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Urban Farms Offer Solutions

MINNEAPOLIS, March 2, 2010- With its goals of expanding the local foodshed in the Twin Cities and providing urban dwellers with more access to fresh produce and the skills to grow it, the Backyard Harvest Program kicks off its second growing season.MORE »
THEATER | Washburn High School students work with local stars to produce "Once On This Island"

As long as there are young lovers, there'll be warmhearted tales of adolescent angst in the face of life's fateful twists and turns. One of the most enduring is pretty-poor-girl-pining-away-for-handsome-rich-kid, from Cinderella on. One of the more interesting is Trinidadian novelist Rosa Guy's My Love, My Love, which tosses into the mix not only class but the seldom acknowledged aspect of color-struck black folk.MORE »
FREE SPEECH ZONE | Neighbors seeking support for potential off-leash dog area at Martin Luther King Park

A group of Kingfield resident leaders is organizing support for a potential off-leash area in MLK Park. This part of the city has the highest density of licensed dogs, but no off-leash areas.MORE »
Fire breaks out at 50th and Bryant in Minneapolis

UPDATED 9 p.m: Intially tweeted by Jason DeRusha earlier today, the block on 50th and Bryant—which holds such popular establishments as Patina, Blackbird Cafe, Heidi's, and the Malt Shop—caught fire in the afternoon. [Video after jump.]
Mary Keepers & Friends: Singing for a Common Reason!
Local Artists Collaborate for a Common Hope
Vocalist Mary Keepers and Photographer Buck Holzemer Sponsor Benefit for Guatemalan Children at Mayflower Church on March 13
Lake Harriet Kite Festival: A photo essay and invitation

While on a walk on January 10th, 2005 I came across the poster for the 4th Annual Lake Harriet Winter Kite Festival.MORE »












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