Walking All the Streets of Near North’s Oak Park
A Minneapolis writer is determined to walk each of his city’s 87 neighborhoods. This is his chronicle of Near North’s Oak Park area.
Category: Neighborhoods
A 40-Year Fight to Get Speed Bumps
Powderhorn Park fought for change for 40 years. After stop signs in the ’80s and four different mayors, they got their speed bumps — finally.
Street Views: Transit Without Displacement
No one likes road construction, but too often mass transit projects unfairly take the blame for inconveniences to traffic and local businesses.
The First and Only Hmong Bookstore in the World
A story of perseverance leads from the shores of the Mekong River to the founding of the world’s first and only Hmong bookstore.
The Revival of Black Town Centers
Many centers of Black commerce and entrepreneurialism were damaged or destroyed. But a number have made a comeback throughout the U.S.
The Early Morning Paper Route: Musings of Life In Hayden Heights
Reminiscing on the history of St. Paul’s neighborhoods, the importance of getting involved in your community, and other small moments.
Lost South St. Anthony Park
South St. Anthony Park’s homes, businesses and even a church disappeared for Highway 280. What was lost, and what still survives?
Highway Removal Skeptics: Your Questions, Answered
What would happen to all the cars — and trucks — if I-94 gets converted to a boulevard? Would emergency vehicles get held up? What would it cost?
Classic American Cars and a Bookstore on Wheels
Through his “Saint Paul by Bike” blog, Wolfie Browender reports on the unusual and unheralded in various Capital City neighborhoods.
Presenting Dense City: Making the City of Lakes
The Dense City Podcast interviews Rebecca Walker, a researcher at the University of Minnesota, about her paper “Making the City of Lakes.”