Are they ever going to tear down the old Kmart blocking Nicollet Avenue?
Last month, the city extended the terms of the U.S. Postal Service’s lease of the site.
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In Carter’s march toward re-election, some see parallels to St. Paul’s longest serving mayors
Unlike his colleague across the river, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter has faced little serious competition in his bid for re-election. Why?
‘Our biggest competition is apathy’: a Q&A with St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter
Carter, up for re-election this year, discusses his 2022 budget, policing — and what he wants to do with second term
Coronavirus in Minnesota: ICU cases reach new high for the year
Minnesota had 59 new COVID-19 deaths in the last week, up from 45 the week prior.
What to know about St. Paul’s 2022 budget
As the St. Paul City Council prepares to consider the city’s property tax levy this week, here’s what to know about its 2022 budget — and the millions of dollars coming the city’s way under the federal American Rescue Plan.
What to know about Minneapolis’ government structure ballot measure, aka the ‘strong mayor’ question
What the amendment says, and what it would mean for the city if approved.
Last year, Minneapolis police announced a new policy on no-knock warrants. Since then, they’ve asked for 90 of them.
Even though city officials contend their policy has made no-knock warrants safer — and not all of those warrants were necessarily carried out — critics of the practice have expressed surprise at the figures.
Minneapolis continues to see stark gaps in vaccination rates across the city
While more than 90 percent of residents in far southwest Minneapolis are fully vaccinated, less than 50 percent of residents in other parts of the city are.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: cases, hospitalizations continue to rise
The most recent data show 59.1 percent of Minnesotans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 55.3 percent of Minnesotans have completed the vaccine series.
Noting matters: a much too detailed look at the Minneapolis City Council’s charter amendment ‘explanatory language’ saga
With the city finally, maybe, probably, finalizing what Minneapolis voters will encounter on their ballots this fall, here’s a look at what the questions will say — and how the city got there.
Three takeaways from most recent Minneapolis City Council campaign finance reports
Recently filed reports offer some insight into the election six weeks before early voting begins.
The push for rent control in St. Paul, explained
What a proposed ballot measure says, what it would do, and what advocates and opponents say it could mean for the city.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: Case positivity rate reaches 4%
Minnesota added 4,151 new COVID-19 cases in the seven days between July 28 and Aug. 3, for an average of 593 new cases per day.
WTF is TOPA? And why are people in Minneapolis getting mailings about it?
Explaining the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act.
In a bid to offer more affordable housing options, Minneapolis council members propose bringing back the rooming house
In the Single Room Occupancy model, residents rent individual rooms but share bathrooms and kitchens with others in the building.
The daily coronavirus update: No new deaths; 231 new cases in Minnesota
The state reports 2,943,057, or 52 percent of the population, have completed the COVID-19 vaccination series.
The Minneapolis Council is set to approve plans for distributing the first chunk of the city’s ARP funds. Here’s where the money is going.
Minneapolis’ share of ARP funding is $271 million, though the city is planning to spend the money in phases, with the council set to approve the first phase on Friday.
The daily coronavirus update: no deaths; another day with fewer than 100 cases in Minnesota
The most recent data show that 54 percent of the population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 51 percent of the population has completed a vaccination series.
The daily coronavirus update: 6 more deaths; 138 more cases in Minnesota
The state reports that 2,840,671 Minnesotans, or 51 percent of the population, have completed the vaccination series.
The daily coronavirus update: 1 death; hospitalizations continue to decrease
The most recent data available show 32 Minnesotans are hospitalized in intensive care with COVID-19, and 82 are in the hospital with COVID-19 not in intensive care.
