Thank You Hill & Lake Press
Thank you for offering your wise and informed perspective about what is happening in our city, state and country. I have been a reader of the Hill & Lake Press for many years. It has usually been fun to read, sometimes a bit parochial and self-important depending on the topic and the writer.
My sense is that under your leadership, Craig Wilson, the paper has become much more than a neighborhood publication focused on the most privileged of concerns. You have elevated it into an important resource that helps residents understand what is happening in Minneapolis at a critical moment for our community.
Thank you for helping us stay informed.
Susan Smoluchowski
Lowry Hill
Appreciation for Thoughtful Reporting
You nailed it. What an excellent article you wrote, “Minneapolis Is Unifying, America Is Dividing.” Thank you for such a well thought out essay on why Minneapolis is unifying and why the rest of the United States is not. Your publication continues to be top notch.
I look forward to the Hill & Lake Press each month and I just sent you a small donation.
Joan Moser
The Wedge
Congratulations
To the entire staff of the Hill & Lake Press: just a huge congratulations on the latest issue. The quality of the articles and the comprehensive nature of the coverage was literally unbelievable for a local newspaper.
I realize that excellence has been your standard all along, but with so many critical issues in our neighborhood it was especially important in this latest issue. Our heartfelt gratitude to all of you who clearly work so hard to put out this extraordinary product.
Bill Mease
Kenwood
A Bouquet of Gratitude
My partner’s mother would often say, “Give them their flowers while they are here.” I want to take a moment to thank you, your staff, and reporter Will Stancil for the excellent coverage and editorial perspective in the February issue.
The February issue provides extraordinary reporting and powerful photography during a historic moment for our city. The lead story, “Under Federal Siege: Minneapolis Is Rising,” offers an eyewitness account that reflects what many residents have experienced and continue to experience. The front page editorial, “Minneapolis Is Unifying, America Is Dividing,” captures the outlook and spirit of the majority of Minneapolitans. We are aware, informed, caring, courageous and committed to showing up for what we believe in and for each other.
Thank you for your coverage of the peaceful protests and vigils following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti involving ICE activity in Minneapolis. This issue is especially important because it documents, in a timely and vivid way, how recent events have affected residents at what many are calling “ground zero.” The memory of Renee Good and Alex Pretti is held closely in our minds and hearts. People in Minneapolis, and far beyond our city and state, are giving them their flowers.
Thank you for your journalism.
Jenn James
Bryn Mawr
Lowry Hill Gallery Opening
I want to share exciting news for our neighborhood and for the arts community in Minneapolis. A new contemporary art space, Lowry Hill Gallery, will open March 7, and will feature work by Minnesota and regional artists with a focus on representational painting, drawing and fine art prints.
The gallery is led by Andrea Bubula, former director of Groveland Gallery, with Muriel Lang serving as gallery manager. It is located at 1009 W. Franklin Avenue in the heart of Lowry Hill, near the newly reopened Hennepin Avenue. The 3,400-square foot storefront has 15-foot ceilings, uninterrupted exhibition walls, free street parking and full wheelchair accessibility. It is easy to reach from I-94, Uptown, Downtown and the nearby Kenwood and East Isles neighborhoods.
Lowry Hill Gallery will represent a wide roster of established artists as well as the estate of noted Minnesota artist Mike Lynch. The gallery plans regular events in conjunction with exhibitions, including opening receptions on Saturday afternoons and evenings. All events will be free and open to the public.
The debut exhibitions open Saturday, March 7, and run through April 11. This new space promises to be a meaningful addition to our neighborhood and to the broader arts landscape in Minneapolis.
Andrea Bubula
Owner
Shame On Walz
In his news conference on January 25, Governor Walz invoked the image of Anne Frank hiding from the Nazis as comparable to illegal immigrant violent felons seeking to avoid ICE.
Frank and her family were betrayed by neighbors in Amsterdam and turned over to the Nazis, who shipped them to Auschwitz, where Anne, then 16, was murdered in the gas chambers for the crime of simply being Jewish.
Moreover, our distinguished Governor previously compared ICE agents to the Gestapo, Adolf Hitler’s shock troops who rounded up Jews for delivery to the concentration camps.
The Holocaust Museum in Washington has rightly condemned Walz’s statements as “deeply offensive.”
Surely, we should all be able to agree that invoking Holocaust imagery during these tense times is truly despicable, and deserves our strongest condemnation. Has Walz no shame, no sense of decency, no soul?
It is written, “For what should it profit a man, that he should win the entire world but forfeit his soul.” (Mark, 8:36)
Walz is an embarrassment to our state, and not worthy to serve another day. He should be consigned to the ash heap of history.
Mark R. Miller
East Isles
It’s “I Love to Read Month” at Kenwood School!
Throughout March, Kenwood Woodchucks will celebrate “I Love to Read Month” with Spirit Days, a Read-A-Thon fundraiser, and a Book Fair. Community members are invited to support Kenwood’s kids by sponsoring students in your neighborhood for the Read-A-Thon and donating new or used foreign language books for use in Kenwood classrooms.
This year Kenwood School’s annual Read-A-Thon runs March 2-13. This is our largest fundraiser of the year. Our goal is to raise $15,000 this year and 100% of proceeds go to the Kenwood PTA. The money we raise funds art residencies, inclusive school gatherings, field trips, and more. You can support us by sponsoring readers in your neighborhood with a pledge per minute or a flat rate, or donating directly to the school.
In partnership with Scholastic, Kenwood School is once again hosting an Online Book Fair open to the neighborhood from March 9-22.
Lastly, as our school continues to welcome students from around the world we aim to keep our classroom libraries stocked for all students. We currently have students whose first languages include Spanish, Ukrainian, Dari and Pashto. The school is seeking donations of gently used books from the community in Spanish, both fiction and nonfiction, that would be suitable for elementary school students. Examples include: “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” “DK Eyewitness Books,” “Dogman,” “The Baby-sitter’s Club,” beautifully illustrated picture books, engaging books about dinosaurs, space, planets, animals, and natural resources.
Donations can be delivered to the main office and will be used to expand classroom library book selections.
Thank you for your continued support of Kenwood Community School.
Mary Chandler
Kenwood
Corrections
In the Jan. 1 article “District 3 Hennepin County Commissioner Race Draws Four DFL Contenders Ahead of Feb. 3 Caucuses,” we incorrectly reported that Commissioner Marion Greene had endorsed Council Member Aisha Chughtai in the 2025 Minneapolis Ward 10 City Council race. She did not issue an endorsement.
In the February letter to the editor from Searcy Lillehei, we misspelled her last name.
We regret the errors.
Hill & Lake Press Is Hiring a Business Manager
The Hill & Lake Press, a nonprofit community newspaper serving the Minneapolis lakes neighborhoods, is seeking a part-time Business Manager to oversee financial and operational systems. The role supports advertising management, budgeting and reporting, donor and compliance tracking and smooth day-to-day operations in collaboration with the Editor, Treasurer and Board.
Ideal candidates have experience in nonprofit or business administration, strong organizational skills and a passion for community journalism.
