Over 100 health care professionals gathered at the Minneapolis Public Service Building to honor individuals and organizations making significant contributions to public health, including Marcus Kar, Matt Toburen, Sue Abderholden, BrightSide Produce, and the Colectiva Bilingüe.
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Andrea Jenkins Will Not Seek Reelection to Minneapolis City Council
Andrea Jenkins, Minneapolis Ward 8 City Council member, has announced that she will not seek reelection in 2025, concluding her historic tenure representing the Lyndale and Kingfield neighborhoods.
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Five years later, George Floyd Square still mired in controversy
Minneapolis City Council is considering a Pedestrian Plan that would restrict vehicle access to George Floyd Square, while Mayor Jacob Frey favors allowing traffic access and restoring Metro D Line and Route 5 transit services.
Posted inLocal & State
Minneapolis Boulevard Gardens: New Ordinance Could Change How We Grow
Minneapolis is considering a new ordinance that would expand opportunities for vegetation growth on boulevards, but with significant restrictions, which could limit the growth of certain types of gardens and require permits for certain projects.
Posted inLocal & State
Andrea Jenkins offers encouraging words for ‘challenging times’
Council Member Andrea Jenkins is working to ensure opportunities for economic growth, healing, and wellness in Ward 8, including expanding Pillsbury House Theatre to Pillsbury Community Commons, moving KRSM radio station to the new location, and creating a pocket park at the site of the George Floyd memorial.
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Council nixes city plan for George Floyd Square
The City Council voted to refer back to committee the city’s recommended proposal for George Floyd Square, opting for a pedestrian plaza open only to emergency vehicles and local traffic, in order to address community concerns.
Posted inEvents
Art and Community Collide: 38th Street Cultural District Comes Alive
Minneapolis is preparing for the inaugural activation of the 38th Street Cultural District, led by local artist and community advocate KingDemetrius Pendleton, to celebrate art and community spirit, and foster deeper connections within the community.
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Police negligent in reign of terror
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara and Mayor Jacob Frey are being called upon to resign after a neighbor and known risk, John Sawchuk, shot 34-year-old Davis Moturi, resulting in multiple charges and an investigation into the department’s failure to intervene.
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New year, new Minneapolis City Council (photos)
The 13-member Minneapolis City Council was sworn in on January 1, with two newcomers including Aurin Chowdhury and Katie Cashman.
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Council President Andrea Jenkins prevails in close race
The slim margin of victory is evidence of the tenuous hold Jenkins has in a ward whose values and demographics have changed over the last several years.
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Jenkins narrowly prevails in Ward 8 race against Stevenson (updated)
City Council President Andrea Jenkins narrowly prevailed against challenger Soren Stevenson to keep her seat in Ward 8.
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Ward 8 candidate Soren Stevenson lays out his vision
‘The biggest difference is that we all agree that we need police who are accountable to us, but we’re not seeing that at city hall.’
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Ward 8 incumbent Andrea Jenkins makes her case
Andrea Jenkins is the incumbent candidate running in Minneapolis’s City Council Ward 8 race to keep her seat.
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Minneapolis rent control measure won’t be on the ballot
Movement on rent control in Minneapolis were dashed for the rest of the year when the Minneapolis City Council voted against a motion.
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Women’s History Month Salute: Andrea Jenkins
‘Be yourself. And when you are authentic with yourself and those who you love, others will see and honor and respect that and will respond in time.’
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MSR Forefront: Police & Protest
The town hall focused on their work, recommendations, and calls to action to end police violence,
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The MSR to host ‘Call To Action: Police & Protests’ Virtual Town Hall on June 10
Tune in at 2 pm to join in the conversation.
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Immigrants’ fear of government could skew 2020 Census
Mpls. City Council VP Andrea Jenkins’ monthly gathering unpacked how how immigrants’ fears of government persecution could impact the 2020 Census.
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Mpls Council member Andrea Jenkins kicks off monthly lunchtime series
Dubbed “Afternoons with Andrea,” the first event will feature a lunchtime conversation at the Seward Co-op Friendship Store centered on the proposed draft of the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan, equitable development, and anti-displacement strategies.
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Each generation is tasked with moving human history forward
“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps perpetrates it. He who accepts evil without protesting it is really cooperating with it.” —Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King What is evil in this world? Racism, sexism, poverty and war. These are the evils that I am concerned about, protest […]