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When Neighbors Show up, Schools Like Emerson Thrive

How neighbors, volunteers and community partnerships help sustain Minneapolis public schools as budgets shrink and student needs grow.

January 1, 2026

City Council Approves Funding for New Downtown Public Restrooms

City Council approves $700,000 plan to add portable, technology-enabled public restrooms along Nicollet Avenue in downtown Minneapolis.

January 1, 2026

Joyce Uptown Food Shelf Faces Unprecedented Need

Food shelves across Minneapolis are bracing for a surge in need as SNAP recipients contend with political uncertainty and new federal work requirements. At Joyce Uptown Food Shelf, volunteers say demand has climbed sharply in recent weeks, leaving storage rooms half-empty by midday. A visit on Nov. 1 offered a close look at how policy decisions are reverberating through one neighborhood.

November 29, 2025

Neighbors Honor Memory of The “Tulip House Lady”

East Isles neighbors honored the late “Tulip House” gardener Lisa Stortz by dedicating a bench and planting tulip bulbs in Levin Triangle Park — ensuring her legacy of color and community will bloom each spring.

November 1, 2025