For community gardeners, beauty can come in many forms. For Kirsten Saylor of the Twin Cities organization Gardening Matters, community gardens create space for "people coming together, but also the beautiful, tangible experience of making something beautiful."MORE »
In less than a year, construction could begin on the planned Central Corridor light-rail, which the Metropolitan Council claims will bring increased transportation opportunities to Twin Cities. But for many Central Corridor neighbors, it could bring something very different: unsustainable property tax increases, gentrification, and the loss of historic, racially diverse, and close-knit neighborhoods such as St. Paul's Aurora-St. Anthony and Frogtown. MORE »
With the construction of the Central Corridor light-rail slated to begin as early as next year, many expect difficult changes for life on University Avenue. To ease the transition, the Metropolitan Council has pledged more than $27 million to the University of Minnesota for a transit and pedestrian mall and disruptions to scientific equipment. Recently, the Met Council came to a major settlement with Minnesota Public Radio to mitigate disruptions to MPR studios. MORE »
About 40 University Avenue business owners and their allies gathered June 18 at Model Cities in St. Paul for a presentation on business owners’ rights to construction mitigation during the building of the Central Corridor Light Rail line.MORE »
Touting a commitment to apply the law fairly and independently, and an eagerness to go above and beyond in protecting court funding access, Ramsey County judicial candidate Howard Orenstein is looking to repeat his first-place primary finish on Nov. 4. The St.MORE »
Members of the Twin Cities Industrial Workers of the World reported being detained by police on a Hiawatha Light Rail Train at the Mall of America after peacefully gathering Sunday to support re-instated co-worker who works at the mall.
The workers met at 1 p.m. at the 27th Ave. and Lake St.MORE »
In Students ready for protest, the quote from Tracy Molm with the University of Minnesota SDS erroneously indicated that Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice were invited to speak at the Humphrey Institute. The author regrets failing to further substantiate the claim.MORE »
Though classes have not yet begun, many students at Twin Cities high school and college campuses are already working on a massive civics project: getting ready for protests during the Republican National Convention in downtown St.MORE »
In the run-up to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minneapolis City Council actions some activists are worried because key limitations on police actions during demonstrations have been eliminated.MORE »
Touting a commitment to apply the law fairly and independently, and an eagerness to go above and beyond in protecting court funding access, Ramsey County judicial candidate 
