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Hill & Lake Press

Melissa Rappaport Schifman

All of Temple Israel’s sanctuary lighting was converted to LED bulbs, saving energy, money and time not having to replace the bulbs. (Photo Temple Israel)

Local News

Temple Israel Is First Synagogue in the World to Achieve Leed Gold Certification

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Marty Carlson

Park Board Committee Hits “Pause” on Roadway Closures at the Mall Park

Brian Lammers

Are Cars a Climate Change Solution?

Katie Cashman

Local Politics

A Call to Action in Support of Hennepin Avenue Businesses

David Piper

Hennepin County Juvenile Justice Center, Minneapolis

Limited Information Makes Judicial Decisions Tough

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.

Susan Lenfestey

City leadership voted to build a community safety center at 2633 Minnehaha Ave

Everyone is Entitled to My Opinion

Community Safety Is the New Public Safety

2024 Legislative Session Roundup: Four New Laws Our Neighborhoods Will Notice

Theophilus Cobbinah

Letters to the Editor

Angie Erdrich

Kenwood 4th graders visiting the Oriole feeding station near East Cedar Lake Beach (Photo Karin Olson)

Kenwood Community School Celebrates Ten Years of Feeding Orioles in Cedar Lake Woods

Jeanette Colby

Seven Inches? Twelve Inches? An Average of the Difference?

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