Ward 7
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$269,580 in Small-Business Grants Land in Ward 7
Five neighborhood and business groups in and around Ward 7 collected grants from the $1 million the city awarded to 34 community organizations on April 30 to help commercial districts recover from Operation Metro Surge.
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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.
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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.
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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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Elizabeth Shaffer Takes Ward 7 Seat, Bringing Lowry Hill a New Voice at City Hall
Elizabeth Shaffer, a former Park Board commissioner, was sworn in as Ward 7 council member on Jan. 5 after unseating one-term incumbent Katie Cashman in the city's most expensive council race.
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Reading the Council Agenda: How a Lowry Hill Item Becomes a Vote
A Minneapolis council item moves from a subject-matter committee, where the public can testify, to a Thursday vote of the full council.
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A Quarter of the Council Is New: What the Turnover Means for the Western Wards
Four new members joined the Minneapolis City Council in January 2026, and the progressive bloc lost its veto-proof majority.
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How Ranked-Choice Voting Decided the Ward 7 Race
Elizabeth Shaffer won the Ward 7 council seat outright in the first round, taking 52 percent of first-choice votes.
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The $1 Million Council Race: How Ward 7 Became the City's Most Expensive Contest
The Ward 7 contest between Katie Cashman and Elizabeth Shaffer was the most expensive single City Council race in Minneapolis this cycle, drawing outside money into Lowry Hill and the lakes neighborhoods.
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Council Loses Its Veto-Proof Majority as Four Newcomers Join
Four newcomers joined the Minneapolis City Council in January 2026, costing the progressive bloc the nine votes it needed to override Mayor Jacob Frey.
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Cashman Loses Ward 7 After a Single Term as Renter Turnout Falls Short
Katie Cashman lost Ward 7 to Elizabeth Shaffer by about 800 votes after a single term, even as turnout climbed in the ward's renter-heavy precincts.
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