‘Community Journalism’ Archives
Innovative Permanently Affordable Townhomes Coming to Phillips
First Minnesota townhome project to be certified in energy efficient passive home design. By the alley VOLUNTEER STAFF Design rendering of Green On 14 Townhomes.PHOTO: Trio Development Group These 10 energy-efficient, permanently affordable townhomes will be completed this year in Phillips Community. Applications being taken. Green On 14’s one, two, and four-bedroom units are next to the Midtown Greenway, close to the Midtown Global Market, other businesses, major employment centers, and public transit. It is Minnesota's first townhome project to receive Passive House Institute Design Certification, PHIUS - astandard to reduce heating and cooling demand by 75% to 90%. Passive House design relies on highly insulated walls, high-performance windows, airtight construction, and continuous fresh-air ventilation for less energy, and being comfortable, quiet, and healthy. $8 to $35 monthly utility costs, a fraction of typical bills, are made possible by all-electric [...]
Meet Midtown Global Market Resident Artist Ron Brown
Free Artist Workshop on August 9 By MIKE HABERMAN Midtown Global Market is excited to announce the continuation of its 2025 Artist in Residency program by welcoming Ron Brown to its artist space through August 31. Artist Ron Brown will be leading an artist workshop at the Midtown Global Market on August 9. Brown’s artistic practice is rooted in Afrofuturism, a movement blending African culture with science fiction and speculative futures. He uses art as a tool for cultural affirmation, historical reflection, and spiritual resistance. Brown will host a free artist workshop at Midtown Global Market on Saturday, August 9 from 2 – 4 p.m. This event is free and open to the public but registration is required as space is limited. Register at midtownglobalmarket.org/meeting-artistspace. About Ron Brown Ron Brown’s 35 year + artistic journey began early, shaped by imagination and experiences. Art is a limitless universe. Ron’s work is a testament; creativity should [...]
Lake Street The Great Street
By BOBBIE ERICHSEN Caption: Neighbors documenting their memories and experiences at a Lake Street Community Archive Pop-Up event at the Midtown Farmers’ Market on June 28. Invitation If you love East Lake Street — live near, work there, or feel connected —please, add your stories to a collection of memories. Incentive I’ve lived near the Lake Street Corridor most of my adult life; knowing it as a street, state highway, blocks of businesses, and a place of stories, contradictions, resilience, and creativity; significantly, centuries ago a walking trail of Indigenous Founders and animals between the Mississippi River and Bde Maka Ska, at the end of West Lake Street. Events five years, decades, and centuries ago inspired the creation of an additional way to hold its stories. That’s how the idea of East Lake Community Archive began. Community Ownership Community members dreamed and realized transformative projects before: Midtown Greenway from [...]
