Category: Streets.mn Community

U.S. Bank Stadium light rail station with the Minneapolis skyline. Photo by Glen Johnson

Join the Streets.mn Board of Directors!

Glen Johnson • October 7, 2023

Streets.mn, now more than a decade old, would not have survived and thrived without volunteers. Help shape our direction: Apply to join the board!

Streets.mn featured Black Garnet Books, the Twin Cities' only Black-owned bookstore, in February 2023 as part of our "Crosswalks" series to lift up underrepresented voices. Photo by Wolfie Browender

Help Streets.mn Cross Our Fundraising Finish Line!

Glen Johnson • August 22, 2023

Thank you to our readers for supporting Streets.mn through our fundraising campaign – we have made encouraging progress, now help us cross the finish line!

Streets.mn board co-chairs Christy Marsden (left) and Glen Johnson welcomed guests to the 2023 picnic. Photo by Amy Gage

Annual Streets.mn Picnic Celebrates Our Intrepid Community

Amy Gage • August 11, 2023

Attending the annual picnic is only one way to get involved with Streets.mn. You also can write, shoot a video, donate or subscribe!

Artist Hend Al-Mansour (left) poses with the artwork at Target on East Lake that, with her permission, has become the visual symbol of Streets.mn's racial equity work. Used with permission from the artist's Twitter Feed: @hendalmansour

Streets.mn’s Racial Equity Analysis Is Complete!

Andy Monserud • July 18, 2023

Streets.mn is working to become a more inclusive and racially equitable organization. Read more in our Racial Equity Analysis — and join the effort!

The Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis (photo by weston m on Unsplash)

Donate Today! Keep the Lights On for Equity, Climate Sustainability and More

Streets.mn Community

Glen Johnson • July 7, 2023

Streets.mn has taken massive strides toward becoming more inclusive and telling more diverse stories. And we need your support to keep this going!

The annual Streets.mn picnic will be Saturday, August 5, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis.

Meet our 2023 Streets.mn Board Members

Glen Johnson • July 3, 2023

Get to know the leaders — all volunteers! — who keep the Streets.mn vision and values alive while pushing us toward new horizons.

The Show and Tell Panel

Ian R Buck • April 2, 2023

At our Contributors’ Workshop in February, managing editor Amy Gage hosted a panel with four writers. We are pleased to present a recording of that discussion on the Streets.mn Podcast feed!

Happy hours and picnics (bonfires when it's cold out) are popular Streets.mn events. Photo file

Enjoy Happy Hour on March 23 with Streets.mn!

Christina Neel • March 14, 2023

Meet members of the Streets.mn board and get to know other contributors at a Happy Hour in St. Paul on March 23. Bring story ideas! Bring a friend!

Sign Up for the Streets.mn Contributors’ Workshop on Saturday, February 25

Amy Gage • February 4, 2023

Writers, photographers, videographers, mapmakers and the climate-curious: All are welcome at the first Streets.mn Contributors’ Workshop since COVID.

Join Streets.mn at the Art Shanty Projects on Lake Harriet

Christina Neel • January 24, 2023

The Streets.mn January meetup will be at the Art Shanty Projects on Lake Harriet this Saturday, January 28, followed by a social hour (or two) at Wooden Ship!