Behind the Story

On June 6, the McKnight Foundation announced that the revered actress, director and teacher Wendy Lehr will receive the 2013 McKnight Distinguished Artist Award. The award, now in its 16th year, includes a $50,000 cash award and is meant to “recognize individual Minnesota artists who have made significant contributions to the quality of the state’s cultural life,” according to a press release.

This week I started a Reporter’s Notebook about a group of families who have to leave their home because their landlord, who took over ownership of their building at the end of last year, has decided to fix up the place. The landlord has given a number of tenants in the building notice to vacate to make way for renovations.