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🏭 Vacant Nokomis Mill may soon come down
ADM is seeking approval to demolish the mill it shuttered in 2019, with an early-stage plan to sell the site for apartment redevelopment.

🍙 The yawning cave beneath us
Legendary urban geologist Greg Brick explores the largest known cave in Minneapolis – in the heart of Longfellow.

🗓 Whenever Wherever: February events calendar
A near-comprehensive roundup of events in Longfellow this month.

❄️ January Whatevers: Monthly miscellanea
The possible return of Open Streets, the future of 3000 Minnehaha, aspiring wordsmiths at Sanford Middle, and more.

🧺 Ghost groceries of Longfellow
Former corner grocery shops are all over the neighborhood, visible reminders of that ultimate emblem of old-timey neighborhood life.

🏗️ “Ultra-efficient” four-story apartments coming to 36th and Minnehaha
Crews are underway deconstructing a 116-year-old triplex at 3561 Minnehaha Ave, making way for what developer Cody Fischer describes as a “carbon-smart, ultra-efficient” 32-unit apartment building with ground-level retail

🎤 Minnehaha Recording Company turns 10
Tony Williamette has embraced the visibility of his corner studio at 45th and Minnehaha.

🚀 Who is shooting in Brackett Park?
Neighbors and officials met Monday to troubleshoot a new trend of people firing guns in the park late at night.

🚍 Bus fare just got cheaper. Let's ride the neighborhood routes.
Everywhere a bus or train can take you in the neighborhood.

🧊 The 42nd Ave ice tower
Nate Rylander's latest front-yard attention grabber.

🌙 MoonStone "magical gifts" shop moving in next to Sonora Grill
The mystical gift shop — think crystals, tarot, incense — plans to open in the former Repair Lair space later this month.

🗓 Whenever Wherever: January events calendar
A near-comprehensive roundup of events in Longfellow this month.

🎁 December Whatevers: Monthly miscellanea
Updates on the Hiawatha-Lake interchange, Cooper playground, gift card deals, NYE events, historical holiday cheer, and more.

📖 Inside the cozy confines of Sister Black Press & Studio
For 25 years, Monica Edwards Larson has made a career out of printing things the hard way and teaching others the joy that comes from it.

🌍 "Longfellow Welcomers" sponsor three refugee families through federal program
It's a daunting commitment to take part in the Welcome Corps program, but that didn't stop 27 neighbors on short notice.

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