The war on access to public data in Minneapolis and Hennepin county continues. First pointed out by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the city has taken extraordinary measures of redacting public documents and completely removing YouTube videos of select City Council meetings. The newspaper received a heavily redacted response from a data request regarding the lease […]

While the Metro Council proclaims “Light rail safety begins with you!” on their “On The Green Line” blog, I tend to think it begins with the Light Rail. When there were questions about the timing of the trains I don’t think anyone thought the proper way to fix the problems was to start blowing red […]

L.A. NIK: THE MANUFACTURED STORY. 02/04/2014 Update: Nickolas Pilotta has taken to the radio airwaves to respond to our story.  It should be noted,  we stand behind our reporting 100%.  Anyone who has followed the socialite scene in Minneapolis surely has heard of a man named “LA Nik”, the self-proclaimed “Mayor of Minneapolis After Dark” […]

Just as development news is ramping up regarding one of the the cities biggest eyesores, a tragedy happens. This isn’t the first time, however it does appear to be the first time it isn’t acknowledged. The former Fruen/ConAgra mill located in the Bryn Mawr Neighborhood of Minneapolis has been rotting away for over 40 years. […]

I reached out to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to find an answer to the LEAD PAINT graffiti mystery.  Turns out, the home owners explanation that the tagging was done to be in compliance with guidelines may actually be partially true. David Turpin, the Regional Lead Coordinator for the EPA Land and Chemicals […]

In an update to the “lead paint house”, North Talk forum member Joel reached out to Neighborhood Housing Services in regards to why their home has Lead Paint written all over it, literally. Glennis Ter Wisscha, Executive Director, responds: Hi Joel – What appears to be graffiti is actually our compliance with Federal Rules regarding Lead Paint Abatement. We […]