Growing demand leads to new location for West Broadway Farmers Market
At roughly 10,000 square feet, the market’s new location, at West Broadway and Aldrich Avenue, is more than twice the size of the old site.
Kristoffer Tigue
More than veggies: arboretum’s urban garden program breaks down barriers to accessing healthy food
In teaching children how to grow and prepare fresh fruits and vegetables, says the Landscape Arboretum’s Mindy Zittel, they’re actually teaching their whole family how to eat healthier.
Pollution Control Agency enlists north Minneapolis residents in effort to pull recycling facility’s permit
Last month, the MPCA alleged that Northern Metal’s north Minneapolis facility was conducting operations that weren’t disclosed under its current permit. Now they want help from the community to get that permit revoked.
Listening series aims to push policymakers on issues affecting women of color in Minnesota
A coalition of advocacy groups are inviting Minnesota lawmakers and philanthropic funders to listen to women of color speak about the barriers they face living in the state.
What today’s civil-rights activists owe to Malcolm X
Saturday’s third annual Minnesota Malcolm X Conference will explore the black leader’s political and philosophical legacy.
Effort to engage Minnesota’s Oromo community starts with a not-so-simple task: figuring out how many Oromo there are in Minnesota
Oromo people in Minnesota are often confused with those from Somalia, despite coming from a different country, speaking a different language and having a different culture.
With Seward Towers, advocates see a rare win for affordable housing in the Twin Cities
The buildings fill a demand in the metro area at a time when more and more affordable housing projects are being converted into market-rate properties.
U partnership takes a different tack in addressing achievement gap: asking kids what works
U of M researchers have been gathering input from 500 students at a school in St. Paul, developing customized curriculums aimed at getting students more engaged in school.
After criticism over busing in workers, Target Field tries again to hire locals
Peter Spike, general manager for Delaware North at Target Field, said the company only brought in the workers because local demand for the jobs wasn’t there.
Environmental and community groups join forces to take on an old foe: the HERC
The coalition, which includes the Sierra Club, NOC and the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, started a campaign this month aimed at forcing Hennepin County to eventually phase out its downtown Minneapolis trash incinerator.
Civil rights groups come together to push for legislative agenda addressing Minnesota’s racial disparities
The United Black Legislative Agenda was produced by a coalition of groups that haven’t always agreed on how to address the state’s several racial gaps.
Meetings reveal skepticism of Minneapolis Police Department’s proposed body camera policy
More than a few residents are skeptical the current draft of the MPD’s body cam policy does enough to enforce police accountability.
Bill aims to address domestic violence within Minnesota’s Southeast Asian community
The bill would provide housing assistance for victims of domestic violence — something advocates say has been needed for years.
U forum to examine legacy of housing disparities in Twin Cities
The event at the University of Minnesota’s Urban Research and Outreach Engagement Center (UROC) is part of a series on inequities in Twin Cities neighborhoods.
So just how easy is it to get a gun in Minneapolis?
Minnesota recently joined the gun-debate fray with a proposal to require background checks on all gun sales, a measure supported by several advocacy groups and law enforcement associations.
A new effort to have the DFL address an old issue: reparations
Members of Neighborhoods Organizing for Change say they’re hoping to start a serious discussion on a topic that’s more viable than people may think.
Deal boosts janitors’ pay and benefits; doesn’t address workload limits
Some union members believe the contract fell short on one major component — defining specific workload limitations for the janitors.
Civil rights groups launch push to get $15 minimum wage on Minneapolis ballot
On Saturday, supporters of a citywide $15-per-hour minimum wage are launching a campaign to collect the 7,000 signatures required to get a referendum on the ballot.
Janitor walkout could affect some of the Twin Cities’ most prominent workplaces
The janitors’ union is fighting for a $15 minimum wage and workload limitations.
Teacher of Afro-centric arts and culture class aims to boost students’ sense of belonging
To give black students a stronger sense of pride and identity, Kenna Cottman believes educators need to better integrate black history and culture into all of their lessons.
