Commentary

The milfoil is thick. Algae collects along the shoreline. Boaters, paddlers, anglers and trail users wonder why the problem on Lake of the Isles never seems to go away. Some members of the Hill and Lake Press community have been seeking solutions from Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board for more than 17 years.

An East Isles resident found the perfect city bike — then let fear of theft keep it parked. He’s not the only Minneapolis rider whose enthusiasm for cycling has been chilled.

The president of the Uptown Association argues the commerial district’s comeback lies in filling its storefronts — pairing compassion with accountability — not in fining the owners fighting hardest to bring it back.

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.

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.

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

Minneapolis City Council Member Elizabeth Shaffer argues that longer gaps without rental assistance can deepen debt, increase evictions and shrink already limited housing options.

Palm Sunday was a clash between Roman military power and a public act of resistance — a tension that echoes today in protests against state authority and immigration en-forcement.