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Hill & Lake Press

David Hartwell

Local News

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.

Susan Lenfestey

Laudable Luminary Loppet Laurels

Karin Olson

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

Steve Kotvis

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

Constance Pepin

Blame the Process Not the People

Jeanette Colby

Southwest LRT Construction Update

Carol Becker

The Bike Lobby is Destroying Our Environment

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

“Built Form” Is Zoning: A Traveler’s Guide  to the New Language of the 2040 Plan

Mary Pattock

Park Board Should Honor Existing Plan for South Cedar Beach

Constance Pepin And Steve Kotvis

Cedar Isles Draft Plan: A House of Cards