The awful, awful thing about bureaucracy is its cold indifference. Many of my colleagues sought comfort, salaries and pensions while wallowing in self-pity and whining like gold medalists. Humanity ...

The Mayor’s race is the big one. After that, people notice candidates for City Council, and only after that, and only if they follow local government very closely, do they pay attention to Park Board ...

Openings and closings – I spoke too soon? Last time I mentioned that these were becoming less frequent, and I might drop this section, but then the end of the year (or something) caused a rebound. A ...

A queer community under increased surveillance. Queer bodies under attack—psychologically, ideologically, physically. Nudieland—where two men shot seven and killed one at a queer punk show in Phillips ...

Elon Musk’s expanding influence — spanning political campaigns, government policy, and bureaucratic overhauls — has challenged the norms of checks and balances in American governance not seen since ...

You see them standing by the side of the road and your heart breaks. They are begging for money, for shelter, for food. And, maybe, sometimes, they are begging for money for drugs. It’s gotten out of ...

You’ve probably noticed it- that expansive 250 acres of green behind the large iron gates along 36th St. near Hennepin Ave. (Uptown.) But have you explored it? There is much to explore, including ...

Although you will be reading this in December, or later, I wrote it in November, which is American Indian Heritage Month. I thought for that reason, plus the fact that the past few years has seen a ...

The music just carries you away. “Can’t Take My Eyes off of You,” “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “My Eyes Adored You,” “Oh, What a Night,” “Working My Way Back to You, Babe,” ...

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) did another survey about the Hiawatha Golf Course project in February. The following results are a best effort to categorize the comments.

One of the biggest stories about this summer on Bloomington Avenue is happening right at its northernmost point. This is the heart of the city’s Indigenous people’s community at the Minneapolis ...

The newest tenants at Eat Street Crossing are Hikari Hand Roll Bar (opened January) and El Sazon Tacos & More (opened March.) I have tried Hikari Hand Roll, and it’s good. I have not yet tried FRGMNT ...