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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

Local News

And Now Some Good News From the Past Year…

Constance Pepin

Minneapolis Public Works Weighs in on Cedar-Isles Park Plan

Elizabeth Shaffer And Cathy Abene

Park Board Seeks Funding Support to Improve Water Quality

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

Help Keep the Douglas Median Green!

Mike Erlandson And Susan Lenfestey

City Leaders Pivot on Hennepin Avenue, Cedar-Isles Plan and SWLRT

David Hartwell

State Policymakers Aim to Gut Environmental Protections to Permit Minneapolis to Proceed with 2040 Plan Without Oversight

Susan Lenfestey lives in Lowry Hill, where she and her husband Jim Lenfestey raised their four children, among other things.   They were part of the founding crew of the Hill &amp; Lake Press.

Local News

And Now Some Good News From the Past Year…

Minneapolis Public Works Weighs in on Cedar-Isles Park Plan

Park Board Seeks Funding Support to Improve Water Quality

Help Keep the Douglas Median Green!

City Leaders Pivot on Hennepin Avenue, Cedar-Isles Plan and SWLRT

State Policymakers Aim to Gut Environmental Protections to Permit Minneapolis to Proceed with 2040 Plan Without Oversight

Laudable Luminary Loppet Laurels

Kenwood School: Distinctive Student Experiences, New Funding for Future Growth

Cedar-Isles Plan à la Carte Menu Fails Nature and People

Blame the Process Not the People