The Norther's salute to volunteers happens every year in April. Here are the three featured volunteers for 2025.
Clark, Jordan talk about State agenda, Northeast issues: Overflow crowd attends Town Hall at Co-op
The Eastside Food Co-op community room overflowed with neighbors during a town hall on Saturday, March 22. With some listening in from the hallway, Rep. Sydney Jordan, DFL-District 60A, and Sen. Doron Clark, DFL-District 60, shared how work at the Minnesota State Capitol affects their constituents.
Road construction season begins: Lowry Avenue shut down for the summer
Spring has arrived, and with it, the inevitable road construction season. Let the jackhammering begin!
Items of Note 3/26/25
Gary Peterson, former Heights mayor, dies Gary Peterson, former mayor and city council member of Columbia Heights, passed away on March 9 at the age of 87. Peterson was a Columbia Heights City Council member from 1984-99 and served as mayor from 1999-2003 and again from 2005-2017. Peterson contributed to […]
In Business 3/26/25
In Business Section for the 3/26 Northeater
An old church bulletin offers a brief history of Northeast businesses
On Feb. 28, a post on the I Love NE Minneapolis Facebook page showed the back page of a Saints Cyril and Methodius Church weekly bulletin, published on September 21, 1980. There were 26 thumbnail advertisements for local Northeast businesses, most near the church’s location, some a little farther out, to Central and Hennepin Avenues.
St. Anthony and Salo, Finland: 40 years of friendship
Forty years ago this year, St. Anthony Village and Salo, Finland, became sister cities.
Broken Clock Brewing celebrates International Women’s Day
Community members gathered at Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative in a spirit of solidarity on Saturday, March 8 to celebrate International Women’s Day, bringing community and creativity together in celebration of local women. The brewery celebrated the day, dedicated to empowering women, by supporting community and promoting local entrepreneurship. The lively […]
“More work to do” NEMS students present survey findings at UCLA
What’s your perception of Northeast Middle School? Is it a lively, happy place where students of many races and nationalities get along well, are excited to learn and get opportunities to try things not available in other schools? Or do you see it as “ghetto,” a place where fights break out on a daily basis, a run-down piece of property filled with low-achieving kids?
Ukrainian fish fry sells out
March 7, the first Friday of the Ukrainian American Community Center’s annual Lenten fish fry, was a complete sellout.