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NorthNews was started in 1991 by Kerry and Margo Ashmore, longtime publishers of The Northeaster. The monthly NorthNews is delivered free to all the Minneapolis homes north of Interstate Highway 394 and west of the Mississippi River.

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Northway hopes to keep money on North Side

By Margo Ashmore, North News

Shortly after Wesley Walker’s departure as its executive director, the board of Northway Community Trust made the “very painful” decision to dissolve, Northway Treasurer Troy Kester said in a NorthNews interview.MORE »

Bike safety and storage tips

By Margo Ashmore, North News

Claire Stoscheck and Marianne Baum of the Community Partners Bike Library of Cycles for Change (formerly Sibley Bike Depot), a non-profit community bike store in Saint Paul, conducted an orientation for a group of North Minneapolis residents in Network for Better Futures.MORE »

An end to compostables odor?

By Margo Ashmore, North News

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 »

Water those newly-planted trees

By Margo Ashmore, North News

Have you noticed white “T” marks on curbs, and new trees here and there where the tornado hit?

Notice dramatic white scars on trees where major limbs used to be?MORE »

Yang will run for Hennepin County post

By Staff, North News

Blong Yang announced April 9 he will be a candidate for Hennepin County Commissioner-District 2. Yang is seeking the seat that opened when Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein announced he would resign to head the Minneapolis Downtown Council.MORE »

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• May 30: We Are Sabathini exhibit ($25)
• June 1: Museum Magnet closing celebration ($25)
• June 16: World Refugee Day ($25)

• June 29-July 1: Chalchiutlicue ($25)
• July 21: Rondo Days ($25)

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