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The Cities Blog

Candidates hold croon-off for Minneapolis council seat

Candidates hold croon-off for Minneapolis council seat

After debating such weighty issues as police misconduct, jobs and education at a forum tomorrow, the four candidates running to replace Minneapolis City Council Member Don Samuels will get a chance to showcase their musical talents (or lack thereof.) Rather than the traditional closing statements, the Neighborhoods Organizing for Change forum at the Capri Theater…
by Curtis Gilbert

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Baby giraffe born at Como Zoo

Baby giraffe born at Como Zoo

A baby giraffe was born at Como Zoo on Sunday, September 1. She weighs 130 pounds and stands 5 feet 8 inches tall. She is the 17th giraffe born in captivity at Como in the last 20 years, according to a release sent by the zoo. Como’s current herd consists of Clover (mother), Daisy, Skeeter…
by Michael Olson

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Center of the universe next to downtown St. Paul

Center of the universe next to downtown St. Paul

The barricades covering this cave entrance near downtown St. Paul, protect what to the Dakota people, is the center of the earth or universe – Dakota makoce cokaya kin, in Dakota. I had a tour of the site recently and you can hear the Minnesota Sounds & Voices radio report today as part of All Read more →
by Dan Olson

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Cohen and Andrew lead Minneapolis mayoral money race

Cohen and Andrew lead Minneapolis mayoral money race

Former Minneapolis City Council Member Dan Cohen, who last served in elected office in the 1960s, leads the mayoral money race in Minneapolis, having lent his campaign a whopping $285,000. Cohen is the only candidate funding his campaign almost entirely out of his own pocket. Cohen also has the most cash on hand of any Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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Mpls begins removing final remains of trees felled by June storm

Mpls begins removing final remains of trees felled by June storm

If you regularly stroll the sidewalks of Minneapolis, especially sections of the city’s southwest side, you have likely had to walk around or over remnants of the big June 21 storm. City officials say gale force winds in June knocked down more than 3,000 trees.   And they have identified nearly 800 uprooted stumps which often protrude…
by Brandt Williams

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First Surly brewery blueprints released

First Surly brewery blueprints released

Curious how the fancy new Surly Brewery will be laid out? The Minneapolis Planning Commission takes its first look today at the floor plan for the 48,000 square foot building near the U of M Transitway, west of 280 and north of University. Here’s the preliminary blueprint for the first floor: And here’s how the…
by Curtis Gilbert

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Minneapolis Public Schools: No classes at more than two dozen sites on Thursday and Friday

There are no classes at more than two dozen Minneapolis public school sites that lack air conditioning for Thursday and Friday, Aug. 29 and 30, according to Minneapolis Public Schools.  Classes will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 3. “In deciding to cancel classes at select schools, we took into account the assessments of MPS leadership, school Read more →
by Jon Gordon

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Children in the line of fire in recent Mpls shootings

Minneapolis police investigators are still looking for the person(s) who shot and wounded a pregnant woman, a 14-month-old baby and a 17-year-old boy last week on the city’s north side.  At a vigil held near the site of the shooting, community leaders pleaded for witnesses to come forward and help police find who fired the…
by Brandt Williams

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