Each year on Mother’s Day weekend in May, Friends School of Minnesota puts on the biggest fundraising plant sale in Minnesota, perhaps even in the Midwest! This year, over 2,000 varieties of plants ...

A report released by the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity details how a $1 billion, “separate but equal,” government-funded strategy in the Phillip’s neighborhood failed. Over the last few ...

As spring has sprung, the focus about what’s needed to be done around the home and lawn change from shoveling snow to home and garden renovations. Expensive? Maybe. But there are ways to make ...

Diversity hires have been criticized for harming intelligence agencies, with the White House arguing that such initiatives have weakened national security. Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host, now ...

“Don’t travel to Egypt now; always have your passport with you. We don’t know what Trump will do!” I hear this advice every day. The morning news is a constant stream of Trump’s latest missteps — his ...

I headed that earlier column with the Istanbul April 2022 agreement that would have left Ukraine intact except for Crimea. The West, through Boris Johnson, then told Ukraine that if it abandoned the ...

The role of special interest money in Minneapolis is growing. A new — mostly rental property owner-funded — independent expenditure political committee (IEPC) is here. They call themselves We Love ...

There are no bad coffee shops on East 38th Street! At 3745 Nicollet Ave. S. there is Five Watt Coffee, one location of a familiar local artisan roastery. Five Watt is known for its unique menu of ...

I believe the people who live on the land must be recognized as the rightful owners of that land. No foreign army should determine their sovereignty. There must be plebiscites to allow the people of ...

The race for DFL endorsement for Mayor of Minneapolis is tightening, but so far, the leading candidate among City Convention delegates is Uncommitted. The big news in the contest is that Council ...

Thank you for your recent article “What’s happening at George Floyd Square? March 4, 2025.” I’ve been writing to Jason Chavez a few times over this issue. I agree with him on a lot of different issues ...

The hub of businesses at 34th Avenue, between 49th and 51st Streets, is the largest in the Nokomis neighborhood. It tends toward retail and services. Oxendale’s market is the largest physically.