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Providing local news to the Minneapolis lakes community since 1976.

Hill & Lake Press

Craig Wilson has long been active in neighborhood and citywide community organizing, bringing people together to build a stronger, more connected Minneapolis. His background in cultural studies and comparative literature, along with landscape architecture and urban and regional planning, shapes his interest in how culture, place and community intersect. As editor of Hill &amp; Lake Press, Craig is dedicated to highlighting local stories, championing civic engagement and nurturing the shared spirit of the Hill &amp; Lake community — often with his two whippets by his side on neighborhood walks.

Craig Wilson

Arts & Leisure

Lessons from New Orleans: Minneapolis Should Celebrate All Its Historic Layers

Marty Carlson is a regular writer for Hill &amp; Lake Press.  He lives in Kenwood. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-9518" src="https://lede-admin.hillandlakepress.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2025/09/martys-dog.jpg?w=225" alt="" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://lede-admin.hillandlakepress.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2025/09/martys-dog.jpg 240w, https://lede-admin.hillandlakepress.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2025/09/martys-dog.jpg?resize=225,300 225w, https://lede-admin.hillandlakepress.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2025/09/martys-dog.jpg?resize=235,313 235w, https://lede-admin.hillandlakepress.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2025/09/martys-dog.jpg?resize=150,200 150w, https://lede-admin.hillandlakepress.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2025/09/martys-dog.jpg?resize=100,133 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" />

Marty Carlson

Local Politics

Rough Caucus Night for Cashman in Hill & Lake Precincts

Terry is an amazing person who spreads joy throughout the kingdom.
He has been contributing amazing stories to the Hill &amp; Lake Press since 2024. He also writes a newsletter &amp; podcast called <a href="https://www.betterminneapolis.com/">Better Minneapolis</a>.

Terry White

Minneapolis DFL Senior Caucus Hosts Mayoral Forum on April 10

Local News

City Spending: Who is Watching?

Uptown Association Breathes New Life into Uptown

Susan Lenfestey lives in Lowry Hill, where she and her husband Jim Lenfestey raised their four children, among other things.   They were part of the founding crew of the Hill &amp; Lake Press.

All Articles

Lessons from New Orleans: Minneapolis Should Celebrate All Its Historic Layers

Rough Caucus Night for Cashman in Hill & Lake Precincts

Minneapolis DFL Senior Caucus Hosts Mayoral Forum on April 10

City Spending: Who is Watching?

Uptown Association Breathes New Life into Uptown

Historic Woman’s Club Votes to Sell

Park Board Reverses Course, Plans to Restore Roadway on The Mall

City Council Rejects Appeal by “Baylor Boutique” Developer

Renovation of Former YWCA on Hennepin to Begin within the Year

Leaf Blowers, Redux