After years in the making, the Rondo Community Land Trust officially launched the Rondo African American Arts District, celebrating the neighborhood’s deep Black creative heritage and charting a path for economic repair.
Aamira Redd
Posted inBlack Business Spotlight
Carol’s African Restaurant brings Liberian cuisine and community to Brooklyn Park
Carol’s African Restaurant, a new family-owned West African restaurant in Brooklyn Park named in honor of Jamecar Killen’s mother, held its grand opening May 9, drawing more than 200 people after nearly a decade of catering and community building across the Twin Cities.
Posted inLocal & State
From the farm to the neighborhood: Michael Chaney’s lifelong harvest
Project Sweetie Pie founder Michael Chaney has spent more than 30 years weaving together climate justice, urban farming and community organizing in North Minneapolis rooted in a tradition of community-led, community-fed change.
Posted inBusiness
Minneapolis fair opens doors for the formerly incarcerated
Twin Cities Rise re-entry resource fair drew more than 150 people to Minneapolis Central Library on April 14 connecting formerly incarcerated individuals with fair-chance employers and support services.
Posted inTheater
The ‘Wizard of Oz’ is coming to the Children’s Theatre
Children’s Theatre Company Wizard of Oz Minneapolis 2026 runs April 21 through June 14 with a diverse ensemble cast and choreography by Christopher Windom.
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New teen center ‘The Wood’ opens in Brooklyn Park
The Wood teen center in Brooklyn Park opens, offering youth new opportunities for growth, creativity and connection.
Posted inArts + Culture
Black Europe Film Festival returned to Minneapolis for second year
The Black Europe Film Festival Minneapolis hosted its second annual event, showcasing diaspora films centered on Afro-Pasts and Afro-Futures.
Posted inBlack History
Attendees find solidarity, solace at Black History MarketÂ
A Black History Month market at Arbeiter Brewing created space for community reflection, support of Black-owned businesses, and collective care.
Posted inBlack Business Spotlight
Poptastic Planners
Temeal Armstrong founded Poptastic Planners, a company that offers fun and functional planners and journals for children to stay organized and creative, with a goal of helping children with special needs express themselves creatively.