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The Cities Blog

Suspected hit-and-run driver related to Seward Market robber

The man charged earlier this week in the hit-and-run death of Jessica Hanson is related to one of the men involved in a triple murder committed a few years ago.  Abdirahman Abdi Ali, 25, is the older brother of Ahmed Shire Ali.  On the night of Jan. 6, 2010, Ahmed Shire Ali and Mahdi Hassan…
by Brandt Williams

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Mpls. Bike Coalition presses for Minnehaha cycletrack ahead of public meetings

Mpls. Bike Coalition presses for Minnehaha cycletrack ahead of public meetings

Hennepin County is planning a major reconstruction of Minnehaha Avenue in south Minneapolis, and planners are asking the public for advice about how to handle bicycle traffic along the busy corridor. The county has come up with two options: an off-road, two-way cycletrack like the one pictured above, or buffered bike lanes on both sides…
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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St Paul takes step toward historic preservation of Island power plant

The St Paul City Council has voted unanimously in favor of local historic designation for the Saint Paul Gas Light Company Island Station. The ordinance is set for consideration for final adoption July 17. At a public hearing Wednesday, nearby residents said the industrial building, unused since 1973, could be a valuable access point to…
by Rupa Shenoy

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Contractor removing debris from Mississippi logjam

Contractor removing debris from Mississippi logjam

A contractor worked Friday to remove tree trunks and large branches causing a logjam on the Mississippi River at Raspberry Island in St. Paul. A backhoe supported by a barge picked up the debris and loaded it onto another barge. The work was about halfway complete by midday Friday, said city spokesman Joe Campbell. Many…
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Nicollet Mall design contest kicks off

  Four teams will receive instructions from the city of Minneapolis today in a competition to redesign Nicollet Mall. The four teams are comprised of 10 different architecture and design firms. Only two of the companies are based in Minneapolis; the rest hail from as far as Copenhagen, Montreal and Berkeley, California. The teams will…
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Women leading on the football field

Women leading on the football field

Hmong American women flag football players will compete against other teams for the first time this year, during the 33rd annual Hmong Freedom Celebration on July 6th and 7th. In a culture that places a high value on women learning to be good wives and mothers, these young women see football as a character building activity.
by Dan Olson

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Pride, Twins and Tom Petty to draw thousands to downtown Mpls. this weekend

Pride, Twins and Tom Petty to draw thousands to downtown Mpls. this weekend

The Twin Cities Pride Festival, the Minnesota Twins and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will draw thousands of people to downtown Minneapolis this weekend. City officials are urging people to use public transit for the events, and light rail trains will have three cars during the events to accommodate more riders. On Saturday, the end…
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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No criminal charges in more than a dozen officer-related deaths

The Minneapolis police department’s investigation into the officer-involved shooting death of Terrance Franklin on May 10 has been sent to a Hennepin County grand jury for review.   According to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, since 2000, there have been at least 17 deaths stemming from the actions of Minneapolis police officers. In all these cases,…
by Brandt Williams

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Minnesotans volunteer to crack code on cancer

Minnesotans volunteer to crack code on cancer

The American Cancer Society held its final batch of enrollment events around the Twin Cities today, and snagged well over the 2,000 volunteers it was seeking for CPS-3, its third Cancer Prevention Study. For the next 20 years, 300,000 volunteers around the country will give cancer researchers reams of data. Today, I enrolled. Perrie H.…
by Sasha Aslanian

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