The Cities Blog

North Minneapolis sidewalk repairs complete
Crews have restored around 1,600 sidewalk panels damaged by the May 22 tornado in north Minneapolis.
Emails to inmates
Department of Corrections experiments with electronic messaging, as a way for the public to communicate with offenders in two Minnesota prisons.
Norwegian royalty grace Minneapolis
Minnesota's Norwegian-Americans turn out for a visit from the King and Queen.
St. Paul property tax burden shifts west
The city's lower-income neighborhoods will shoulder a smaller percentage of the tax burden, because they've seen a much steeper decline in value than homes in more affluent neighborhoods.
In writing up newscast spots on the details of the incident, I bumped into some MPR News language standards.
The Wilder Foundation wants to help the growing number of people who care for older adults.
Curious about how the first full year of construction on the state’s largest public works project is going? Relax. Sit back. Take a tour courtesy of the Central Corridor folks managing the project. I can attest from personal observation their photos capture what’s going on. On the other hand, the decent and neighborly thing to…