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Minneapolis considers building second tiny-home village for homeless people

Minneapolis considers building second tiny-home village for homeless people

On Monday, the 12 council members present at a budget meeting voted to take $1 million from the city’s contingency funds that could lead to additional state money for another such village near the recently cleared encampment.
by Nina Moini

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Sewing thread lifeline: Weekly gatherings help Afghan refugees build community in Minnesota

Sewing thread lifeline: Weekly gatherings help Afghan refugees build community in Minnesota

Hundreds of Afghan refugees have made their way to Minnesota since the fall of Kabul two years ago. It can be a tough transition, but efforts to help them build a community here now include a cultural touchstone for many Afghans: sewing.
by Tim Nelson

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Minnesota picks Taylor Heise 1st in the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League draft

Minnesota picks Taylor Heise 1st in the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League draft

Minnesota with its second-round pick drafted American goaltender Nicole Hensley to add to its group led by Heise and free agent signings Kendall Coyne Schofield, Kelly Pannek and Lee Stecklein.
by The Associated Press

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Meet the woman who discovered an invasive insect in Minnesota

Meet the woman who discovered an invasive insect in Minnesota

Citizen scientist Krista Menzel describes herself as a “crazy bug lady.” She’s the woman who discovered an invasive insect’s presence in Minnesota this summer.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Practitioner works to erase stigma some Black Minnesotans feel about mental health care

Practitioner works to erase stigma some Black Minnesotans feel about mental health care

Adejoke Adedeji, owner of Nexus of Hope, started the psychiatric clinic after a personal experience with mental illness. Now, she serves as a vital resource for Minnesota Nigerians and other people of color seeking culturally inclusive mental health care.
by Sarah Thamer

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Hmong immigrants put down roots on Dakota County farmland

Hmong immigrants put down roots on Dakota County farmland

The Hmong American Farmers Association closed on farmland just south of the Twin Cities in Dakota County last year. The more than 150 acres are home base for the organization and 20 families of Hmong farmers.
by Jon Collins

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With origin stories and modern Indigenous cuisine, a new chef comes to Minneapolis

With origin stories and modern Indigenous cuisine, a new chef comes to Minneapolis

Chef Sean Sherman has gained national recognition for lifting the profile of Indigenous food. Now he’s launching a residency program to lift up other Indigenous chefs. It’s part of his non-profit, North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems or NĀTIFS.
by Melissa Olson

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First Rondo descendent buys home using St. Paul's Inheritance Fund

First Rondo descendent buys home using St. Paul's Inheritance Fund

A young St. Paul man is the first person to buy a home using the city’s Inheritance Fund. The goal of the new program is to rebuild intergenerational wealth for the descendants of people in the historically Black Rondo neighborhood who lost their homes and businesses to Interstate 94 in the 1950s.
by Matt Sepic

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‘A step in the right direction’: Lake City returns 3 acres of land back to Prairie Island Indian Community

‘A step in the right direction’: Lake City returns 3 acres of land back to Prairie Island Indian Community

On Monday the city council of Lake City voted unanimously to adopt a decision to return 3 acres of land containing 11 burial mounds back to the Prairie Island Indian Community. The mounds are located within city limits near a residential district surrounded by houses.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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