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Environmental advocates face final deadline to buy Roof Depot site in Minneapolis
A yearslong effort to create an urban farm in south Minneapolis could soon come to a halt. A neighborhood group faces a Monday deadline to buy the Roof Depot site from the city — but they’re millions of dollars short after promised state funding fell through.
Outrage around Jamar Clark’s killing by police has rippled through the last decade
It’s been 10 years since a Minneapolis police officer shot Jamar Clark, an unarmed 24-year-old Black man, during a confrontation. The frustration, anger and highly visible demonstrations led to changes in law enforcement policies and influenced future protests.
Judge denies request to throw out city suit against owner of land used for encampment
Hamoudi Sabri’s attorneys argued in court Thursday that the city of Minneapolis can’t proceed with the lawsuit that seeks to prevent him from reopening another encampment on his property because the city didn’t include people who had been living at the encampment as a necessary party. The judge denied that motion.
Former Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges shares 'startling' data on harassment faced by women mayors
A new poll from the national group Mayor's Innovation Project shows that female mayors face higher rates of harassment and violence than their male counterparts.
Painting ‘transcendent beauty’ with sound, light and architecture at the Basilica
Hundreds gathered in the Basilica of St. Mary for “Luminiscence,” an immersive new light-and-sound spectacle. It is the first time the acclaimed European production has come to the U.S.