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The home of Southwest Voices, Downtown Voices, and Minneapolis Schools Voices.
New restaurant opening news: Saturday Dumpling Co. opened this weekend in the former Café Cerés space at 54th and Penn. They are closed until Wednesday, then open at 8 a.m. for breakfast.
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
New restaurant opening news: Saturday Dumpling Co. opened this weekend in the former Café Cerés space at 54th and Penn. They are closed until Wednesday, then open at 8 a.m. for breakfast.
How Southwest voted in the 2025 Minneapolis election:
Big Spending, Big Turnout in Minneapolis' 2025 Election
New city councilmembers were elected in Wards 7, 8, and 11 with incumbents returning in Wards 10 and 13.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
How Southwest voted in the 2025 Minneapolis election:
The Lakefield Apartments at 550 W. Lake St. include 15 family-sized units, helping add to much needed affordable housing. "In 2024, the city of Minneapolis green-lit zero multifamily projects larger than 20 units," Brian Martucci reports.
Lakefield Apartments is a hopeful sign for new affordable housing in Southwest Minneapolis
The third building in the Lupe Development Partners LynLake campus is complete
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November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The Lakefield Apartments at 550 W. Lake St. include 15 family-sized units, helping add to much needed affordable housing. "In 2024, the city of Minneapolis green-lit zero multifamily projects larger than 20 units," Brian Martucci reports.
Cam Gordon catches us up on the proposed 2026 City Budget and what budget priorities the Southwest councilmembers have. The next public hearing for the budget is Nov. 19
City budget enters last laps
The Board of Estimate and Taxation raised the maximum property tax levy to 8% in September.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Cam Gordon catches us up on the proposed 2026 City Budget and what budget priorities the Southwest councilmembers have. The next public hearing for the budget is Nov. 19
A big announcement from our team – Southwest Voices and the Southwest Connector are joining forces to create one publication covering Southwest Minneapolis across print and digital platforms.
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One Paper For Southwest Minneapolis: Connector and Voices Merge
The area's print and digital publications join forces to create a new and improved Southwest Voices
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October 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A big announcement from our team – Southwest Voices and the Southwest Connector are joining forces to create one publication covering Southwest Minneapolis across print and digital platforms.
www.southwestvoices.news/posts/one-pa...
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Gun safety organizing accelerates in Minneapolis following the Annunciation shooting. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/gun-le...
Gun safety organizing accelerates in Minneapolis following the Annunciation shooting
Annunciation parents, elected officials, and concerned residents met Sept. 25 to share stories and learn about Minnesota’s political landscape.
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October 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Gun safety organizing accelerates in Minneapolis following the Annunciation shooting. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/gun-le...
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Let's keep the conversation going! Join General Manager Lesley Kandaras and Chief Operating Officer Brian Funk tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 6:30–8:30a at Lake St./Midtown Station for a Listening Session. Full schedule at www.metrotransit.org/listening-se...
September 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Let's keep the conversation going! Join General Manager Lesley Kandaras and Chief Operating Officer Brian Funk tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 6:30–8:30a at Lake St./Midtown Station for a Listening Session. Full schedule at www.metrotransit.org/listening-se...
Kingfield's Center for Performing Arts is celebrating its 30th birthday on Saturday with a festival featuring gospel, jazz, soul, R&B, music from Angola, Guinea, Japan, and more. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/center-for-performing-arts-celebrates-30-years-with-a-vibrant-fall-festival-in-kingfield
Center for Performing Arts Celebrates 30 Years with a Vibrant Fall Festival in Kingfield
Here's a rundown of what you can expect on Saturday, September 6th
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September 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Kingfield's Center for Performing Arts is celebrating its 30th birthday on Saturday with a festival featuring gospel, jazz, soul, R&B, music from Angola, Guinea, Japan, and more. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/center-for-performing-arts-celebrates-30-years-with-a-vibrant-fall-festival-in-kingfield
After the first responders come the second responders.
Here are the stories of the keyboardists, blood donors, mental health therapists, community councils, artists, rabbis, and more that sprung into action after the Annunciation shooting.
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Here are the stories of the keyboardists, blood donors, mental health therapists, community councils, artists, rabbis, and more that sprung into action after the Annunciation shooting.
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After collective rupture, a neighborhood grieves and rebuilds
A look at some of the “second responders” offering community care after tragedy
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September 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
After the first responders come the second responders.
Here are the stories of the keyboardists, blood donors, mental health therapists, community councils, artists, rabbis, and more that sprung into action after the Annunciation shooting.
www.southwestvoices.news/posts/after-...
Here are the stories of the keyboardists, blood donors, mental health therapists, community councils, artists, rabbis, and more that sprung into action after the Annunciation shooting.
www.southwestvoices.news/posts/after-...
A Southwest Minneapolis-based author, Lindsay Dahl, has published a book about the fight to rid our homes of toxic chemicals.
We published an excerpt here: www.southwestvoices.news/posts/the-fi...
We published an excerpt here: www.southwestvoices.news/posts/the-fi...
The Fight Against Toxic Chemicals In Your Household
An excerpt from Southwest Minneapolis author Lindsay Dahl's new book.
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August 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
A Southwest Minneapolis-based author, Lindsay Dahl, has published a book about the fight to rid our homes of toxic chemicals.
We published an excerpt here: www.southwestvoices.news/posts/the-fi...
We published an excerpt here: www.southwestvoices.news/posts/the-fi...
When will the Uptown Cub reopen? Nobody wants to say. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/when-w...
When Will The Uptown Cub Reopen?
Cub, one of the neighborhood's budget grocers, closed two months ago. Updates since then have been scarce.
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August 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
When will the Uptown Cub reopen? Nobody wants to say. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/when-w...
Uptown Porchfest is hosting its third annual event this Saturday, featuring 78 musical acts across 35 lawns and porches in the Wedge neighborhood.
Ellie Zimmerman sat down with the organizers to ask – what does it take to put on a Porchfest event?
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Ellie Zimmerman sat down with the organizers to ask – what does it take to put on a Porchfest event?
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What does it take to put on a Porchfest?
The organizers of Uptown Porchfest share their process ahead of this year’s festival
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August 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Uptown Porchfest is hosting its third annual event this Saturday, featuring 78 musical acts across 35 lawns and porches in the Wedge neighborhood.
Ellie Zimmerman sat down with the organizers to ask – what does it take to put on a Porchfest event?
www.southwestvoices.news/posts/what-d...
Ellie Zimmerman sat down with the organizers to ask – what does it take to put on a Porchfest event?
www.southwestvoices.news/posts/what-d...
"Hickok said the Graco site’s proximity to the North Loop and established Northeast neighborhoods means it could likely support even more housing than Upper Harbor across a variety of formats, along with a grocery store, other retail and possibly office uses." www.downtownvoices.news/posts/whats-...
What’s next for Graco’s Riverside campus near downtown?
A look at the latest major riverfront redevelopment opportunity in Minneapolis
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August 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"Hickok said the Graco site’s proximity to the North Loop and established Northeast neighborhoods means it could likely support even more housing than Upper Harbor across a variety of formats, along with a grocery store, other retail and possibly office uses." www.downtownvoices.news/posts/whats-...
The grand opening of the 28th Street Tot Lot, the new park on the south side of East 28th Street between Stevens Avenue South and I-35W, is happening on Thursday, August 14th.
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August 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The grand opening of the 28th Street Tot Lot, the new park on the south side of East 28th Street between Stevens Avenue South and I-35W, is happening on Thursday, August 14th.
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What's next for Graco's riverside campus near Downtown Minneapolis?
Brian Martucci takes a longer look at the redevelopment potential for the site and its 400,000 square feet of indoor space. www.downtownvoices.news/posts/whats-...
Brian Martucci takes a longer look at the redevelopment potential for the site and its 400,000 square feet of indoor space. www.downtownvoices.news/posts/whats-...
What’s next for Graco’s Riverside campus near downtown?
A look at the latest major riverfront redevelopment opportunity in Minneapolis
www.downtownvoices.news
August 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
What's next for Graco's riverside campus near Downtown Minneapolis?
Brian Martucci takes a longer look at the redevelopment potential for the site and its 400,000 square feet of indoor space. www.downtownvoices.news/posts/whats-...
Brian Martucci takes a longer look at the redevelopment potential for the site and its 400,000 square feet of indoor space. www.downtownvoices.news/posts/whats-...
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A story I edited at Southwest Voices from two+ years ago on how small biz was keeping Seven Points alive as they waited for the apartment complex to be built:
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Small businesses collaborate and keep Seven Points alive
Without brick and mortar stories bringing in foot traffic, small businesses await a new apartment development that will shift the building once again.
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July 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A story I edited at Southwest Voices from two+ years ago on how small biz was keeping Seven Points alive as they waited for the apartment complex to be built:
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While stories about parking issues in Uptown are as old as the area itself, a few businesses have flipped the script by replacing some of their nearby parking with seating.
Here's why Caffrey's, Nico's, and Barbette chose patios over parking. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/uptown...
Here's why Caffrey's, Nico's, and Barbette chose patios over parking. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/uptown...
July 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
While stories about parking issues in Uptown are as old as the area itself, a few businesses have flipped the script by replacing some of their nearby parking with seating.
Here's why Caffrey's, Nico's, and Barbette chose patios over parking. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/uptown...
Here's why Caffrey's, Nico's, and Barbette chose patios over parking. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/uptown...
We sat down for an interview with Elizabeth Shaffer to talk about her campaign for City Council in Ward 7, which covers downtown Minneapolis, Loring Park, and the area surrounding Lake of the Isles. www.downtownvoices.news/posts/candid...
Candidate Q&A: Elizabeth Shaffer is running to be an authentic voice for Ward 7
The Ward 7 challenger talked to Downtown Voices about her priorities, including public safety and economic vitality.
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June 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We sat down for an interview with Elizabeth Shaffer to talk about her campaign for City Council in Ward 7, which covers downtown Minneapolis, Loring Park, and the area surrounding Lake of the Isles. www.downtownvoices.news/posts/candid...
We sat down with Ward 11 City Council candidate Miriam DeMello to talk about her candidacy, her career in public service, and how she wants to improve the quality of services provided by City Hall. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/candid...
Candidate Q&A: Ward 11 candidate Miriam DeMello believes in public service
The aide to St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter wants to continue her career as a public servant closer to home.
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June 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We sat down with Ward 11 City Council candidate Miriam DeMello to talk about her candidacy, her career in public service, and how she wants to improve the quality of services provided by City Hall. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/candid...
Five years after George Floyd's murder, a new audio project captures the voices and memories of Minneapolis residents recorded in the days after his death. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/minnea...
Minneapolis residents bike, listen, and remember five years after George Floyd's Murder
The project was an effort to reclaim the story of what happened at the end of May 2020 in Minneapolis
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June 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Five years after George Floyd's murder, a new audio project captures the voices and memories of Minneapolis residents recorded in the days after his death. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/minnea...
After 12 years in operation, Terzo has announced it's closing its doors following a destructive flood at 50th and Penn in February. www.instagram.com/p/DKR9JbSRsp...
May 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
After 12 years in operation, Terzo has announced it's closing its doors following a destructive flood at 50th and Penn in February. www.instagram.com/p/DKR9JbSRsp...
In the latest episode of the Underground Arts Club, an Ode to Walt Whitman is coming to the Open Eye Theater. www.downtownvoices.news/posts/underg...
Underground Arts Club Episode 9: Ode to Walt Whitman
Puppets and Poetry, The Loft Literary Center, and Song of Myself
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May 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In the latest episode of the Underground Arts Club, an Ode to Walt Whitman is coming to the Open Eye Theater. www.downtownvoices.news/posts/underg...
A Cricket Utsav (which is Hindi for "festival") is taking place at Bryn Mawr Meadows Park on the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend. The hope is to launch a new festival and tradition as the sport of cricket continues its growth in Minnesota. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/cricke...
Cricket Celebration Comes to Bryn Mawr Meadows Park over Memorial Day Weekend
A new cricket festival is bringing people to Minneapolis this weekend
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May 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A Cricket Utsav (which is Hindi for "festival") is taking place at Bryn Mawr Meadows Park on the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend. The hope is to launch a new festival and tradition as the sport of cricket continues its growth in Minnesota. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/cricke...
Our founding editor is having a meet up with folks at Gigi's Cafe on Friday from 9-11 a.m. All are welcome. ⬇️
My last Meet with Melody is tomorrow (Friday) morning. Come say hello, chat about a story we've worked on, or just get hyped on coffee and cookies thanks to my hyperlocal clubhouse, Gigi's Cafe.
May 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Our founding editor is having a meet up with folks at Gigi's Cafe on Friday from 9-11 a.m. All are welcome. ⬇️
The story of Sarah Harrison Knight, who created Asbury Hospital in Elliot Park in the 1890s.
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Sarah Harrison Knight and the Birth of a Hospital in Elliot Park
The woman that launched Asbury Hospital in Elliot Park in 1892
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May 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The story of Sarah Harrison Knight, who created Asbury Hospital in Elliot Park in the 1890s.
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