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From ‘Cork Truck’ to ‘Garden-Rainbow-Space-Mushroom-Whatever’: The Minnesota ArtCars Parade Celebrates 30 Years

From ‘Cork Truck’ to ‘Garden-Rainbow-Space-Mushroom-Whatever’: The Minnesota ArtCars Parade Celebrates 30 Years

In Minneapolis, children at Articulture’s ArtCar camp creatively transform a Toyota hatchback as part of a local tradition where art cars, decorated and driven daily, partake in a vibrant parade celebrating its 30th anniversary around Lake Harriet.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Minneapolis Park Board, striking workers reach tentative contract agreement

Minneapolis Park Board, striking workers reach tentative contract agreement

After a strike lasting more than three weeks, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and the union representing park workers announced Friday morning that they’ve reached a tentative contract agreement.
by MPR News Staff

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Minneapolis park board divided on path forward after three weeks of workers strike

Minneapolis park board divided on path forward after three weeks of workers strike

One possible path forward emerged at a Wednesday night board meeting, but it was voted down by a divided board — spurring about two and a half hours of protests that prevented the meeting from continuing. 
by Cari Spencer

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Minneapolis looks to rent vacant storefronts to local artists, organizations

Minneapolis looks to rent vacant storefronts to local artists, organizations

A new Minneapolis initiative will give local artists and organizations a break on rent to fill empty storefront properties. The Vibrant Storefronts Initiative came out of Mayor Jacob Frey’s Vibrant Downtown Storefronts Workgroup. The City Council approved $250,000 from the 2024 budget and debuted the initiative on July 24.
by Chandra Colvin

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‘Assure Kyle he did nothing wrong’: Edina sued after police subdue man in mental health crisis 

‘Assure Kyle he did nothing wrong’: Edina sued after police subdue man in mental health crisis 

Kyle Moore didn’t threaten anyone or break any laws at Southdale Center. Even the police say that. Yet what began as a welfare check ended with officers chasing him down, shooting him with a stun gun, piling on him as he recited the Lord’s Prayer and ordering him injected with a powerful anesthetic.
by Jon Collins

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Minneapolis City Council releases plan for public safety alternatives

Minneapolis City Council releases plan for public safety alternatives

Council member Robin Wonsley joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to discuss the city’s first plan for public safety solutions that does not involve armed police officers.
by Cathy Wurzer and CJ Younger

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‘Time is up’ for Minneapolis buildings left hazardous and vacant for years

‘Time is up’ for Minneapolis buildings left hazardous and vacant for years

About 320 vacant and hazardous buildings are logged in the Minneapolis vacant building registration, with over half concentrated in the city’s north side. Some have been seemingly abandoned for more than a decade, with nearly a hundred empty for five plus years. But now, per an amended ordinance, building owners could have to fork over $24,000 annually for letting them sit. 
by Cari Spencer

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New Minneapolis director to oversee civil rights, police reform through ‘equitable lens’

New Minneapolis director to oversee civil rights, police reform through ‘equitable lens’

After some administrative turnover, Michelle Phillips took office on Tuesday. She is tasked with investigating discriminatory practices and police misconduct complaints while promoting civil rights understanding throughout the city.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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