Good News Minneapolis - The ramp from 35W Southbound to 35th and 36th streets is OPEN. It had been closed since June of 2018.

This is crushing. It's been a true privilege to work alongside the state's most talented staff of community news reporters — Nate Gotlieb, Andrew Hazzard, Michelle Bruch and so many other brilliant columnists, freelancers, designers and more. southwestjournal.com/news/2020/10/s…

Students with disabilities, families navigate new reality: buff.ly/2Td5c5A

The final Southwest Journal is now being printed. Thank you for reading for all these years!

Southwest Minneapolis parents David Weingartner and Sara Spafford Freeman are pushing Minneapolis Public Schools leaders to improve the district’s literacy practices, especially for struggling readers. buff.ly/38gKrgs

On behalf of Minneapolis Climate Action, a community solar garden was recently installed on a Northeast Minneapolis mattress-recycling facility. buff.ly/3aufs3m

SESSION DAILY: Farmer-lender mediation window could be extended a third time buff.ly/3pkGyhQ #mnleg #mnhouse

A bittersweet congratulations to the staff of the now-defunct Southwest Journal for winning 12 awards — including seven 1st-place awards — from the Minnesota Newspaper Association last night. A rundown of our winning stories follows. We're all on the lookout for new jobs in journalism!

SESSION DAILY: Seeking to boost state's cottage food industry, sales cap could be increased fourfold buff.ly/3csJtjB #mnleg #mnhouse

SESSION DAILY: After lengthy debate, omnibus housing bill is passed buff.ly/3spw3ut #mnleg #mnhouse

Thrilled to be starting my new gig this week as public relations manager for MN Corn Growers! Here's a blog post I wrote introducing myself to the corn community. mncorn.org/2021/05/25/min…

“The Hawk Eye, which started 2016 with 100 people on the payroll, today has about a dozen” theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Minneapolis North Polars community gathers at basketball game to grieve and honor the memory of slain 15-year-old DeShaun Hill. startribune.com/minneapolis-no…