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Rental foreclosures: The new homelessness

By Andy Driscoll, Truth to Tell on KFAI

Record-breaking foreclosures continue apace across the country - and in Minnesota, but, despite laws designed to help tenants avoid premature eviction, renters are getting taken for a ride by banks and realtors who want them out of their homes and units so the properties can be turned over for a profit much sooner than the law allows. (audio below)   MORE »

Taking it to court in Minneapolis: Fight against foreclosure and eviction

By Madeleine Baran, TC Daily Planet
The fight against foreclosures heated up at the Hennepin County Government Center Tuesday, May 26, as two Minneapolis women used unique arguments to fight back against their lenders.
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Birthday eviction hearing for Minneapolis woman

By Madeleine Baran, TC Daily Planet
Rosemary Williams spent her sixtieth birthday inside a crowded courtroom April 22, where she began the legal process of fighting eviction from her foreclosed Minneapolis home.

UPDATE April 26, 2009 Rosemary Williams’ court date has been postponed until May 26.
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• May 30: We Are Sabathini exhibit ($25)
• June 16: World Refugee Day ($25)  
• June 29-July 1: Chalchiutlicue ($25) 
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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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