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Ward Ten: Four candidates vie for Uptown council seat

By Andy Birkey | 09.11.09 | 2:44 pm

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.

Woman knocked out in Uptown beating, police suspect hate crime

By Andy Birkey | 01.25.09 | 10:24 pm

Kristen Boyne, 32, was walking home from her job at Calhoun Square at 11 p.m. Thursday and decided to stop at a nearby grocery store to buy ice cream. Before she could make it into the store,