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Business Spotlight: Aniki’s Ice Cream Bow Ties
Aniki is just 11 years old, and he owns his own company called Ice Cream Bow Ties.
Harvesting hope in South Minneapolis
Since 2016, the two nonprofits have run Produce Share Program, a partnership to grow fresh produce for SCHS patients as well as provide health education and help improve life for everyday folk living in South Minneapolis.
After the Black wave celebrations…now what?
For those doing the work, it means more than posting selfies with “I Voted” stickers or holding signs at a protest.
Historical Society launches new interactive aid for people with dementia
The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) in September launched the U.S. version of the “House of Memories” — a dementia awareness program developed in the United Kingdom for people caring for people with dementia.
Stacey Abrams: ‘It ain’t over until it’s over’
By Thursday, two days after Republican Brian Kemp declared victory, Abrams is still calling for every vote to be counted and she’s hoping that the results will at least be enough for a runoff, if absentee ballots don’t push her over the top altogether
How many women does it take to change a broken Congress?
Starting in 2019, women will make up nearly a quarter of the 435-member House of Representatives — a record high. Currently, there are 84 women in the House.
Business Spotlight: Bella Beauty and Hair
Licensed cosmetologist Karen Coffey opened Bella Beauty and Hair in January 2017 to provide women and men in the Twin Cities with a diverse range of products and services catering to natural hair and beyond.
Dr. Willa Grant Battle celebrates 60 years on the pulpit
At the age of 94, it is safe to say that no other pastor in the Twin Cities has been an active pastor longer than she has, celebrating 60 years as pastor of Grace Temple Deliverance Center (GTDC), located at 1908 4th Avenue South in Minneapolis.
2018 midterm results: Historic gains made in Minnesota
It may not have been the blue wave that some had predicted, but Democrats made significant gains nationally and across the state of Minnesota.