Nokomis
Morris Park Players threatened with eviction
Almost every week night in October, a number of Southside residents, including Kaj Johnson, Carolyn Strauss, and brothers Noah and Tyler Quam of Nokomis, could be found singing and dancing with a dedicated group of over 40 performers while an elaborate theater set was being built all around them in preparation for the opening night of the beloved Disney musical "Beauty and the Beast" on Nov. 6. MORE »
Dave Bicking will be kicking ...

Quick: What rhymes with Bicking? In South Minneapolis’ city council race, Ward Nine challenger Dave Bicking is rolling out an unconventional campaign tool: the Green Party–endorsed candidate now has a song written about him. And to answer that question, “kicking” is the rhyming word — and it’s followed immediately by the word “ass.” MORE »
Paying obeisance to monarchs (monarch butterflies, that is) at Lake Nokomis

A celebration of the monarch butterfly's amazing 2,000-mile migration from Minnesota to Mexico will take place on Saturday, September 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.MORE »
Coldwater Spring finally about to become public greenspace
Unknown to many, almost destroyed by Highway 55 and unavailable to the public for the better part of fifty years, Coldwater Spring was an important place in Minnesota history long before statehood.MORE »
Kenny SummerFest
Full Moon Walk
Between a rock and a Greenway: Xcel takes heat for plans to run power lines along bike trail

















