Curtis GilbertCurious how the fancy new Surly Brewery will be laid out? The Minneapolis Planning Commission takes its first look today at the floor plan for the 48,000 square foot building near the U of M Transitway, west of 280 and north of University. Here’s the preliminary blueprint for the first floor: And here’s how the Read more →
MPR News Notes on the news from the Twin Cities
Archives for August 2013
Jon GordonThere are no classes at more than two dozen Minneapolis public school sites that lack air conditioning for Thursday and Friday, Aug. 29 and 30, according to Minneapolis Public Schools. Classes will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 3. “In deciding to cancel classes at select schools, we took into account the assessments of MPS leadership, school Read more →
Brandt WilliamsMinneapolis police investigators are still looking for the person(s) who shot and wounded a pregnant woman, a 14-month-old baby and a 17-year-old boy last week on the city’s north side. At a vigil held near the site of the shooting, community leaders pleaded for witnesses to come forward and help police find who fired the Read more →
Jon CollinsA 5-year-old Cannon Falls Township boy died Thursday after being crushed by a skid loader driven by his great aunt. The boy, Matthew Mallett, was riding in the bucket of the skid loader, which his great aunt was using to clear the yard of sticks. At about 6:30 p.m., Mallett fell out of the bucket Read more →
The city of Minneapolis has reached a tentative settlement agreement with a preservationist group trying to block the demolition of Peavey Plaza downtown. Read more →
The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the officer-involved shooting death of a man early Friday morning Read more →
Minneapolis residents are recycling 58 percent more garbage now that they don’t have to sort paper from cardboard and cans from bottles. In June, the city finished rolling out its new “single-sort”system, which allows all recyclable items to go into the same receptacle. The result: In July alone, the city saved an additional 894 tons Read more →
Emily’s List, a national political fundraising powerhouse, has put its weight behind Minneapolis mayoral candidate Betsy Hodges. With relatively few state and federal races on the ballot nationwide, the group has declared 2013 the “Year of the Woman Mayor,” and it has now endorsed 10 mayoral candidates in cities including New York, Boston and Houston. Read more →
Ian Alexander leaped out of bed at 3:55 a.m. Sunday, awakened by the sound of gunfire. “I jumped to the window, probably not the smartest thing to do when you hear gunshots,” said Alexander, a 36-year-old attorney running for the Ward 5 city council seat being vacated by mayoral candidate Don Samuels. Alexander saw an Read more →
Tim NelsonDrivers are heading into a busy weekend of road work across the Twin Cities metro. Read more →