Midnight in the Garden of the Goatherd
At Cedar Lake East Beach, just outside downtown Minneapolis, Jesse Dale and his team of goats are at the forefront of a new land-management movement.
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The Hazards Beneath Us
A new book explores how, for decades, businesses of all sizes have been burying hazardous waste all over cities.
A Little-Known Program Has Lifted Ninth Grade Performance in Virtually Every Type of School
The unique teaching model, piloted in Minneapolis, focuses on students' strengths and teachers' relationship with the classroom.
There’s a Strong Case for Boycotting the Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is in Minneapolis this year. But is the sporting spectacle actually any good for the city? And is the game any good for the country?
Fighting Gentrification With the Holy Spirit
A small church in Minneapolis is working to stave off the effects of rising neighborhood housing costs by unifying communities through religion.
The Country’s First Somali-American Legislator and Her Politics of Inclusivity
Ilhan Omar is fighting xenophobic politics to make Minneapolis—and her country—a better place.
America’s Most Patriotic Bike Ride Is Also Its Most Naked
Minneapolis' "Freedom From Pants" ride has become a fixture in the city's Fourth of July celebrations—an exercise in personal liberation.
When Culture’s Soft Power Confronts Hard Limits
Music- and art-based outreach programs have been successful in combating extremism in cities like Minneapolis, but they're facing a roadblock. Stringent visa standards from the State Department are blocking many foreign artists from entering the country, and harming communities that need these programs the most.
Diversity Cult
Ethnic and racial diversity locked up in poor neighborhoods on Chicago's South Side does little good for the regional economy. So why do many blindly associate ethnic diversity with economic development?