Opinion
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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.
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The Case for Treating the Walker as a Public Square
Opinion: The Walker Art Center gives away enough access — a free, year-round sculpture garden and regular no-cost gallery hours — that Lowry Hill can reasonably treat it as shared civic space, not an occasional splurge.
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Opinion: Neighborhood Associations Need New Blood
Neighborhood associations like LHENA depend on a thin layer of long-serving volunteers, and too few newcomers are stepping up to replace them.
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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.
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The Spoon Is Probably the State's Most Photographed Object
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's "Spoonbridge and Cherry" has become Minnesota's unofficial calling card, an unusual fate for a piece of contemporary art.
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The Sculpture Garden in Winter Is Its Own Exhibition
Opinion: Snow turns the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden's familiar works quieter and stranger, the off-season crowds thin to almost none, and that is exactly why winter is the best time to go.
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Opinion: Cedar-Isles-Dean Deserves a Louder Voice
An editorial argues that Cedar-Isles-Dean residents should engage with their neighborhood association before transit, trail and development decisions are settled.
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Opinion: Tie School Funding to Need, Not Net Tax Capacity
A school capital levy pegged to net tax capacity tracks neighborhood property wealth rather than student need, a resident argues.
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Opinion: A Neighborhood School Is Worth Fighting For
As budget cuts loom, the case for staying with the public option.
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Oldenburg and Van Bruggen's Mark on Minneapolis Endures
The artists behind Spoonbridge shaped how a generation sees public sculpture.
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Why a Neighborhood Paper Still Covers the Lowry Hill Art Beat
The Hill & Lake Press keeps tabs on galleries and public art that bigger outlets overlook.
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