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Hill & Lake Press

Tom Hoch

Local News

Adopt-A-Drain

Aaron Isaacs

The Kenwood streetcar line was one of the earliest converted to bus in 1938. This photo shows the end of the line next to Kenwood School at 21st Street and Penn Avenue.

The History of Transit in Uptown: Part One – Streetcars

David Piper

A Legal Primer on Vehicular Crimes

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Marty Carlson

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The August 2024 Primary: By the Numbers

Park Board Reallocates $10M to North Commons Park in Unprecedented Policy Pivot

Proposed Development Could Have Long-Term Effects for Lowry Hill

Gene Tierney

In Defense of the 2040 Plan: Bike Infrastructure and Transit

Courtney grew up on Humboldt Avenue in Lowry Hill and even helped deliver the Hill &amp; Lake Press before her family moved to Karachi, Pakistan when she was 12. Like many Minnesotans, she eventually felt the pull of home and returned to Minneapolis. She and her husband raised their two children—and a lively pack of dogs—in East Bde Maka Ska before settling in Kenwood, where she now serves as neighborhood board chair.
A retired non-profit leader, Courtney devotes her time to community service, with a focus on reproductive health, affordable housing, and healthcare access. She is deeply involved at Hennepin Healthcare as a Foundation board member and a therapy dog volunteer team.
Courtney’s photos regularly appear in the Hill &amp; Lake Press, and she occasionally contributes commentaries and articles. For her, photography is both a creative outlet and a way to celebrate the community—capturing neighbors and moments as they are, unposed and authentic.
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