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Drew Kerr, a Linden Hills resident who works for Met Transit, stands near the closed main intersection at Upton and 43rd. It will be fully closed for about 10 weeks as the city completes a water and sewer project at the same time as Met Transit does work on the E Line. After the city’s work is finished, the intersection will be partially closed. Local businesses have maps available to show where customers can park.

Street projects on Hennepin Avenue from Lake to 26th, West Lake, France and Upton mean that getting around southwest Minneapolis is challenging right now, but traveling by bus will get faster when … more

By Tesha M. Christensen | 5/15/24

Peg Thomas fills out where she travels throughout Minneapolis on a typical Tuesday. Residents filled out these forms at the open house to discuss the former Kmart site on Oct. 25 in order to help city planners see what would be helpful to add in the area.

A new Nicollet

The Nicollet Redevelopment will take down barriers that have impacted residents and local businesses. Lake Street and Nicollet Ave. was once an intersection of two commercial corridors. … more

Chloe Peter | 11/3/22

A local developer plans to raze this single family house and construct a four-story, four unit luxury condo at 4352 Zenith. The plan includes a 47-foot dividing wall behind the house, which neighbors say will cut off light from their properties, harming their gardens and green space. Multi-unit buildings are allowed under the city’s 2040 plan.

Neighbors concerned about 2040 plan

A goal of the 2040 plan is to encourage equitable and affordable housing, but it also creates gaps for condominiums worth over $1.3 million. A Linden Hills proposal by Sustainable 9 for … more

Chloe Peter | 10/11/22

The Calvary Lutheran Church congregation spills into the street to the upbeat music of Brass Solidarity on Sept.11, the last service Calvary will have there until renovation is complete to add deeply affordable housing units to 39th and Chicago. In the interim, Calvary will worship at Iglesia Luterana San Pablo/St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (2742 15th Ave.). (Photo by Jill Boogren)

Calvary church makes room for deeply affordable housing at 39th and Chicago

Sept. 11, 2022, marked the last day of service for a while at Calvary Lutheran Church (3901 Chicago Ave.). It looked a little different on this day, mostly celebratory, a little bittersweet, with … more

By JILL BOOGREN | 9/29/22

Melo founder and principal architect, Damaris Hollingsworth, is working to design a space at 3030 Nicollet that incorporates community input. People have stated they are concerned about the long-term impacts and how it will affect both nearby neighbors and those who live in the new building. “We kept hearing that people wanted a space that makes them feel welcome,” said Hollingsworth. (Photo by Terry Faust)

More than just another affordable housing building

An ambitious plan to redevelop a vacant block at Lake and Nicollet received a major boost from the city of Minneapolis earlier this year when the city allocated $3.3 million for an affordable housing … more

By Iric Nathanson | 3/6/22

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