Eureka Recycling commemorated Earth Day by celebrating two significant milestones: two decades of pioneering mission-driven materials processing and the launch of its newly upgraded, cutting-edge Material Recovery Facility (MRF). Following a $12 million investment, the enhanced facility promises to substantially increase processing capacity and efficiency. The process of upgrading the facility took years of planning, and implementation took place over six months to minimize downtime.
Northeast business owners reflect on solar installations
Amid the hustle and bustle of a grocery store — from the phone ringing, to PA announcements and a register handling a line filled with customers — you may not realize what’s happening right above you.
Constituents voice concerns at SAV town hall
On Saturday, April 12, Sen. Mary Kunesh (39-DFL), Sen. Doron Clark (60-DFL), Rep.Erin Koegel (39A-DFL) and Rep. Sandra Feist (39B-DFL) held a town hall at the St. Anthony Village High School gym and fielded written questions from the 50-person audience. Clark’s legislative assistant Mustafa Aweys read the questions, a number of which concerned national issues.
Showing up for democracy
The sight at the Minnesota State Capitol on Saturday, April 5, was impressive: 25,000 people gathered peacefully from the Capitol steps, down the Upper Mall, across Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., past the war memorials. The crowd size, estimated by the Minnesota State Patrol, shocked even the organizers.
Veggies on the boulevard; Revised Minneapolis ordinance allows streetside gardening
The Minneapolis City Council passed a revised ordinance in February that would allow residents to garden on the boulevards, those strips of grass that separate the sidewalk from the street. In many cases, you won’t need a permit to do it.
Waterman-Waterbury Company: The history and mystery of a local furnace industry
The Logan Park Industrial area houses a variety of buildings. A bright red, one-story building stands out among them. The long hallways of the Waterbury Building are now filled with a variety of unique businesses and relics of a once lucrative company that lived inside the walls for more than a half-century.
Car crash claims Marty Zaworski’s life
Martin Leo Zaworski, 69, also known as “Marty the Meat Man” and the “Northeast Legend,” died in a car accident on April 9, 2025.
Northeast sculptor finds hope in making political puppets
If you were one of the 20,000-plus people who attended the April 5 Hands Off demonstration at the Minnesota State Capitol, you probably noticed the huge papier maché heads of Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Towering over the crowd at the top of the steps, they stood out, even from a distance.
Zero waste by 2040? Shutting down the HERC should happen ASAP, panel says
The movement to close the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC), the 35-year-old trash burner just north of downtown, is gathering proponents, as witnessed at an April 10 community conversation at Edison High School. Northeasters and members of neighborhood associations gathered to hear a five-person forum address the status of the […]
Items of Note 4/9/25
Items of Note for the 4/9/25 edition of the Northeaster.