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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

The Verdict on the Cedar-Isles Plan

Carol Becker

Minneapolis Bicycle  Coalition Manipulates the System

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.

Susan Lenfestey

Hennepin Avenue Trees Saved!

Craig Wilson And Marty Carlson

2040 Plan Further Upzones Hill & Lake Area

Mark Schmidt

Audubon Winter Bird Count Returns to Cedar Lake Park

Paula Chesley

Walking for Change

Martin B. Carlson

A View Out My Window

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.

Local News

The Verdict on the Cedar-Isles Plan

Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition Manipulates the System

Hennepin Avenue Trees Saved!

2040 Plan Further Upzones Hill & Lake Area

Audubon Winter Bird Count Returns to Cedar Lake Park

Walking for Change

A View Out My Window

Remembering Jean Deatrick

Luminary Loppet Moved to Feb. 18

East Isles Donates Snowmobile