Melody Hoffmann

I am surprised this is not your ride

PLEASE LISTEN TO/WATCH THIS EPISODE. There is so much information about public park lands, Park & Rec Board history, and even a banner drop. I won't spoil how old Jake is but you will be inspired.

Nevermind the bunk bed bicycle.

I saw that in a Lego movie but not on wheels. Unbelievable!

This is a story I never wrote about, despite having a folder of information about it, and it still haunts me. I am so glad John Edwards covered this.

John Edwards needs an award for best intro to podcasts.

It worked to get a truck parade down Nicollet Mall too!

I have been biting my tongue on this but one of my interns has been doing an accidental summer-long study on how often the C Line is delayed, our whole group was late to a City Council meeting because it was delayed. And we left EARLY. /end rant for now

FINALLY! The Northside gets rapid transit. Except it doesn't. I LOVE taking the bus but the continual issues with getting FAST service to and from North continues to be an issue.

Why is the C Line so disastrously delayed on Olson Memorial Highway heading into downtown on weekdays? I have receipts and I am sure @metrotransitmn.bsky.social has the data too. It's not a great look.

South Minneapolis Cold Case: Kingfield’s Missing Beer Stores A suspicious lack of beer stores in one Minneapolis neighborhood raises troubling questions, forcing simple six-pack runs to become odysseys.

Curious why there is no liquor store in East Harriet/Kingfield? Start here:

streets.mn/2025/08/06/k...

Thanks! It's annoying for sure but I try to be gentle with myself when I have flare ups. As someone who is GO GO GO it's hard to slow down.

Activities like live-skeeting, doing research on screens, and scrolling on my phone can fritz out my brain quickly. It bums me out that I have to take breaks but such is life. Sharing for education/resonance for others not sympathy.

For those who don't know, I was diagnosed with a TBI after multiple concussions (including undiagnosed ones in my 20s) and a gnarly concussion I could not ignore a few years back. It's why I wear a hat most of the time (GLARING LIGHTS).

Me behind an open cooler of ice cream at Mayorpalooza

Thanks to @wedge.live for capturing the real story at #mayorpalooza :: hyperlocal (laid-off) reporter shilling ice cream at community event

I can't help but also provide news scoops when on break from scooping ice cream.

Missing child poster for Victoria. MISSING CHILD VICTORIA ALEXANDRIA JACKSON 140 LBS 12 YEARS OLD 5.1 FEET Last seen August 20₫ around 8:00pm- pictured above! Wearing: Tan 'Rugrats' shirt | Blue jeans | Red & black shoes Victoria is a Type 1 Diabetic. She has an insulin pump on her left hip and a white Dexcom insulin pump on her left arm. Please call 911 immediately: Incident #: 25-217186 C1-800-222-TIPS MI ISSING CHILD

VICTORIA JACKSON 5'1" TALL, 140 LBS, BLACK HAIR WITH TWISTS LAST SEEN WEARING A TAN "RUGRAT" SHIRT, BLUE JEANS, RED AND BLACK SHOES VICTORIA IS A TYPE 1 DIABETIC AND HAS AN INSULIN PUMP

blck PRESS MISSING CHILD VICTORIA JACKSON, 12 LAST SEEN WALKING FROM MINNEHAHA FALLS ON AUGUST 2ND AROUND 8:00 P.M.

PLEASE SHARE: Missing Child - Victoria Alexandria Jackson. The Minneapolis Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating Victoria Alexandria Jackson , a missing 12-year-old girl.

VICTORIA was last seen walking from Minnehaha Falls on August 2nd around 8:00 p.m.

BRAIN SHUTTING DOWN TTYL

Hampton is asked why he was wearing a Frey button. Hampton: I had every campaign's button on me at that Ranked Choice Voting event and never since.

Fateh campaign: standing up to Trump locally = trans community feels seen and heard. Affordable housing is imperative, community healthcare.

Hampton: agrees that trans people need to be at the table. Specific policy? Hampton reminds audience many people move here for our gender-affirming health care. He wants to make sure hospitals have the funding to do that.

Protecting LGBTQ+, specifically trans rights in Minneapolis. Davis: as a gay man, don't talk about us without us. Holds Trans Remembrance Day at his church. "Vigilant prosecution and police" against people who are abusing trans people.

Fateh campaign: Fateh is involved at the U (where pro-Palestine protests happened the attendee asked about), after action report about Lake & Bloomington tomorrow at City Council

Hampton: get federal consent decree back into action, wants more answers about ICE being at Lake & Bloomington. Says Sen. Fateh was first to text him about it.

*chief of police (brain melting)

Davis: goes back to George Floyd uprising, asking police of chief to give reports on how they were treating protestors and what deescalation tactics they were using. As mayor, he would ask MPD the same questions. He did this at Lake & Bloomington this year

Campaigns take a question about student protests and how each candidate will protect the freedom of protest, especially given violent reaction by police

Another round of "say something positive about the other person" which happened at an earlier candidate event. 😇

Why not Frey? >> Fateh campaign stands up for working class people (per legislation he has passed). Campaign manager is having to guess what Fateh would have to say.

Davis: Why not Frey? >> Frey is only hearing from a specific group of people. When people push back, he responds with order (paraphrase). He also doesn't have a relationship with the Hennepin County Board. "Our current mayor is isolated" because of his own choices.