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Sitting cross-legged on the floor Saturday at Family Academy in the Northside Achievement Zone, six moms and their children sing a song that could signal a sea change for some north Minneapolis fam
As much as suburban residents may want to take light rail into the downtowns for jobs or recreation, planners are banking on there also being near-downtown residents eager to travel to the suburbs
Is ‘Heritage Park fatigue’ causing City leaders to neglect the historic project? Or is a land grab underway?
The services at Urban Jerusalem Four Square Church in north Minneapolis may look and sound like a club with lights and bumping beats, but when you listen to the music, the lyrics of the songs are a
North High School will have a designated attendance area for the 2012-2013 school year that includes the Bethune and Bryn Mawr attendance areas.
Are the Occupy MN protestors making a difference by defending foreclosed homes?
Tough economic times these days have made work for many local nonprofits difficult.
A 2010 Minneapolis Health Department study labeled North Minneapolis a “food desert” — an area with few supermarkets that sell fresh fruits and vegetables.
Her apprenticeship may have ended, but the skills Anisha Sapho gained as an apprentice with the Broadband Access Project have opened a whole new world of possibilities.Anisha Sapho didn’t know much about the Broadband Access Project (BAP), or even computers, when she attended the grand opening of the University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC) in the summer of 2010. But she went anyway on the advice of Wilson Maceno, who thought there might be some interesting job opportunities for her with BAP, a $3.6-million UROC initiative to make broadband access and computer skills more accessible to underserved urban communities. Maceno, who is currently a technology manager with the University’s Office of Business and Community Economic Development (OBCED) computer refurbishing program, was right. And Sapho wasn’t surprised. He has been helping her find employment and gain meaningful work experience since she worked for him at Domino’s Pizza when she was 18. Continue Reading
The Northside Economic Opportunity Network (NEON), a North Minneapolis collaborative that offers assistance to local businesses and entrepreneurs, says their normal services have increased in recen