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NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Prospect Park's Cupcake advances to Food Network's Cupcake Wars Championship series

By Jay Gabler, Neighborhood Notes

Kevin VanDeraa, owner of beloved bake shop Cupcake, has more to be excited about than the impending conclusion of Central Corridor construction on University Avenue in front of his shop: having won the Yo-Gabba-Gabba-themed episode of the Food Network's show Cupcake Wars on April 15, VanDeraa is now set to compete in the show's "Cupcake Champions" series.MORE »

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Streetcars on the Midtown Greenway? Community meeting to consider possibilities

By Cynthia Frost, Neighborhood Notes

Imagine stepping off the train at the Lake Street/Hiawatha station and boarding a street car to travel along the Midtown Greenway to Lake Calhoun and beyond. What would you like to see and do along the way? Perhaps stop for a bite to eat? Visit some artists’ studios? Or listen to music in a public plaza?MORE »

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Windom Park popcorn and movies every Friday

By Mary Treacy, Neighborhood Notes

Summer strollers through lovely Windom Park may catch a popcorn aroma on Friday evenings. It’s wafting from the shelter (which hasn’t got much use this warm winter.) The popcorn draws children to the latest children’s movies shown without charge every Friday evening, 6-9 p.m. Call the park at 612 370 4905 on the day of the show to reserve a seat. Windom Park is at 2251 Hayes Northeast.MORE »

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Re-Paint the Pavement this Saturday

By Cynthia Frost
By Cynthia Frost, Neighborhood Notes

The weather looks good for the 2nd annual Paint the Pavement event in Corcoran this Saturday.  Last year more than 100 residents poured into this public intersection, grabbed a paint brush and plopped down in the middle of the street as part of a public art pMORE »

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• North Minneapolis block party celebrates, remembers. Keith Ellison skips rope!
• Northside tornado "treecovery." Thanks to generous donors, more trees are being planted than were lost.
• Ice House Plaza opening marks a new era on Eat Street. Things are hopping at Nicollet and 26th.
• Feeding the poor: But is it healthy food? Cynthia Boyd reports.

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FREE SPEECH ZONE | Michael Cavlan For US Senate 2012 Update
FREE SPEECH ZONE | Will the MPCA "Citizens' Board" side with citizens and the environment?
FREE SPEECH ZONE | Hmong students at Henry High collect 530 postcards to save school buses
FREE SPEECH ZONE | Continental Congress 2.0 This July 4th!
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