Holy Cross Catholic Church has three campuses. The oldest of those buildings, St. Clement, 901 24th Ave. NE, is facing financial “threats” as it deals with a broken-down boiler, among other possible costs to updating a crumbling building. Andrew Lake has the story in this latest edition.

Kids have been going to school on the bus for as long as anyone can remember. Luis de Leon learned of a new method — well, an old method with a new spin — to get to their education centers. He talked with Natalie Warren, a “bus driver” and organizer of the St. Anthony Bike Bus, a group of adults that help students bike to Wilshire Park Elementary every Thursday.

Graham P. Johnson, in his first article with the Northeaster, covers a story on recent increases in lot prices for Manufactured Home Parks (MHP) has greatly affected those in Hilltop, one of two MN cities with a majority of its residents living in these types of houses. A bill has passed the senate and is on the floor to create a “Bill of Rights” for these MHP residents.

While artists have held open studios from the building for Art-A-Whirl®, this year is the first formal year that attendees will see Spark Building on the list of spaces to visit at the annual art festival. Mark Peterson talked with a few artists, all part of Studio Z, to see what they expect for the open studio tour coming in a few weeks.

The saga of Quincy Street NE continues in this latest Arts Insights as the City of Minneapolis has laid out plans for the street that artists and businesses haven’t agreed to. Some businesses claim the pending rework, especially to the parking, could close studios on the street.

The Arts District and Art-A-Whirl have been around for some time, but they didn’t make it as the #1 Arts District according to the USA Today Top 10 Readers’ Choice competition without the work of artists before them. The Welcome Center at 904 14th Ave. NE honors those stories of artists from the ‘70s to 2015. Margo Ashmore writes about the “Origins” exhibit and how attendees of Art-A-Whirl can be immersed in the history of the arts scene in Minneapolis.

Spring has finally sprung and the Audubon Park Spring Festival looked to celebrate this changing of the seasons. Mike Madison attended the event and captured photos of the smiling faces, sweet treats, music and festivities.