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Jul. 05, 2006
By a vote of 10-3 Friday morning, the Minneapolis City Council extended weekday hours for liquor stores by two hours, to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, nearly a month after the hours were rolled back. The new hours take effect today. City Council members Diane Hofstede, Paul Ostrow and Elizabeth Glidden voted against the ordinance, saying affected neighborhoods had not had an opportunity to speak about the ordinance.
Jul. 05, 2006
More police in north Minneapolis this summer are intended to increase safety. Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced last week the addition of six state troopers to the 4th Precinct of the Minneapolis Police Department. "We're real appreciative of the Minnesota State Patrol collaborating with us again on this endeavor for the second year," said 4th Precinct Lt. Medaria Arradondo.
Jul. 05, 2006
More than 1,400 athletes from across the nation competed this weekend at McMurray Field in St. Paul for the 26th Hmong Minnesota International Annual Sports Tournament.
For the first time, 10 women's teams competed for cash prizes alongside the 40 men's teams. Last year's event drew an estimated 25,000 people on each day. Kahoua Yang, vice president of the Lao Family Community of Minnesota and manager of the tournament, estimated this year's crowd at 22,000 to 23,000 on both days.
Jul. 05, 2006
Many University students are familiar with the tales of Bob Dylan hanging around Dinkytown in the 1960s. Stories about the apartments where he lived and now-defunct coffeehouses where he played are the neighborhood's claim to fame in the annals of music history. But just across the river on the West Bank, a 100-year-old house on Cedar Avenue South and Sixth Street South holds another piece of the University's connection to music history.
Jun. 28, 2006
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak donned a colonial-style coat and tri-cornered hat Saturday afternoon to sign the Declaration of Energy Independence. Arctic explorer Will Steger and Scott Benson, chairman of the Minneapolis City Council's Health, Energy and Environment Committee, also joined in the ceremonial signing to pledge their commitment to reducing dependence on fossil fuel energy.
Jun. 28, 2006
Perhaps Gov. Tim Pawlenty thinks he has a cure for senioritis.
The Republican governor proposed Tuesday to grant two years of free tuition to high school students who graduate in the top 25 percent of their high school class. Under the proposed program, an estimated 16,000 students would receive two years free at any state college or university.
Jun. 28, 2006
The Special Olympics' "Flame of Hope" spent the past few weeks traveling across Minnesota. Hundreds of law enforcement officers across the state participated in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run, according to Bill Fish, vice president of development for Special Olympics Minnesota. Officers ran from cities across Minnesota toward the state Capitol in St. Paul, where about 150 of them met Thursday. Nineteen officers then began the final leg of the journey, he said.
Jun. 28, 2006
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in late August, Joshua James came to the University to finish his last year of college. James, a recent University graduate, arrived on campus not knowing anyone and feeling lonely. But that changed when he met the brothers of Delta Lambda Phi, a fraternity that advertises itself as being for gay, bisexual and progressive men, on his second day on campus.
Jun. 21, 2006
The Southeast Community Library is up for a $3 million renovation in 2007, but the Minneapolis Public Library Board has been in the planning process for months. That has some neighbors worried it might not happen at all, or worse, could be a sign the library won't be around for long.
Jun. 21, 2006
Armed with a bottle of volumizing spray and an arsenal of makeup, Cindy Neseth was ready to start her weekend at 5:30 a.m. Friday. The 21-year-old University graduate was one of 17 women readying to compete in the 2006 Miss Minnesota Scholarship Pageant last weekend at the Ted Mann Concert Hall on the West Bank.
Jun. 21, 2006
Nestled between the Cathedral of Saint Paul and the Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota-mined stones litter the Saint Paul College lawn. Amid construction equipment and rubble, sculptures have begun to take shape. Through June 30 visitors can witness this historic international stone-carving symposium, titled "Minnesota Rocks!"
Jun. 21, 2006
Armed with two-way radios, clipboards, fliers and watchful eyes, they set out for the day. This isn't something they are paid to do. They don't wear badges, and they don't carry guns. They are the members of the new Marcy-Holmes Citizen Patrol, a group of neighborhood residents who want to improve the safety of their neighborhood. The three-week-old patrol is made up of about 20 volunteers. Most have other jobs and obligations.
Jun. 21, 2006
Dinkytown is known for many things, but high-end fashion isn't really one of them. "When you think Dinkytown, it's more like Everyday People or Urban Envy
Jun. 14, 2006
Crime has increased in Minneapolis, although by how much is disputed. According to preliminary data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Report, Minneapolis saw a 35 percent increase in violent crime last year, but the city's Police Department said the increase was 15 percent. The Minneapolis Police Department incorrectly sent the statistics for the FBI's preliminary report, causing the discrepancy, said Ron Reier, the department's public information officer.
Jun. 14, 2006
According to reports released this week, crime is increasing in Minneapolis, and Ward 3 City Council Member Diane Hofstede wants to do something about it. Today, Hofstede, along with Ward 1 City Council Member Paul Ostrow and Minneapolis interim Police Chief Tim Dolan, will present Minneapolis' Safe City Initiatives at a public safety meeting in the 2nd Precinct.
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