Community Strong

Brian Lucas looked past the tear gas and focused on quieter stories of Metro Surge.

Community spirit at the CIDNA Fall Festival, bringing neighbors together for fun and connections.

People from all around found new treasures at the 2026 Neighborhood Super Sale! Coordinated by the East Isles Neighborhood Association, shoppers could peruse over 150 yard sales East Isles, Lowry Hill, East Bde Maka Ska, Kenwood, Cedar-Isles-Dean, and The Wedge neighborhoods.

More photos of the Fire & Ice Cream community gathering at East Cedar Beach.

Three miles east of Uptown, Ingebretsen’s Anna Bloomstrand watched her stretch of Lake Street move from crisis to cooperation. What worked was not construction. It was a room where people knew each other.

Volunteers of all ages come together to care for the Cedar Lake Park School Forest, a living classroom and natural space in the heart of Minneapolis.

So many ways to make the most of summer in the city -- from music and park stewardship to kayaking or a day at the beach!

Delighting all the senses, summer gardens take center stage.

Delighting all the senses, summer gardens take center stage.