Powderhorn

Relatively speaking, there’s a lot more money spent on graffiti removal locally than you probably realize. Along with the Minneapolis Anti-Graffiti Initiative, which pays citizens cash for leads about graffiti that produce arrests, the city of Minneapolis is offering Graffiti Micro Grants to non-profit community-based organizations and churches for beautification programs, graffiti clean-up, and teaching the Graffiti Hurts curriculum, among other projects. The cap for each organization is $10,000. (The image above, by the way, is the city’s very own anti-graffiti graffito.) MORE »

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 »

Looking out at the crowd seated for breakfast in the atrium of Mercado Central, U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison complimented his colleague, Minneapolis alderman Gary Schiff, on the wisdom of bringing his constituents together in that setting. “We need such spaces to discuss the issues we are passionate about,” said Ellison. MORE »

Look down – the first crop of mushrooms is already popping up. Their earthy, flesh-colored fungal spores are rooting into the cool earth. Some are eating toxins out of the soil, connecting the earth to the air. MORE »

Heart of the Beast MayDay Parade, Ceremony and Festival The 34th Annual MayDay Parade will start at 1 pm at the corner of Bloomington Avenue and East 25th Street in South Minneapolis, and proceed south on Bloomington Ave. to 34th St., where it turns west into Powderhorn Park. The Living Bridge/Tree of Life ceremony follows at Powderhorn Park. The MayDay Festival follows the MayDay Parade and Ceremony and features music, dancing, poetry, foods, canoe rides, and more. MORE »