Several events will provide help and showcase the work of Black entrepreneurs and Black-owned businesses.
City of Minneapolis
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Youth graduate from Hue-MAN’s substance abuse training program
The four-day Hue-MAN training included sessions on the opioid epidemic and how to use Naloxone, the generic name for Narcan.
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Frey rolls out new government reforms
The MSR recently caught up with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to discuss a number of issues, including new reforms.
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Roof Depot secures win from legislature
‘We deeply appreciate the Minneapolis delegation’s assistance in reaching this historical deal to invest in a visionary model for public health and economic development.’
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Derek Chauvin’s brutality costs Minneapolis $8.9 million; murder conviction upheld
‘Through this failure, we put everyone who would later come into contact with this former officer at risk.’
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Community group voices opposition to MPD settlement agreement
‘My biggest concern, as a Black man, is the lack of acknowledgement of the wrongdoing that our police officers have done to us.’
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Nichols killing fuels local demands for police reform
‘This is a part of a blue culture that is anti-Black that does not hesitate to discriminate against Black people because they know that typically they will get away with it.’
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Boil water advisory lifted in North Minneapolis
Minneapolis Public Works issued a boil water advisory for residents in the Hathorne neighborhood after a stormwater pipe burst Monday night.
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Minneapolis kicks off Black Business Week
Mayor Jacob Frey and City Council President Andrea Jenkins kicked off the city’s Black Business Week, which takes place ahead of National Black Business Month in August.
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Mayor’s ‘community work group’ releases public safety recommendations
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s community safety work group outlined public safety.
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Sign of the times: Prince Rogers Nelson Way
On Tuesday, June 7, on what would have been the legend’s 64th birthday, the stretch of road that he made world-famous was formally rechristened ‘Prince Rogers Nelson Way.’
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Minneapolis property owners can buy $30 trees this spring
In the past 17 years, the City Trees program has provided approximately 20,000 trees for planting on private property.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo will not seek a third term
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced on Monday that he will not seek a third term as head of the Minneapolis Police Department.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey organizes new public safety workgroup
‘Minneapolis deserves a critical examination of the practices, laws, and policies that underpin policing and community safety.’
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Ward 6 sends advocate for renters and immigrants to council
Our series of interviews with the newly elected members of Minneapolis City Council continues with a talk with Ward 6 newcomer Jamal Osman.
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2021 collection of leaves and bundled brush ends week of Nov. 15
The 2021 Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling collection of leaves, brush and other yard trimmings will end the week of Nov. 15.
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Mpls Charter Commission: elite, unelected, powerful
A closer look at the Minneapolis Charter Commission history.
Posted inOpinion
Silence from Minneapolis city leaders in response to community stress, trauma, and violence
City leaders need to hold themselves accountable to the promises they made to the community over a year ago…
Posted inOpinion
Mpls. City Councilmembers vote for both pathways to passing rent control
Eleven of 13 Minneapolis City Councilmembers voted in favor of both charter amendments establishing a process for passing rent control in Minneapolis.
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Sound off on shared scooters, bikes in Minneapolis
Minneapolis Public Works wants to hear your feedback about the City’s shared mobility systems.