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Parkway, intersection and pedestrian ramp improvements begin at Lake Harriet this year
Work to resurface Lake Harriet Parkway and improve the William Berry Parkway intersection will occur in phases starting in 2026.
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Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board working on repairs at Northeast Ice Arena with goal of reopening in the fall
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board plans to repair Northeast Ice Arena with a goal of reopening for the ice season this fall.
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Algae at Minneapolis Lakes
The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board issued an announcement about algae growth at city lakes following recent high temperatures.
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Minneapolis Park Police Officers Receive Honors for Bravery and Service
Several Minneapolis Park Police officers received honors for bravery and service from the Minneapolis Police Department Awards Committee in 2025.
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Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board announces 2026 Music and Movies in the Parks lineup
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board announced 208 free outdoor concerts and 47 movies scheduled across eight park venues this summer.
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Monumental “Beyond Walls” project by world-renowned artist Saype begins at Boom Island Park
Artist Saype began painting a 12,500-square-foot land art mural at Boom Island Park on June 1.
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Lyndale Avenue Redesign Nears a County Vote as Businesses and Cyclists Clash
Hennepin County is expected to bring its final design for rebuilding Lyndale Avenue South to the Minneapolis City Council this month, after a June 1 public meeting where Uptown business owners and cyclists clashed over a plan that adds a bikeway and cuts about a quarter of on-street parking.
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Lowry Hill Board Meets Tuesday Night as Summer Agenda Takes Shape
The Lowry Hill Neighborhood Association board meets the first Tuesday of each month, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Searle Mansion, 1915 Logan Ave. S., where parks requests, traffic concerns and land-use notices get aired.
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A First Full Summer on the Rebuilt Hennepin Avenue and the E Line
For the first time in years, the Hennepin Avenue corridor through Uptown heads into summer without an active construction zone, the rebuilt street now served by the METRO E Line that began carrying riders in December.
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Along the Isles, the Planted Shoreline Does Its Summer Work
The native plants lining much of Lake of the Isles are at full height this month, the result of a Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board approach that treats native vegetation, rather than mown lawn, as the default along the Chain of Lakes shoreline.
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Upper Harbor Amphitheater Breaks Ground; Loring Park Hosts a Free Concert
Crews broke ground May 4 on an 8,000-seat riverfront amphitheater in north Minneapolis run by First Avenue and the Minnesota Orchestra, as Loring Park prepares for its free Peace in the World concert.
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Data-Center Zoning Heads to the Council as Downtown Pushes Office-to-Housing
The Minneapolis City Council voted 8-5 on May 21, 2026, to impose a six-month moratorium on data centers larger than 350,000 square feet, with Ward 7 Council Member Elizabeth Shaffer among the five who opposed it.
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Council Names a Block 'Jamal Mitchell Way' for the Fallen Fifth Precinct Officer
Minneapolis dedicated a one-block stretch of Blaisdell Avenue as Officer Jamal Mitchell Way on May 30, 2026, the second anniversary of the Fifth Precinct officer's killing, at the same intersection where he died.