On May 5, 1863 the Northerner, a steamboat carrying 70 formerly enslaved African Americans from Missouri, docked at Fort Snelling. Later that month the Davenport, a second steamboat carrying 200 […]
Author Archives: Andrea Tritschler
As Gertrude Stein said, “coffee is a lot more than just a drink; it’s something happening. Not as in hip, but like an event, a place to be, but not […]
Let’s welcome one of the newest businesses to the neighborhood! Loons Coffee is currently setting up shop in the former Dunn Bros space at Lake Street and West River Parkway […]
At the northwest corner of East Lake Street and 36th Avenue South, Elsa’s House of Sleep – a furniture, rug and mattress store – has been shuttered and dark since […]
The Coliseum project along with 19 other redevelopment and new construction projects led by small business and nonprofits will receive more than $10 million in grants to help three key […]
The State General Election is only a couple weeks away. Polls are open from 7am to 8pm on Tuesday, November 8th. Whether you are new to the Greater Longfellow area […]
The Longfellow Community Council joins forces with Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association to offer direct rental assistance to 32 Longfellow renters this fall. Applications open on the first Monday of the […]
Volunteer Emma Westerlund was busy filling food boxes at Du Nord Community Market when we spoke. She was placing fresh produce, bags of rice, toilet paper and other essentials into […]
In late September visual artist and long-time Howe resident Paul Herwig will present “Facing the Fire”, a public art project consisting of several live music and projection art performances at […]
Earlier this year we held a series of community conversations around the future of the 3rd Precinct site at Minnehaha and Lake. We heard from over 180 residents about their […]