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Hill & Lake Press

Josie Owens

Local News

The Jungle Theater Celebrates 25 Years

Mark Tierney

Judging the Quality of a City by the Condition of Its Urban Tennis Courts

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

Where We Are Now

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)

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

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

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

Brian Lammers

Are Cars a Climate Change Solution?

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?

Artist Keith Haring’s Success Was Rooted in Arts Education

Karin Olson

Kenwood, East Isles Students Win Major Awards at Minnesota State Science & Engineering Fair