In the newsletter: A full-on cornucopia on neighborhood news, including a new playground finally underway at Cooper school, teardowns and rebuilds, work at the 36th Street oak savanna, and more holiday news than you can fit under a tree.

In the newsletter: After the closure of Milkweed took one of the neighborhood's best bulletin boards with it, a tour of the boards that remain.

In the newsletter: Kela Market quietly opened last week, offering traditional Ethiopian groceries and cookware in the heart of what you might call Longfellow's Ethiopian cultural district.

In the newsletter: A breakdown of neighborhood voting patterns, food donation options, changes at Electra Tune, new street signs, holiday markets, Thanksgiving pre-orders, and much more.

In the newsletter: Neighborhood trick-or-treating opportunities, new murals, a celebrity sighting at the Schooner, mill noise, and much more.

In the newsletter: A highlight reel, and map, of Longfellow's Halloween decor.

In what may be the most riveting newsletter to date, a look at four new traffic-calming medians coming to the neighborhood and the bureaucratic details behind their approval.

In the newsletter: A look at the history and architecture of the house, designed by a Frank Lloyd Wright protege, which is for sale for this first time since it was built.

In the newsletter: Whatever Whenever, a roundup of hundreds of events in Longfellow this month. Including more than a few spooky ones.

Plus, upcoming candidate forums, a new tenant in a long-vacant Lake Street space, the best marathon watching spots, a new Falls documentary, seasonal business closing dates, free beer brewed from the Community Hops garden, new plantings along the Greenway, fall color updates, and much more.

In the newsletter: Cornbread didn't miss a beat after the closure of Palmer's forced him to move his weekly Sunday gig to Longfellow's own storied old dive bar.

In the newsletter: Breaking down the neighborhood's 16 happy hour deals on this gray Tuesday morning.

In the newsletter: A sneak peek of the Shepherd's Table cheese shop and deli, ahead of its grand opening tomorrow.

In the newsletter: Tucked into a row of homes, the building doesn't stick out much from its surroundings. But there are clues that it's not a human dwelling.

In the newsletter: A drive down Minnehaha Avenue a quarter-century ago, via a collection of hastily taken photos by a lost-to-history municipal worker.

In the newsletter: Too much to summarize, really!

In the newsletter: Details on the long-awaited deli and cheese shop across from Longfellow Park, set to open September 1.

In the newsletter: A sneak peek of Arya Cafe ahead of its August 9 grand opening, a community meal on 36th Ave, a key hearing for renaming Edmund Boulevard, a new roundabout and speed bumps, a massive loss of groceries due to power outage, an eyebrow-raising deal at Parkway Pizza, and much more.

The ...juicy... story behind the community-tended orchard, where anyone is invited to make a modest harvest.

In the newsletter: Business closing, moving, and reopening; major weekend events; the Walzes visit East Lake DQ; and much more.

In the newsletter: A peek inside the architecturally-curious Honda Town building, which is for sale after more than a half-century on 43rd and Lake.

In the newsletter: A peek inside Rick Polenek's corner studio across from Longfellow Park, where he's designed theater sets for the past quarter-century.

In the newsletter: George Johnson caused a minor media circus in the neighborhood yesterday after discovering a long-hidden ad painted on the side of his home during a re-siding project, revealing its past as a corner grocery store.

Honestly this is probably my favorite email newsletter (with @racketmn.com a close second!).

In the newsletter: Whenever Wherever - July, an attempt to roundup every event in the neighborhood this month.

In the newsletter: Details on the abrupt closure of Hymie's Records, which will host a final sale on Saturday after 37 years on Lake Street.

In the newsletter: A visit to the Savanah food truck, where owner Abel Meles is serving cheesesteaks and other sandwiches most evenings at 46th and Minnehaha.

In the newsletter: Twin Cities Maker — a “makerspace” that offers members a building full of tools and workshop areas — is under contract to purchase the Minneapolis Seed Company building at 34th and Cheatham.

In the newsletter: Rounding up every old photo of the Winchell Trail in the historical record.

In the newsletter: Details on the B Line, the neighborhood's most significant transit upgrade since the arrival of light rail, which promises faster and more frequent service along the popular 21 bus route.

In the newsletter: Details on a new development planned for the former MetroPCS building.

In the newsletter: A good-faith attempt to list every event happening in Longfellow this month.

In the newsletter: George Floyd five-year retrospectives, poetry on 41st, a long-vacant lot for sale, a neighborhood angle on the Timberwolves series, summer movies, and much more.

In the newsletter: A rip-roaring ride through the history of the expansive amusement park that once stood at 31st and Lake.

In the newsletter: Breaking details on the impending closure of Lagniappe and Du Nord Cocktail Room, the conjoined eateries that have anchored the Historic Coliseum building on 27th and Lake. They'll host their final service May 31.

In the newsletter: A sashay down Minnehaha to visit four prominent dance studios clustered within a few blocks. The groups are joining forces May 31 for a daylong dance party.

In the newsletter: Details about the soccer field and event area under construction at 27th and Lake, one of several vacant Lake Street sites seeing bursts of activity thanks to a one-time infusion of state funding.

In the newsletter: Red Coral Coffee will open inside Okome House next week, putting the Japanese cafe’s airy interior and expansive patio to use during weekday daytime hours.

In the newsletter: A new coffee shop on the way, a unique compound on the market, a full summer on the Lynette patio, DFL endorsements for city council, and much more.

In the newsletter: An exclusive sneak peek at this year's version of the unofficial neighborhood uniform.

In the newsletter: In the newsletter: A visit to Laune Bread, where the Lake Street bakery is running back its rhubarb trade for the fourth consecutive year — part of a broader aim to source as many ingredients as possible from its immediate vicinity.

In the newsletter: A cats-only grooming salon, two new traffic calming projects, a summerlong construction project at Minnehaha Academy, increased flight traffic over the neighborhood, and much more.

In the newsletter: For 13 years, the volunteer group has maintained a singular focus: Building raised garden beds for people in Longfellow, filled with high-quality soil, in order to spread the good gospel of growing your own food.

In the newsletter: A look MnDOT's plans for rebuilding the hazardous intersection next year.

In the newsletter: The new trail will traverse a gully just south of the Horace W.S. Cleveland Overlook at 44th Street, connecting to a beach and extending the Winchell Trail slightly southward.

In the newsletter: Whatever Whenever - April edition, a rundown of hundreds of events in Longfellow this month.

In the newsletter: Heroic Goods & Games is closing for happy reasons, lean times at Turquoise Vintage, Asian Duck Cafe reopens, ice cream season in full swing, Twins watch parties at @djgloverepair.bsky.social, mysterious lightpole art, and more.

The breakout hit show Severance, which wraps its second season tonight, is set inside an architectural marvel designed by the world-famous architect Eero Saarinen. Around the same time, Eero designed a modest addition to his father's groundbreaking neighborhood church—in Longfellow.

In the newsletter: Giving a listen to Hiawatha Neighbor, the show that takes hyperlocality to a level that puts even this newsletter to shame. Its third season launched last week.

In the newsletter: There will be signs of life for the remainder of the month at 2800 East Lake, the vacant former U.S. Bank, including a "synthetic" skating rink, wood-fired sauna, and Art Shanties.