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“The Mud Is Ready!”The Ambassador of Mud and Good Cheer
For three decades, Steve Vasseur kept the mud pit at Hidden Beach ready and made a generation feel welcome. As the Mud Man enters hospice, neighbors reflect on a legacy of playfulness and community.
Neighbor Is a Verb Here, Unless We Disagree
The Twin Cities just earned a Profile in Courage Award for standing up for immigrant neighbors. One night at a Lyndale Avenue construction meeting left me wondering whether that neighborliness comes with conditions.
Demystifying Hennepin County: What Commissioners Actually Do
Commissioner seats are on the ballot this fall. Here is how Hennepin County’s $3.15 billion government works, and why it so often pays for things it cannot control.
The Milfoil Returns. So Do the Questions.
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.
Leashed, Not Banished: Inside the Vote to End Off-Leash Play on a Sacred Site
The Park Board is ending a three-decade-old off-leash dog park on land sacred to the Dakota. Dogs are still welcome on a leash, and the two commissioners who represent Hill & Lake readers split over how it was done.
A New Generation Revisits Socialism
From rising rents to widening wealth gaps, younger Minnesotans are reconsidering old ideas, while older generations and moderate liberals question whether socialism’s promises can withstand history
An Accident Waiting to Happen?
Reopened trail and changing travel patterns raise questions about traffic controls near Cedar Lake South Beach.
Lyndale Redux: Hennepin Déjà Vu?
Neighbors thought the debate was settled. Then a new Lyndale Avenue plan appeared, reopening questions about safety, access, trees, and the future of one of Minneapolis’s most beloved commercial corridors.
Minneapolis’s Economy is Struggling. Local Government is Focused Elsewhere.
A Lowry Hill commercial property co-owner and long-time Minneapolis resident says city leaders and county commissioners need to focus on Minneapolis’s economic revival.
A New Yoga Studio Takes Root in Kenwood
Kenwood Yoga Studio brings a mix of movement, mindfulness, and community to a renovated basement space beneath Birchbark Books.
