September 2026

Reborn as “Art on the Isles,” the 60th fair drew more than 200 artists and an estimated 200,000 visitors to the lakes.

A chance conversation after a concert turns into an discussion about parking, primaries and why two lifelong liberals hardly recognize each other.

Neighbors are invited to meet the artists behind the Uptown shop’s taxidermy birds, French homeware and one-of-a-kind handmade pieces.

The 15th annual sale spans six neighborhoods with over 100 individual sales. Join the re-use fun as a buyer or seller!

Almost 20 years in, the Uptown mainstay still has its original owners doing most of the cooking, a neighborhood that carried it through the hard years, and boat noodles you won’t find on many American menus.

The Kenwood volunteer who has spent a decade organizing yoga, music and habitat restoration at Hidden Beach on what stewardship has changed, and what light rail may bring next.

Volunteers of all ages come together to care for the Cedar Lake Park School Forest, a living classroom and natural space in the heart of Minneapolis.

So many ways to make the most of summer in the city -- from music and park stewardship to kayaking or a day at the beach!

A starburst of mold behind a basement bed turned one Cedar-Isles-Dean summer into an unplanned confinement, and, eventually, into a therapeutic staycation.