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Along the North Shore, sleepy Silver Bay embraces development to put itself 'on the map'
Construction is set to begin on a nearly $25 million development of townhomes and vacation rentals in Silver Bay, the first of several projects to reinvent the city originally built as a mining company town.
Minneapolis encampment residents moving to housing as city and nonprofits search for beds, opioid treatment
Camp Nenookaasi is forcing city leaders to find solutions to an already complicated set of public health and public safety issues involving opioid use and homelessness.
DOJ alleges city of Anoka discriminated against tenants with mental health disabilities 
The U.S. Department of Justice alleges the city of Anoka notified landlords of potential nuisance calls and encouraged landlords to evict tenants who were the subject of the calls. Sometimes those communications included personal details about tenants’ mental illnesses.
The City of Minneapolis has declared unsheltered homelessness a public health emergency. And eight members of the council called on the mayor to delay the closing of a large encampment scheduled for next week.
Millions of seniors struggle to afford housing — and it's about to get a lot worse
Baby boomers are entering older age amid a historic affordable-housing shortage and widening inequality. A new study warns many won't be able to access the kind of housing or caregiving they need.
Five months after sudden closure, all residents of Red Pine Estates secure housing
The residents of the subsidized income housing apartment complex located within the city were given six days to evacuate their unsafe homes over the Fourth of July holiday.
Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer
More cities across the U.S. are cracking down on homeless tent encampments that have grown more visible and become unsafe. Records obtained by The Associated Press show attempts to clear or to mitigate encampments increased as public pressure grew on officials.