Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak announced this week that he will appoint Alex Jackson interim fire chief when current Fire Chief James Clack departs on March 29. Jackson, 50, is a 27-year veteran of the Minneapolis…
Why in the world does it cost $280 to get your car out of the impound lot after it’s been towed for a parking violation? It’s a question Minneapolis city council members started…
The economy took center stage this morning at the MacPhail Center for Music in downtown Minneapolis, where Mayor R.T. Rybak said in his State of the City address that…
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak delivers his State of the City address Wednesday morning. He’ll speak at 11 a.m. at the MacPhail Center for Music, 501 S. Second St.…
TODAY AT CITY HALL: A plan aimed at making buses move more quickly through downtown Minneapolis is on this morning’s agenda for the City Council’s Transportation and Public Works committee. Marquette and Second avenues will be reconstructed in the…
As Minneapolis City Council Member Paul Ostrow observed this afternoon, using a committee meeting to debate break room sink policy might expose the City Council to “some amusing media coverage.” And here, we attempt to…
TODAY AT CITY HALL: The Minneapolis City Council buys 3,000 to 4,000 disposable coffee cups each year. Council Member Scott Benson wants the council to start using ceramic mugs instead. The throw-away cups cost…
Minneapolis didn’t crack the top 10 in this month’s “America’s 50 Greenest Cities” ranking by Popular Science. (It ranked 11th, one place above St. Paul). But the magazine did spotlight the city’s citizen climate change grants:
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