Susan Lenfestey

On her 80th birthday, a Lowry Hill resident since 1974 takes stock: The trees are dying again, the commuters are cutting through again and the suburbs are calling again. Progress!

The historic Loring Park landmark, home to a 650-seat theater and a rooftop terrace, goes to a developer known for restorations, and the club stays on as a tenant.

A chance conversation after a concert turns into an discussion about parking, primaries and why two lifelong liberals hardly recognize each other.

Minneapolis is paying a consulting firm $1.4 million to coach a feuding mayor and City Council toward civility. It’s a galling sum — but if the therapy takes, it may be money well spent.

Neighbors thought the debate was settled. Then a new Lyndale Avenue plan appeared, reopening questions about safety, access, trees, and the future of one of Minneapolis’s most beloved commercial corridors.

Just when you think you’ve figured out who makes the decisions, another committee appears. Some facts corrected. Some questions answered. Some skepticism preserved for future use.

A Doors Open visit to Lakewood Cemetery.

The Lyndale Avenue redesign is a slow-moving ping-pong game between business owners and bus and bike advocates. The latest volley just bounced back.

Uptown may still be finding its footing, but between neighbors showing up, businesses testing the waters and the city leaning in, the long-stalled comeback finally feels like it has a pulse.

From lunar orbit to the Pope, reasons not to move to Canada just yet.