💿 Time Bomb and Nostalgia Zone both expanding at 36th and Lake A major shakeup is coming to the southwest corner of 36th and Lake this spring. Time Bomb Vintage will expand its current storefront into half of the neighboring space recently vacated by Prairie Woo...

In the newsletter: A brief detour from ICE coverage to share a shake-up at 36th and Lake: Time Bomb Vintage and Nostalgia Zone will each expand into half of the vacant building that sits between them. And another storied business of similar ilk is rumored to take Nostalgia Zone's old space.

🖌 Worth a thousand words: 19th-century descriptions of Minnehaha Falls in winter It's hard to put the splendor of a frozen Minnehaha fall into words. But plenty have tried.

In the newsletter: It's hard to put the splendor of a frozen Minnehaha Falls into words. But plenty have tried.

🏃 Ed Kohler's year of 100 friendly jogs Joining Ed Kohler — one of those people who seems to know everybody — on his quest to run with 100 different people in 2025.

Joining Ed Kohler — one of those people who seems to know everybody — on his quest to run with 100 different people in 2025.

🪟 The Dorman Avenue window painter Shawna Wolf paints a new window mural each month at 29th and Dorman.

In the newsletter: A visit to 29th and Dorman, where a new window painting greets passersby and eagle watchers each month.

🍰 Savory Bakehouse is moving to St. Paul Savory Bakehouse's social media posts are usually full of good news: In-progress previews of what they're dreaming up for the upcoming weekend; photos of golden-brown items fresh out of the oven; snap...

In the newsletter: The full details on the cult-followed neighborhood bakery's plans for moving to larger and St. Paul-ier pastures in the coming months.

🏡 Inside the briefly famous "1936 Insulite House" Thousands of people filed through the house upon its completion, as it was opened to the public for seven straight days, nine hours a day.

In the newsletter: Upon completion, the house was opened to the public for seven straight days, nine hours a day. Thousands of people filed through, "to glean new ideas on the latest modes of home architecture and furnishings."

🍂 Monthly miscellanea: November A full-on cornucopia of neighborhood happenings this month.

In the newsletter: A full-on cornucopia on neighborhood news, including a new playground finally underway at Cooper school, teardowns and rebuilds, work at the 36th Street oak savanna, and more holiday news than you can fit under a tree.

📌 Bulletin boards of Longfellow After Milkweed's closure took one of the neighborhood's best bulletin boards with it, a look at 10 community boards still standing.

In the newsletter: After the closure of Milkweed took one of the neighborhood's best bulletin boards with it, a tour of the boards that remain.

🛒 Specialty Ethiopian grocer opens at 40th and Minnehaha Kela Market quietly opened last week at 4020 Minnehaha Avenue, offering traditional Ethiopian groceries and cookware.

In the newsletter: Kela Market quietly opened last week, offering traditional Ethiopian groceries and cookware in the heart of what you might call Longfellow's Ethiopian cultural district.

🗳️ Mid-November miscellanea: Election breakdown Plus food donation options, changes at Electra Tune, new street signs, holiday markets, Thanksgiving pre-orders, and much more.

In the newsletter: A breakdown of neighborhood voting patterns, food donation options, changes at Electra Tune, new street signs, holiday markets, Thanksgiving pre-orders, and much more.

🎃 Monthly miscellanea: October Neighborhood trick-or-treating opportunities, new murals, a celebrity sighting at the Schooner, mill noise, and much more.

In the newsletter: Neighborhood trick-or-treating opportunities, new murals, a celebrity sighting at the Schooner, mill noise, and much more.

🎃 387 spooky yards A near-exhaustive look at Longfellow's Halloween decor.

In the newsletter: A highlight reel, and map, of Longfellow's Halloween decor.

⛔ Four traffic-slowing medians coming to previously excluded roads Previewing four new traffic calming medians, and the (admittedly dry) bureaucratic details behind their approval.

In what may be the most riveting newsletter to date, a look at four new traffic-calming medians coming to the neighborhood and the bureaucratic details behind their approval.

🏠 The "Butterfly House" is for sale A peek inside the midcentury gem designed by a Frank Lloyd Wright protege, virtually untouched since it was built in 1960.

In the newsletter: A look at the history and architecture of the house, designed by a Frank Lloyd Wright protege, which is for sale for this first time since it was built.

🗓 Whenever Wherever: October events calendar A roundup of hundreds of events in Longfellow this month, including more than a few spooky ones.

In the newsletter: Whatever Whenever, a roundup of hundreds of events in Longfellow this month. Including more than a few spooky ones.

🎸 September rundown: Hook and Ladder Theater issues emergency fundraiser Plus, upcoming candidate forums, a new tenant in a long-vacant Lake Street space, where to watch the marathon, a new Falls documentary, seasonal business closing dates, free beer brewed from the Commu...

Plus, upcoming candidate forums, a new tenant in a long-vacant Lake Street space, the best marathon watching spots, a new Falls documentary, seasonal business closing dates, free beer brewed from the Community Hops garden, new plantings along the Greenway, fall color updates, and much more.

🎹 Cornbread Harris, 98, brings famed weekly gig to the Schooner Cornbread didn't miss a beat after the closure of Palmer's forced him to move his weekly gig to Longfellow's own storied old dive bar.

In the newsletter: Cornbread didn't miss a beat after the closure of Palmer's forced him to move his weekly Sunday gig to Longfellow's own storied old dive bar.

🍻 Longfellow happy hour rundown A look at 16 happy hour deals in the neighborhood.

In the newsletter: Breaking down the neighborhood's 16 happy hour deals on this gray Tuesday morning.

🧀 First look: Shepherd's Table A sneak peek of the long-awaited neighborhood cheese shop and deli.

In the newsletter: A sneak peek of the Shepherd's Table cheese shop and deli, ahead of its grand opening tomorrow.

🛜 USI's being acquired. Let’s visit its oddly handsome utility building. It doesn't stick out much from the single-family homes that surround it, but there are clues it's not quite a human dwelling.

In the newsletter: Tucked into a row of homes, the building doesn't stick out much from its surroundings. But there are clues that it's not a human dwelling.

🕰️ Take a late-90s drive down Minnehaha Avenue Last spring, we took a semi-historical drive down Lake Street via a collection of city planning photos from 1998. Per the intro of that piece: During the warmer months of 1998, a lost-to-history muni...

In the newsletter: A drive down Minnehaha Avenue a quarter-century ago, via a collection of hastily taken photos by a lost-to-history municipal worker.

🌞 Mid-August rundown: Sneak peek at the Hi-Lake murals (And much more.)

In the newsletter: Too much to summarize, really!

🧀 At long last, Shepherd's Table is about to open Details on the long-awaited deli and cheese shop across from Longfellow Park, set to open September 1.

In the newsletter: Details on the long-awaited deli and cheese shop across from Longfellow Park, set to open September 1.

☀️ July rundown: First look at Arya Cafe Details on Arya, a community meal on 36th Avenue, a new roundabout and set of speed bumps, a massive loss of groceries due to power outage, an eyebrow-raising deal at Parkway Pizza, and much more.

In the newsletter: A sneak peek of Arya Cafe ahead of its August 9 grand opening, a community meal on 36th Ave, a key hearing for renaming Edmund Boulevard, a new roundabout and speed bumps, a massive loss of groceries due to power outage, an eyebrow-raising deal at Parkway Pizza, and much more.

🍑 It's almost harvest season at the Adams Triangle orchard The ...juicy story behind the community-tended orchard, where anyone is invited to make a modest harvest.

The ...juicy... story behind the community-tended orchard, where anyone is invited to make a modest harvest.

🍉 Mid-July rundown: Prairie Woodworking and Lowbrow Saints both moving, Asian Duck reopens Closures, reopenings, major events, the Walzes at East Lake DQ, and much more.

In the newsletter: Business closing, moving, and reopening; major weekend events; the Walzes visit East Lake DQ; and much more.

🏍️ Honda Town winding down business after 56 years on Lake Street Honda Town has listed its building for sale and plans to sunset the business once it's sold, marking the end of a run on Lake Street that has stretched across seven decades and three generations.

In the newsletter: A peek inside the architecturally-curious Honda Town building, which is for sale after more than a half-century on 43rd and Lake.

🎭 Inside the small world where Rick Polenek builds small worlds A peek inside Rick Polenek's corner studio across from Longfellow Park, where he's designed theater sets for the past quarter-century.

In the newsletter: A peek inside Rick Polenek's corner studio across from Longfellow Park, where he's designed theater sets for the past quarter-century.

🏅 Minnehaha Ave house goes locally viral after unearthing 110-year-old shop sign A routine siding job revealed evidence of the house's heritage as a corner grocery store.

In the newsletter: George Johnson caused a minor media circus in the neighborhood yesterday after discovering a long-hidden ad painted on the side of his home during a re-siding project, revealing its past as a corner grocery store.

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