At first, Memorial Blood Centers’ (MBC) August 27 blood drive at Sociable Cider Werks, 1500 Fillmore Street NE, was a perfectly normal charity event: a space for Northeast Minneapolis residents to show up, give blood and grab a pint.
Meet your candidates for at-large Park Board
All nine Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) seats are up for election this November. Eight people are running for three at-large seats on the board. Meg Forney and Tom Olsen are the incumbents. Charles Rucker, the third seat to open, is not seeking reelection.
Amateur boxing enthusiast honored in Columbia Heights
After the untimely death of their son Brian in November 2024, parents and Columbia Heights residents Sean Sr. and Judy Clerkin chose to put on a public event in his memory. Because of the family’s longstanding connection with amateur boxing, they organized a series of bouts at John P. Murzyn Hall, which took place August 24.
In Business 8/27/25
In Business section for the 8/27 edition of the Northeaster.
Items of Note 8/27/25
Items of Note for the 8/27 edition of the Northeaster.
Heights celebrates with Polish picnic in Huset Park
Many dozens of Polish-Americans, as well as other Americans, showed up for the Polish Picnic at Huset Park on Saturday, August 16. People grabbed tables and sought shade in the picnic shelter, while nearby booths sold Polish products including kielbasa and pierogi. There was also non-alcoholic Polish beer, Prince Polo chocolate wafer bars and an ice cream truck. Polish bands played throughout the festival and dancing couples took to the wooden floor nearby. Children made continuous use of the splash pad on the warm afternoon.
Media bias is a two-way street
Recently, the Northeaster ran an editorial focused on how readers can analyze the news they’re reading and check it for possible bias. This has always been important, but it feels especially pertinent now, in a time where news is frequently delivered in sound bites, short-form videos or snipped headlines — all formats susceptible to editorialization, oversimplification and ideological slant.
MPHA Building renamed in honor of longtime resident
An official unveiling of a plaque and sign marked the renaming of the Alice M. Geronsin Apartments at 616 Washington St. NE on Aug. 20. The apartments were originally named the Sibley Triangle Manor, but the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) renamed the facility in March to honor the life […]
Bookseller switches neighborhoods but not philosophy
Eat My Words, a bookstore which spent its first three years at 1228 2nd St. NE and another eight years at 214 13th Ave. NE, has relocated again. Its new location, at 201 6th St. SE, opened on August 1. The store introduced itself to the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood with an event on August 16 with music and a poetry reading.
ESNS transportation program comes to a close
A program which helped Northeast residents find rides for the past three decades has ended. The Eastside Neighborhood Services Transportation Program was terminated at the end of July because Eastside Neighborhood Services (ESNS) could no longer afford it.