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Pickleball craze breathes new life into old downtown Minneapolis office buildings
After a major tenant bailed, Mike Marinovich transformed the second floor of 1200 Washington Av. S. into the sound-proof Minneapolis Pickleball Club, and it's beckoning people back to the city.
City, parks and watershed district team up to repair Minnehaha Creek, clean up Lake Hiawatha
After a decade of work pairing creek improvements with redevelopment projects in the western suburbs, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District is starting to focus on water problems in Minneapolis.
Tapping into neighborhood power to make maple syrup in a Minneapolis sugarbush
This winter was the first time the Park Board allowed the Urban Sap Tap project, a dedicated group of King Field hobby syrupers, to tap maples in King Park.
Minneapolis Park Board votes down ADA bikeway through Soo Line Garden
The Park Board owns the garden, where Hennepin County wants to pave a bike and pedestrian trail to the Midtown Greenway.
Attorney General's Office settles with landlord accused of neglecting north Minneapolis homes
HavenBrook Homes has agreed to pay $2.2 million in restitution, forgive $2 million of tenants' debt and attempt to sell its rental homes.
Camp Nenookaasi residents, city of Minneapolis clash in court over fate of homeless encampment
A U.S. District Court judge is again considering residents' plea for a restraining order against encampment closures by the city.
Charges: Bottineau Park employee stabbed teen inside northeast Minneapolis recreation center
The 53-year-old employee of the Minneapolis Park Board was charged with second degree assault with a dangerous weapon in the stabbing, which allegedly took place after he became upset with the teen for swearing.
Mpls. Park Board discloses more warm-winter ice rink expenses; cost per day tops $100K
Despite dogged efforts to keep Minneapolis parks' iconic neighborhood ice rinks frozen, an exceptionally warm winter wasted money, labor and water.
Community garden dispute could land before Minneapolis Park Board this month
Hennepin County wants to build an ADA-compliant bike ramp through a community garden; the gardeners want other locations considered.
Minneapolis City Council blocks November ballot question on voter referendum
Council Member Robin Wonsley had proposed changing the city charter to allow voters to create or repeal legislation, following the examples of St. Paul, Duluth, Brooklyn Park and Bloomington.