November 2026

The “Mary Tyler Moore” house at 2104 Kenwood Parkway is marketed for weddings and galas of up to 130. The city says it isn’t zoned as an event venue and can hold no more than 10 people at a time.

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More than 60 neighbors gathered on Dean Parkway to thank the man who has spent five decades looking after the city’s trees.

For several blocks west of Hennepin, Franklin Avenue drops its center line and leaves drivers to sort it out. That is more or less on purpose.

The Lake Place rental was booked for five. Online, 712 signed up, and the door was open to anyone with $40. What the Halloween party left behind.

Higher property taxes and fewer services: that’s how the City Council’s budget chair sees Mayor Jacob Frey’s 2027 proposal.

This year’s budget comes with an 11.9% levy ceiling, a warning from S&P and a hard stop on Dec. 28.

First the rain: break-ins, boarded windows and a boutique that gave up. Then the rainbow: new leadership, a returning art fair and a holiday passport.

Organized by the Uptown Association, Open Streets Hennepin turned Hennepin Avenue in Uptown into a car-free celebration of community on Sunday, Oct. 11.