The West Broadway Business and Area Coalition is hosting Black Friday on Broadway, a two-day event featuring 30 local small businesses, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities, to support local entrepreneurs and keep spending within the community.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Met Council recommends Blue Line route through North Minneapolis
‘We’re being told anti-displacement is there, but we’re not seeing anything happening. I don’t care about transit. If my business is stopped, I lose my home.’
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Free health screenings and vaccines on July 29 at Northside wellness village
The Wellness Village will be at POPLI’s headquarters at 600 18th Avenue North in Minneapolis from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 29.
Posted inArts + Culture, Local & State, News
Dance City steps up: Northside dance troupe wins national championship
‘Dance City went out there and showed the nation what the Northside was all about.’
Posted inLocal & State, News
Some still wary of Blue Line anti-displacement measures
‘We heard very clearly from our community residents and businesses their concerns about displacement.’
Posted inFeatured, Local & State, News
Northside Santas bring joy to the community
‘Our Northside kids are the most important resource we have. We have to be the village.’
Posted inFeatured, Local & State, News
Northsiders divided over light rail impacts
Metro Transit may try once again to build light rail through Minneapolis’ North Side, but some businesses—and transit riders—aren’t necessarily onboard.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Photo Galleries
JXTA groundbreaking a Northside game-changer
Juxtaposition Arts, a nonprofit youth art and design education center, gallery and artists’ studio space broke ground on a breathtaking $12 million, 17,000 square foot facility.
Posted inFeatured, News
Cops gone wild: police recklessly opened fire in Vue shooting
Police have not been forthcoming about why so many shots were fired, and why, if they were indeed aiming at Vue, so many missed their target.
Posted inOpinion
Are job opportunities in North Minneapolis for real?
Or is it 2003-2017 again: “Blacks need not apply”? For the past couple of weeks, residents in North Minneapolis, from Broadway to the north and as far down as Olson Memorial Highway, see preparations for significant construction. There have been no public meetings about it. Has there been any public input? We are reminded of the many […]
Posted inNews
New ‘full-service’ center opens in North Mpls
For decades, the primarily African American-owned businesses on the corners of Penn and Plymouth Avenues have not thrived as they did during and before the 1970s. In a series called “Transforming the North Side,” MSR Staff Writer Charles Hallman has been speaking with leaders of organizations who are working to bring jobs and other resources […]
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Transforming the North Side — 44 groups collaborate to bring in living-wage jobs
In North Minneapolis, the corners of Penn and Plymouth Avenue for decades have not lived up to their thriving business history during and before the 1970s, businesses owned and/or operated primarily by African Americans. Currently on the northwest corner sits Estes Funeral Chapel next to NorthPoint Health and Wellness. Across the street on its northeast […]
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Community seeks support and answers in shooting of two toddlers in North Mpls
Week of protests overshadows shootings — Northsiders come out to sing and pray on babies’ behalf Emotions were still raw a few hours after a 2-year-old boy and his 15-month-old sister were shot around noon Friday at the intersection of Penn and Lowry Avenues N in Minneapolis. The boy, Le’Vonte Jones, died at North Memorial Hospital. Melvina Rockymore, the […]
Posted inSports
Kickball brings Northside neighbors together for drama-free fun
Kickball, the game played with a big red rubber ball, is typically associated with kids playing it during school recess or as a featured activity at family picnics or church youth group gatherings. It is now being played by adults on Sundays as well. Little kids play their own kickball games on the side outside […]
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Northsiders resist surge in gun violence
After several shootings in North Minneapolis during the month of April of this year, crime statistics show that violent crime has increased by 11 percent over last year at this time. If you think the residents of North Minneapolis are accepting this violence, then guess again. Saturday, June 4, from 10 am to 4 pm […]