic was to better provide culturally specific health care for Black women and girls.

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