FLOW shows bright future for tornado-damaged Northside
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Drive down West Broadway from Washington avenue and you’ll undoubtedly notice abandoned businesses, half empty strip malls and a couple of fast food joints.
“We’re treated like bums” despite holding jobs, paying taxes
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Dennis and Deborah are like a lot of Minnesotans. They’ve put in decades of hard work at their jobs, pay their taxes and rarely ask for help… until now. Earlier this year they lost their jobs and on May 22nd a tornado that devastated Minneapolis’ north side destroyed their home.Their family of seven was forced to seek refuge in the local Armory and at the North Commons Recreation Center. For weeks, they and their five children slept on cots on the floor of a gymnasium. But with five children — one of whom is 21 and has a mental disability — the shelters offered by the City of Minneapolis weren’t the right fit. Continue Reading
Plymouth Avenue bridge closed until next year
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There’s good news and bad news for fans of the Plymouth Avenue Bridge. The good news is that city officials appear to have found the money needed to repair the bridge.
Bike programs progress: A roundup of local efforts to promote biking
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Dacia Durham is a star—along with other members of the Major Taylor Bicycling Club of Minnesota. Their photos are on bus stop signs and in ads for the “Bike. Walk. Move.” campaign.
FLOW Northside Arts Crawl draws a vibrant crowd in North Minneapolis
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Saturday, July 30, the sixth annual FLOW Northside Arts Crawl returned to Minneapolis. Separated into two clusters, Broadway businesses surrounding Penn and Emerson Avenue opened their doors lending services and space.
FLOW Northside Arts Crawl 2011: Bouncing back and giving thanks
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It’s been an exciting summer for the arts in Minneapolis. Self-guided tours like Art-a-Whirl and the brand new Northern Spark festival brought out huge crowds who enjoyed a “create your own adventure” experience. Twin Cities residents who missed out on one or both of these events have another chance to enjoy the art community and the waning summer season with the FLOW Northside Arts Crawl, taking place on July 30th.
Project Sweetie Pie launched in North Minneapolis
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As organic as the plants and the soil they’re planted in, Project Sweetie Pie is growing.
Ideas flow at South Minneapolis community meeting on school enrollment: Northeast and North meetings this week
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Last Saturday morning (June 18) at Green Central Park School in South Minneapolis, Minneapolis Public Schools continued the series of engagement meetings to involve the community, obtain idea
North Minneapolis community forum protests cuts to MN Department of Human Rights
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“We have people who are chipping away at the national level of human rights,” Minnesota Human Rights Commissioner Kevin Lindsey told 75 community members, organizers, and public officials at a N