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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 »
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 »
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 »
OPINION | One year later: Recovery from the tornado and its massive impact continues
We are nearing the one year anniversary of the tornado. Simply said, we are not the same. Our community has been changed by a force of nature that one would not have expected to encounter in the heart of the city. But I believe we have heart, and the implications of the tornado and our recovery are not yet fully known. Here’s some of what is known.MORE »
OPINION | North Minneapolis is up for grabs
The confluence of Census-driven redistricting, the announced resignation of Hennepin County 2nd District Commissioner, Mark Stenglein, and the earlier announcement that State Sen. Linda Higgins would not seek reelection has set in motion what could be a historic domino effect scenario for Black political empowerment unrivaled in Minnesota history.MORE »
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