Northside

To some people, it’s public art; to others, it’s a nuisance. Some city officials say that both aerosol art and illegal graffiti are problematic. Aerosol art is legal spray painting done in public spaces or on canvases, while graffiti is illegal marking on public or private property. MORE »

The Hawthorne Neighborhood needs volunteers for their annual Clean Sweep across the Hawthorne neighborhood to clean up the sidewalks and boulevards of their neighborhood! MORE »

The Hawthorne Neighborhood Council has announced the opening of the Executive Director position for the North Side neighborhood organization that serves 6,000 residents and businesses in Minneapolis. MORE »

As in previous community meetings that were convened throughout December last year, attendees at an April 3 town hall forum at the Minneapolis Urban League were asked to prioritize various Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) strategies. These provisions fell under the categories of education, economic development, family and community health, and a community research and review board. MORE »

Now that the ice has thawed and Minneapolis residents are shaking off that long hibernation, the cusp of spring is revealing new colors: red foreclosure signs on front doors; orange letters of condemnation; gray, city-placed plywood covering windows and doors to keep vacant homes from being stripped of copper. MORE »