The Cities Blog

Minnesota drumming through the years
Minnesota's rich history with the beat.
U of M seeks more families for military study
Researchers are recruiting families for an ongoing U of M study of deployment and parenting.
The city says its Minneapolis Advantage Program has helped nearly 350 homebuyers purchase homes in neighborhoods stressed by foreclosure since 2008.
Gingrich protest a sign of Edina’s changing politics
At first glance, the tony suburb seems an unlikely hotbed of liberal activism -- but upon closer examination, it's not as unlikely as it looks. Edina's politics are changing.
Ice skating invented here?
Minnesota, land of skates and skaters.
Steven Bosacker is the most influential non-elected official most people have probably never heard of.
Rybak takes his Vikings/Target Center plan public
A new Internet video game may help teens and young adults understand how easily they can get distracted behind the wheel. The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Institute at the University of Minnesota is calling the game it developed “Distraction Dodger.” Players drive a virtual pizza delivery vehicle in the imaginary pizza-loving city of Little Moots.…
City staffers are updating the Minneapolis Climate Action Plan this year, and they're asking for public input at a meeting tonight at the Central Library.