Gun safety organizing accelerates in Minneapolis following the Annunciation shooting. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/gun-le...

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

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-...

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...

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? 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-...

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. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNP...

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-...

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: @minneapolisvoices.bsky.social

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. www.downtownvoices.news/posts/sarah-...

An interview with Ward 11 candidate Jamison Whiting: "If we are looking at where the city is going in the next four years, 10 years, 50 years? I think about public safety, and what that looks like, has the most direct effect on our city and where we go." www.southwestvoices.news/posts/candid...

Kingfield will be alive with garage sales and free sales on Saturday. This is the second year the popular Buy Nothing group has held its self-organized sale alongside the Kingfield Garage Sale.

Meet John Higgins, the man behind the Lake of the Isles Pencil and owner of Icehouse.

Multiple empty storefronts around Uptown's Lake and Hennepin intersection are available for two-year leases through a City Arts & Culture initiative.

A special edition of Voices of Southwest, focusing on what is rotten in Minneapolis politics.

An art parade, improvised Jane Austen, and a flamenco show are just a few things you can check out in Southwest Minneapolis this weekend.

The Mall in East Isles will not see its long-range plan put into action anytime soon. Planned green space will be put aside for roadway after East Isles residents voiced concerns over the loss of parking.

Really great piece here from Melody (@phmelody.bsky.social) chronicling a couple tough years for Uptown and a few exciting sparks for the area - two cool-looking new shops opening on Hennepin between 31st and Lake in the next week, the city launching a program to fill a couple vacancies, and more.

Information people need to understand changing dynamics in downtown Minneapolis is now available in one central dashboard. Thanks for raising awareness of this program, @minneapolisvoices.bsky.social! Here's a quick thread on the Retail Inventory tool and why I'm excited about it in particular.

Local artist Drew Kinkaid wants to bring some *flavor* to downtown Minneapolis when his all-encompassing creative brand opens the doors to its new community space later this month. "I’m excited to see how it ripples," he said.

Owámniyomni Okhódayapi, formerly Friends of the Falls, will officially reclaim 5 acres of federal land next year for an ecological restoration around St. Anthony Falls, an area that's sacred to Indigenous people.

Minneapolis is conducting a statewide search for artists interested in creating a mural or sculpture honoring the significance of St. Anthony Falls to Indigenous people, particularly the Dakota, at Water Works Park.

The Minneapolis Downtown Council has new, publicly-available tools on its website for analyzing commercial vacancy, residential population, and other metrics.

Now you know where to find me this summer

Uptown gets a spark of energy.

This year's Open Streets schedule is out and Hennepin Avenue in Uptown is on the list. www.southwestvoices.news/posts/no-lyn...

For those following along from this morning's newsletter, the Minneapolis City Council committee just approved Dexter's expansion (The restaurant is expanding its kitchen and patio into Sotarol's former space).

INBOX: Windom South Recreation Center is currently closed (April 4) due to "water issues."

Our candidate interview with Sen. Omar Fateh, who is running for Minneapolis mayor.

Rock icon Joan Jett and rapper Ludacris will headline the main stage during the 2025 Taste of Minnesota in downtown Minneapolis.

Kado no Mise chef/owner Shigeyuki Furukawa and Bar Brava are the downtown Minneapolis semifinalists that made it on the 2025 James Beard Award shortlist.

Bûcheron in Kingfield has just been announced as a James Beard Award finalist for Best New Restaurant

All Café Cerés locations are closing April 13.

The Effect closes this weekend at The Jungle. Melody and Ellie with Southwest Voices sat down to talk through the many layers of the play, and they ran into one of the actors as they chatted.

Happenings in Southwest Minneapolis this week include: Odd Mart folks talking at Walker Art Center, Gwen Walz dropping by Magers & Quinn, and Southwest Voices alum playing Green Room.

Greyduck Collective is closing amid a large Twin Cities coworking industry.

Loring Greenway residents were happy to see playground amenities available but funding is still in the works, City officials say.

A small protest outside of LynLake's Los Andes yesterday drew attention to a sexual assault that the area's councilmember called "deeply disturbing."

Silverbird Roasting Co. is opening a coffee shop in Kingfield.

Iron Door Pub in LynLake is closing March 23.