Kenwood
Everything we’re covering across Kenwood — news, crime, events and civic life.
Events
Lowry Hill Ice Cream Social
Lowry Hill Ice Cream Social: Sun, Jul 19 at Kenwood Community Center.
Events
A Wave of Yard Sales Is About to Sweep the Lake-District Blocks
The annual Neighborhood Super Sale brings more than 100 coordinated yard sales across East Isles, Lowry Hill, the Wedge and neighboring areas.
Events
Neighborhood Groups Team With the DNR for Free Park Fishing
Lowry Hill, Kenwood and Cedar-Isles-Dean associations are partnering with the Minnesota DNR on a free Fishing in the Parks event.
Crime
Lowry Hill Blotter: Week of May 4 — A Quiet Week on the Blotter
Minneapolis police data records two reported incidents in Lowry Hill during the week of May 4: a burglary and an aggravated assault.
Opinion
Letter: A Thank-You to the Hill's Quiet Institutions
A longtime resident thanks Kenwood Community School, the Lowry Hill Neighborhood Association and the neighborhood's volunteers.
City
Data-Center Zoning Heads to the Council as Downtown Pushes Office-to-Housing
The Minneapolis City Council voted 8-5 on May 21, 2026, to impose a six-month moratorium on data centers larger than 350,000 square feet, with Ward 7 Council Member Elizabeth Shaffer among the five who opposed it.
City
Kenwood Concrete Project Reopens Burnham Road Bridge, Shifts Traffic on Sheridan
With the school year ending, families in Lowry Hill, Kenwood and East Isles can register children for summer day programs through the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, the area's largest provider of warm-weather youth programming.
City
Mayor Vetoes Two Council Measures; Ward 7 Backs Both Vetoes
Mayor Jacob Frey's vetoes of a 45-day pre-eviction notice ordinance and a measure decriminalizing drug paraphernalia will both stand after the City Council fell short of the votes to override.
City
The Wedge publishes a development vision for its future
The Burnham Road bridge in Kenwood reopened after a two-day closure that began June 2, while crews continue a concrete-street rehabilitation on Sheridan Avenue South, 21st Street West and part of 24th Street West.
Crime
A Resident's Guide to Filing a Useful Police Report
A tight time window, a block-level location, a list of what was taken and any serial numbers are what separate a useful property-crime report from a dead end.
Crime
Lowry Hill Blotter: Week of March 30 — A Quieter Week, Led by Vehicle Thefts
Auto theft and break-ins to parked cars drove the Lowry Hill crime log through late May and early June, with thefts on the 1800 block of Girard Avenue South recurring almost weekly.
City
Renters' Rights Forum and a School-Safety Panel Anchor Spring Community Conversations
Ward 7's spring community-conversations series ran a renters'-rights forum at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church on March 28 and helped convene a regional school-safety panel March 5 featuring researchers from Hamline University's Violence Prevention Project.
Neighborhood
MPS Warns of Layoffs Amid $75 Million Budget Gap
Minneapolis Public Schools cut about 400 positions, including roughly 116 teachers, to close a $75 million shortfall in its 2025-26 budget.
Crime
5th Precinct Briefing: Property Crime Down, but Vehicle Break-Ins Persist
Theft from parked cars remained the most common crime reported across Lowry Hill, the Wedge and East Isles this spring, even as officers told residents that broader property-crime numbers have eased.
Opinion
Opinion: Thank a Volunteer Before You Need One
Volunteer institutions run on a renewable resource: the willingness of people to keep showing up. Thank them while the contribution is ongoing, not after it stops.
Neighborhood
Winter on the Isles: When the Loop Belongs to the Walkers
A grassroots petition with nearly 3,000 signatures saved the Lake of the Isles skating rink from closure in late 2025, and the fight showed how much the neighborhood prizes its winter season.
Events
Lake of the Isles Winter Party Draws Neighbors Out Into the Cold
Pit fires, hot cocoa and skating brought six neighborhoods together on the ice.
Crime
Wedge Weekly: Theft From Autos Tops the Week's Tally
Thefts from parked vehicles dominated the property-crime reports logged in and around Lowry Hill East this spring, according to Minneapolis Police Department incident data.
City
New Ward 7 Office Opens Its Doors: How to Reach Your Council Member
Council Member Elizabeth Shaffer, sworn in to the Ward 7 seat on Jan. 5, 2026, now runs the office that handles constituent casework for Lowry Hill, the Wedge, East Isles, Cedar-Isles-Dean, Bryn Mawr, Kenwood and part of downtown.
City
From Park Board to City Council: Shaffer's Cross-Government Path
Elizabeth Shaffer reached the Ward 7 City Council seat after serving as a Minneapolis park commissioner, a move between two separately elected governments that share the same neighborhoods.
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