Family Academy’s ‘cradle to career’ effort under way in north Minneapolis
Here among a dense concentration of poor African-American families, only 3 of 10 children finish high school and fewer yet go on to college.
The Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) and its Family Academy program are out to change that trajectory.
Reserve your spot at the third annual Book Club Blast
Bibliophiles young and old are invited to MinnPost’s third annual Book Club Blast on Sunday, Feb. 12, featuring keynote speaker Kate DiCamillo.
Scenes from the pond hockey championships at Lake Nokomis
The 7th annual U.S. Pond Hockey Championships were held last weekend at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis. It’s the largest outdoor hockey event in the country, with over 270 teams and some 1,700 players participating. Check out more of Steve Date’s photos.
Yes, Uptown suffers from a personality crisis, but it’s also vibrant and undeniably walkable
It’s caught between a low-rent, artsy McPunk past and an absurdly gentrified present. But Miriam Rudolph’s etchings, Dave Eggers’ drawings and two side-by-side windows beckon.
A new column by the one and only Andy Sturdevant.
Twin Cities remembers Martin Luther King
Steve Date’s slideshow from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations in St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Minnesota’s city aid discussion dominated by cuts, confusion, criticism
A MinnPost survey of more than 30 city officials found that as the state sends fewer dollars to cities, questions mount about the fairness of the system. Those questions are sometimes left unanswered by a complex formula that many city officials don’t understand.
Northrop Auditorium, a U icon and white elephant, transforming for 21st century
University officials gave the news media a look inside the massive shell of Northrop Memorial Auditorium — “the Carnegie Hall of the Midwest” — now totally gutted.
Minneapolis chooses Dome as preferred site for new Vikings stadium
Mayor R.T. Rybak told a joint state Senate committee today that building a Vikings stadium on the old stadium site would cost $215 million less than any other proposed site. Additionally, he spoke of the infrastructure already is in place.
We know how to house these folks. We just lack the political will.
Liz Kuoppala in Homeless, desperate and living out of cars.
There has been an unprecedented level of demand for housing assistance in Ramsey County and elsewhere in the Twin Cities. Now advocates are calling for solutions.
Photo by urbanfoodie33 on Flickr
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Minneapolis Target’s new checkout system raises questions
“The new prototype the company is testing could be described as a hybrid of the experience one has at airport security checks or while waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles.”
Ouch.
St. Paul’s controversial Jefferson Avenue bikeway sparks even more citizen hearings
Most bicycles are hung in the garage after Saturday’s snow, but there’ll be plenty of bike talk next month when the city tries again to get community consensus on the controversial project.
The good news about the Central Corridor LRT (yes, really)
Speedy progress is being made, and portions of the project are coming in under budget.
