In May, the Minneapolis Spokesman-Recorder wrote about George Floyd Square, the headline stating that it “remains a work in progress.” That is certainly true. The opening sentence of the piece is a ...

In 2024, Sunrise Banks, one of the lenders working with EPNI, contracted an appraisal of the building, and Valbridge Property Advisors assessed the fair market value of the Roof Depot as $3.76 million ...

This pre-emptive eulogy is stuffed with family secrets and gossip from the last 100 years, and includes anecdotes from the Australian Opera, ‘The Happy Homosexual Hour’, and my 1976 campaign for ...

Once again, I don’t have a lot of new openings to tell you about. In fact, only one, plus one re-opening. The new place is downtown, in the former Bank restaurant space inside the Westin Hotel. It’s ...

BY KATHRYN KELLY The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) did another survey about the Hiawatha Golf Course project in February. The following results are a best effort to categorize the ...

I. How it all began (2015 August Riv, September PP, Nok) I remember when it happened. It was 1961. I had just started graduate school at the University of Minnesota. I was doing research for a history ...

If you hadn’t noticed, grocery prices have risen lately. Since 2021, costs have risen 25 percent, a little more or less depending on the type of food product. Estimates are that in the U.S., 30 to 40 ...

You may not know Phil Vandervaart personally, but you know his work. He has been a Twin Cities professional sign painter since 1983, creating artistic and imaginative signage for hundreds of small ...

On May 19 Medea Benjamin, the famous peace activist/celebrity, brought her book tour to south Minneapolis – and a modest protest of veterans, peace activists, Native Rights defenders and anarchists ...

Thank you for the article on Medicare in the recent opinion page of Southside Pride. A basic good general overview. However, the section on Medicare Advantage was not accurate. Not surprising since ...

BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE The theater scene on Lyndale Avenue Bryant Lake Bowl has a monthly feature called “Improv Zodiac,” which in August will feature performers whose birthdates fall under the sign ...

Throughout my involvement in policing—since 1953—I’ve been periodically reminded that every police department harbors a few rotten apples and, if we can only excise them, the entire barrel can be ...