History
Reexamining the Legacy of Tony Bouza, the In-Your-Face Progressive Reformer Who Once Led MPD
As Minneapolis seeks a new MPD leader, let's revisit the outspoken chief who attempted reform in the 1980s.
How I Accidentally Pinpointed the Arrival of Rats in MN Through Environmental Archaeology
Turns out ‘Steamboat Willie’ was actually a documentary.
When Nice Folks Make Cruel Choices: Journalist Justin Ellis on MN’s History of ‘Unaccounted for Repression, Rage, Discrimination, and White Supremacy’
In his book, 'The Cruelty of Nice Folks,' Ellis looks at how when it comes to race, Minneapolis is trapped in cycles of good intentions and failure to follow through.
‘I Felt Like I Was There 90% of the Time’: An Oral History of the Dinkytowner Café
We talked to 56 people about the U of M-adjacent music venue/pool bar/Tex Mex joint that, for one wild decade, imprinted 'fuzzy memories' on a generation of patrons.
I Tried the Minneapolis-Made Camera So You Don’t Have To
Manufactured on Nicollet Avenue during the Truman administration, the Clarus MS-35 is fun to use but riddled with flaws. Are civic pride and a yearning for physical media enough to make you buy one in 2026?
Read an Excerpt From ‘STRIKE!: 21 Days in 1970 When Minneapolis Teachers Broke the Law’
The forthcoming book tells 'the complex and dramatic history of an illegal teachers’ strike that forever altered labor relations and Minnesota politics,' according to publisher U of M Press.
Fort Snelling: The Advance Guard of Federal Invasion Since 1805
Federal agents are once more using Fort Snelling for its established purpose: to maintain a “monopoly of violence.”
300 Cedar Ave.: The Birthplace of Minnesota’s First NFL Team
The mostly forgotten history of the Minneapolis Marines, a team that emerged from the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in 1905.
A Brief History of Alternative Pride in the Twin Cities
It's not just the big shindig in Loring Park.
Raising the Sausage Curtain: How Art-A-Whirl Helped Turn NE Minneapolis Into an Arts District
Thirty years ago, most people in Minneapolis thought Northeast was too sleepy or dangerous to visit. A scrappy open-studio tour with some unlikely political support changed that.
