Opinion & Letters
Neighbor-to-neighbor views and columns, clearly labeled as opinion.
Opinion
Letter: A Thank-You to the Hill's Quiet Institutions
A longtime resident thanks Kenwood Community School, the Lowry Hill Neighborhood Association and the neighborhood's volunteers.
Opinion
Letter: Keep the Lakes in the Conversation
A resident urges that the health of the lakes stay a standing item on neighborhood agendas, not an afterthought once school budgets and development are settled.
Opinion
The Case for Treating the Walker as a Public Square
Between its open sculpture garden, free gallery hours and a summer calendar of no-cost events, the Walker Art Center gives away enough of itself that Lowry Hill can treat it as a public square rather than an occasional splurge.
Opinion
Opinion: Neighborhood Associations Need New Blood
Neighborhood associations like LHENA depend on a thin layer of long-serving volunteers, and too few newcomers are stepping up to replace them.
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Opinion: Thank a Volunteer Before You Need One
A neighborhood that waits until a volunteer is gone to say thank you has waited too long.
Opinion
The Spoon Is Probably the State's Most Photographed Object
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's "Spoonbridge and Cherry" has become Minnesota's unofficial calling card, an unusual fate for a piece of contemporary art.
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The Sculpture Garden in Winter Is Its Own Exhibition
Snow turns the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden's familiar works quieter and stranger, and the off-season crowds thin to almost none.
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Opinion: Cedar-Isles-Dean Deserves a Louder Voice
An editorial argues that Cedar-Isles-Dean residents should engage with their neighborhood association before transit, trail and development decisions are settled.
Opinion
Why Everyone's Wedding Photos End Up at the Spoon
The free Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and its Spoonbridge and Cherry have become the region's default backdrop for weddings and milestone photos.
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Opinion: Tie School Funding to Need, Not Net Tax Capacity
A school capital levy pegged to net tax capacity tracks neighborhood property wealth rather than student need, a resident argues.
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Opinion: A Neighborhood School Is Worth Fighting For
As budget cuts loom, the case for staying with the public option.
Opinion
Oldenburg and Van Bruggen's Mark on Minneapolis Endures
The artists behind Spoonbridge shaped how a generation sees public sculpture.
Opinion
Why a Neighborhood Paper Still Covers the Lowry Hill Art Beat
The Hill & Lake Press keeps tabs on galleries and public art that bigger outlets overlook.