‘Cover Stories’ Archives
Renter Support Fund is Excited to Announce Improved Grant Expansion
By POWDERHORN NEIGHBORHOOD The Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association (PPNA) is humbled by the opportunity to expand our Renter Support Fund (RSF) to help keep Minneapolis residents housed in the coming months. Over $300,000 has poured in from across the city, state, and around the world to respond to the high-pressure and violent tactics used by ICE agents in the past couple of months, as the world watched our community’s bravery in protecting our most vulnerable neighbors. To reallocate these funds directly and promptly to our neighbors in need, we are thrilled to announce that our new expansion program is effective immediately. In February 2026, we launched our grant expansion plan and provided direct aid to 57 individual Minneapolis renters, up to $1200 per renter. This is the highest level of support we have provided to our community members in crisis since the program started in 2019. We express our deepest gratitude to the nearly 3,000 individuals and organizations [...]
Native American Community Clinic
Where Health and Home Meet By ERIK KELLY Construction at the new NACC. Want to see how such a large crane is dismantled? See Below! IMAGE: NACC The Native American Community Clinic’s new building at 1213 East Franklin Ave. reflects years of vision, planning, and community partnership. Construction began May 2025 and it will open Fall, 2026.More than simply a larger clinic, the project is a different way of thinking about health and wellness. It will bring expanded health services together with affordable housing in the heart of the American Indian Cultural Corridor. By placing health care below and stable housing above, the project recognizes something Native communities have always understood: wellness is shaped by the environments we live in and the relationships that surround us. Health care for NACC has always been about more than treating illness. It’s about restoring the balance between body, spirit, family, and community. The new clinic reflects those values. [...]
Connecting with South High Journalism
By NATALIE MAZEY alley cat, drawn by a community member Hyperlocal community journalism like the alley is a pinnacle of democracy, uplifting local voices and local stories. Especially in a time when Minnesota is a focus of national and international news, fostering local voices allows us to exist within the community and lean on one another. News on Minnesota should come from Minnesotans. The Southerner, South High’s student-written and student-produced newspaper is a prime example of how fostering community journalism in young people upholds our community in a time of shaky ground.Griffin Larson, Editor-in-Chief and Opinions & Visuals Editor, is a senior at South. Since his Freshman year, he’s worked on The Southerner, covering stories from budget cuts to the aftermath of COVID on students. During his time as a student journalist, Larson has found hyperlocal community news as a way to stay grounded. “It’s really easy, especially now, when so many crazy things [...]
