Blog
🏭 Smith Foundry closes this week. What's up with Acme?
A look at the history and future of the mysterious pink building at the corner of 32nd and Hiawatha.
🗑 Plogging the river gorge with Andy Lambert
He's kept up the near-daily ritual of picking up river litter as he jogs for three years, and is hosting a neighborhood group jog to celebrate.
🍔 "Francis" vegan burger joint is coming to the old Peppers and Fries building
The burger joint, which is expanding from its original location in Northeast, caters to vegans and meat-eaters alike.
🗓 Whenever Wherever: August events calendar
A good faith attempt to list every event going on in Longfellow this month.
✂️ A man "carrying large shears" probably caused today's power outage
About 1,400 homes in the neighborhood lost power this mid-morning.
🌊 Improvements coming to Minnehaha Park
The Park Board is considering a range of options for the crumbling south slope overlook, and is hosting a public meeting and survey to gather input.
🛍️ Exploring that strip mall on Hiawatha
A deep dive on the history and businesses of "Parkway Plaza," the easily-forgotten strip mall perched above Hiawatha.
🌽 The 50th-ish-annual Longfellow Corn Feed is on Friday
The event, little known outside the neighborhood, attracts as many as 1,000 people to Longfellow Park.
🛶 Scott Miller's quick trip down the Mississippi
Talking with Longfellow resident and business owner Scott Miller, ahead of next weekend's Riverview Theater premiere of a documentary about his team's world-record-breaking trip down the Mississippi.
🏋️♀️ Solcana Fitness is coming to downtown Longfellow
The gym, focused on small group fitness classes, will move from Seward this fall.
