Minneapolis City Council

Minneapolis City Council candidate Melissa Hill says she’ll likely appeal a Pittsburgh court’s ruling today that her conduct last month during a political demonstration was disorderly.

Conrad Sverkerson is a legendary figure at First Avenue. Conspicuous for his dreadlocks (although more recently sporting a Jewfro), the iconic rock club’s stage manager has spent more than two decades making sure shows go off without a hitch.
Now there’s a movement afoot (or at least one blog post) to land Sverkerson a job at [...]

In Minneapolis’ southeast corner, all candidates for the city council share concerns about saving small businesses and keeping big developers in check. But beyond this agreement, the three candidates vying for the seat now held by Sandy Colvin Roy offer distinct choices for Ward 12 voters.

With the announcement that two-term City Council member Scott Benson would be retiring later this year, Minneapolis’ southernmost ward became one of only three in the city to have open seats. Three candidates — two DFLers and one Republican — are vying to represent Ward Eleven, which encompasses much of the Diamond Lake area.

Minneapolis’ Ward 13 has an independent streak: In a DFL-dominated town, it hadn’t elected a Democrat to the city council in a dozen years. Then, in 2005, DFLer Betsy Hodges won the seat. Now candidates Kris Broberg, who is endorsed by two parties and supported by a third, and unendorsed DFLer Joseph Henry are hoping to capitalize on that independent spirit to unseat Hodges.

Lisa Goodman has rolled up margins of more than 80 percent in each of the last two election cycles in defending her downtown Minneapolis post. But will a lawsuit that alleges Goodman behaved improperly in seeking to thwart a housing development in her ward damage her re-election plans?

In Minneapolis’ tenth ward, four candidates — including a well-funded DFL endorsee, a natural foods chef and an unaffiliated independent — are vying to win the seat that’ll be vacated by Ralph Remington, who’s stepping down. The ward, which encompasses much of Uptown, is among the city’s most densely populated.

In 2005, the Ward Eight city council race was arguably the most hotly contested in Minneapolis. This year five candidates are vying for the post, including incumbent Elizabeth Glidden. Crime and the foreclosure crisis are likely to be the issues foremost on the minds of voters.

Charles Carlson, whose campaign for Minneapolis City Council disintegrated after an exposé by the Minnesota Daily, apologized last weekend for lying to supporters and the media about his life and educational background. In an interview with KSTP on Thursday evening, Carlson said the campaign will return the $1,700 he took from supporters.
The previous night, a [...]

Alice Rainville, the first female president of the Minneapolis City Council, died this morning. She was 80 years old.
Rainville was appointed to the post (then known as “alderman”) in 1975 and spent 22 years on the council, including a decade as its leader. The family’s political legacy has continued in the ensuing years: Her daughter, [...]