Creating a resilient yard with Buzz
Heat waves. Torrential rains. Habitat loss. More and more, Minnesota and its inhabitants of all shapes and sizes are feeling the impacts of a changing …
Archive by year 2020
Reading for all is basic to a strong society and thriving democracy
The 2020 election cycle has begun, and candidates from all parties are making their top issues clear. Alarmingly absent in the dialogue is the literacy crisis …
Victory Park improvements under review
Based on feedback at the November public hearing, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) needed additional community input to help determine the …
Reducing motor vehicle theft
As of now, there is an average of 13 cars stolen every day in the City of Minneapolis. Nearly all those thefts were due to driver error. Vehicle theft is a …
Plastics, a community problem
A few years ago I attended a meeting to talk about what our neighborhoods and cities might look like in the future. Called “Pocacito,” the meeting was …
Henry Herobotics Team builds urban competiveness of Minneapolis Robotics
The robotic team at Patrick Henry High School, well-known as Herobotics, with the help of other Minneapolis robotics teams, recently secured a grant from …
First Thursday Films presents We are the Radical Monarchs With Conversation Leader Robin Hickman
The MSP Film Society, in partnership with the Capri Theater and the Minnesota Historical Society, presents We Are the Radical Monarchs, at 7 p.m. Thursday, …
Ask a Naturalist: What happens to trees in the spring?
This article was written by Eva Mitchell, Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board Naturalist at North Mississippi Regional Park This month’s column is …
Look out for the Jumping Worm
Several years ago I wrote about a new threat to Minnesota gardens, Jumping Worms (Amynthus agestis). Unfortunately since that time, this invasive species has …