East Isles
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Crime
East Isles Blotter: Week of May 25 — Vehicle Break-Ins and Thefts Lead the Week
Minneapolis police logged six incidents in East Isles during the week of May 25, 2026: three involving vehicles, two thefts and one auto theft, with no violent crime reported.
Neighborhood
East Isles Plans a Summer Social With Food Trucks and Free Ice Cream
The East Isles Neighborhood Association holds its annual Summer Social on Wednesday, June 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Joanne Levin Triangle Park, with a rain date of June 15.
Neighborhood
Crews Replace an Aging Sewer Line Along Lake of the Isles
The Metropolitan Council is replacing an aging stretch of sanitary sewer along The Mall in East Isles this season, swapping the existing pipe for new, larger pipe to add capacity.
Crime
East Isles Blotter: Week of May 18 — Vehicle Break-Ins and Thefts Lead the Week
Minneapolis Police open data recorded seven incidents in East Isles during the week of May 18, 2026, including five vehicle-related reports, one residential burglary and one assault.
Crime
East Isles Blotter: Week of May 11 — Vehicle Break-Ins and Thefts Lead the Week
Minneapolis police data records four reported incidents in East Isles during the week of May 11, three of them involving vehicles.
Crime
East Isles Blotter: Week of May 4 — Thefts Top the Weekly Tally
Minneapolis police data records six reported incidents in East Isles during the week of May 4, four of them thefts, with the 2600 block of Hennepin Avenue accounting for half the total.
Crime
East Isles Blotter: Week of April 27 — A Quiet Week on the Blotter
Minneapolis police logged three crime reports in East Isles during the first week of June 2026: a bike theft, a stripped car and an assault near Lake of the Isles.
Crime
East Isles Blotter: Week of April 20 — Thefts Top the Weekly Tally
East Isles logged just two crime reports the week of April 20, 2026 -- a shoplifting and a stolen vehicle -- a quiet week against a year in which Minneapolis is on pace for its most vehicle thefts in years.
Crime
East Isles Blotter: Week of April 13 — A Quiet Week on the Blotter
Minneapolis police logged two incidents in East Isles during the week of April 13, 2026: a vehicle-related report on Girard Avenue South and a theft on Lagoon Avenue.
Crime
East Isles Blotter: Week of April 6 — A Quieter Week, Led by Vehicle Thefts
Minneapolis Police data recorded three incidents in East Isles during the week of June 1, 2026: an assault near Lake of the Isles, a theft and a vehicle report.
Neighborhood
Birdsong Returns as the Banks Go Native
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's plan for Lake of the Isles calls for replacing eroding turf banks with native sedges and grasses, work meant to hold soil, filter runoff and return wildlife to the shoreline.
Crime
East Isles Blotter: Week of March 23 — Vehicle Break-Ins and Thefts Lead the Week
Five of the six crimes reported in East Isles the week of March 23, 2026, involved a vehicle, with Knox Avenue South appearing three times in a single week.
Crime
East Isles Blotter: Week of March 16 — Thefts Top the Weekly Tally
Minneapolis Police open data recorded four incidents in East Isles during the week of March 16, 2026, three of them thefts.
Crime
East Isles Blotter: Week of March 9 — A Mix of Reports, Including Assaults
Minneapolis Police open data shows seven incidents reported in East Isles during the week of March 9, 2026, including a homicide on Hennepin Avenue.
Business
Uptown Farmers Market shifts north for 2026 over construction
The Uptown Farmers Market moves two blocks north for its 2026 season to MoZaic Plaza at Lagoon and Girard avenues, avoiding nearby construction, and reopens June 11.
Events
Uptown Art Fair returns in 2026 as 'Art on the Isles'
The long-running fair is reimagined along Lake of the Isles Parkway, a scenic new setting on the East Isles edge.
Neighborhood
Fishing the Isles Without Leaving the Neighborhood
Lake of the Isles holds bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass and northern pike, and decades of restoration that cleared the Chain of Lakes have made the urban fishing better.
City
East Isles offers home-security rebates to deter break-ins
The East Isles Neighborhood Association rebates up to $250 per household for deadbolts, exterior lighting and alarm systems, using leftover city neighborhood-revitalization money.
Neighborhood
The Canoe Rack Lottery: Storing a Boat on the Isles
A seasonal canoe or kayak rack on Lake of the Isles costs Minneapolis residents $325, and demand routinely outruns the roughly 600 spots the Park Board awards each year by lottery.
Crime
East Isles Blotter: Storage-Room Thefts in Two Buildings
Recent property-crime reports in East Isles centered on vehicle thefts, bike thefts and break-ins, according to Minneapolis Police incident data.
Crime
East Isles Blotter: A Calmer Week Near the Lakes
Recent East Isles crime reports were almost entirely property offenses, led by thefts from vehicles and bike thefts near the lakes.
Neighborhood
Stabilizing the Bank With Native Vegetation, Almost Everywhere
The Cedar-Isles plan adopted in 2023 makes native shoreline vegetation the default along Cedar Lake and Lake of the Isles, except at formal access points.
Crime
East Isles Blotter: Mail Theft and an Attempted Garage Entry
Recent reports in East Isles and Lowry Hill were dominated by vehicle-related theft, with a robbery on Humboldt Avenue South and an assault near Lake of the Isles Parkway among the more serious incidents.
Crime
East Isles Blotter: Bike Thefts Lead the Week's Reports
Property crime drove East Isles police reports over the past week, with vehicle break-ins and thefts outnumbering every other category, according to Minneapolis Police Department incident data.
Crime
Vehicle Prowl Takes Items From Unlocked Car on Irving Avenue
Loose change and a bag were taken from an unlocked car on the 2500 block of Irving Avenue South in East Isles.
Crime
Camera Captures Package Grab on Logan Avenue in East Isles
A resident reported a package taken from a front step on the 2400 block of Logan Avenue South in East Isles, captured on a home security camera.
Crime
Bike and Stroller Taken From a Storage Room on Logan Avenue
Bike and storage-room thefts are recurring across East Isles this spring, concentrated along Hennepin Avenue and the Lagoon Avenue blocks.
Neighborhood
Native Plantings Are Replacing Lawn Along the Isles Bays
The turf that runs to the waterline is being traded, patch by patch, for deep-rooted natives.
Events
Free Orchestra Night Packs the Bandshell Lawn
Thousands spread blankets for a warm evening of music by the lake.
Events
Free Pops Concerts Return to the Lake Harriet Bandshell This Summer
The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra plays weekend evenings from late June through late July.
Events
Cedar-Isles-Dean Joins the Season's Lakeside Gatherings
The neighborhood between the lakes builds its slate of events.
Events
Walker Library Builds Out a Free Summer Program Slate
The neighborhood branch lines up concerts and family events.
Crime
Motion Light Interrupts Attempted Garage Entry on Humboldt
Someone trying a garage side door on the 2700 block of Humboldt Avenue South was apparently scared off.
Events
Spoonbridge and Cherry Anchors a Busy Art-Fair Weekend
Crowds wound through the Sculpture Garden as the Mother's Day fair returned.
Crime
Window Smashed on a Car Parked on Lake of the Isles Parkway
A center console was rifled on the 2500 block of West Lake of the Isles Parkway, but little was taken.
Crime
Locked Bike Cut From a Rack on Lake of the Isles Parkway
A U-lock was defeated in daylight on the 2200 block of West Lake of the Isles Parkway, the owner said.
Events
Fishing in the Parks Brings the DNR to the Chain of Lakes
A free clinic teams three neighborhood groups with state fisheries staff.
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