☕️ Arya Cafe is back Details on the reopening of Arya Cafe, where the owners are hoping the third time's the charm for the sunny coffee shop at 46th and Minnehaha.

In the newsletter: Details on the reopening of Arya Cafe, where new owners are hoping the third time's the charm for the sunny coffee shop at 46th and Minnehaha.

✒️ Mid-April miscellanea: Lowbrow Saints reopens on Minnehaha Plus new details on the potential new Anishinabe Academy, Sea Salt opening, a new boardwalk at Minnehaha Park, Dorman Avenue eagle updates, and much more.

In the newsletter: A new home for Lowbrow Saints Tattoo Collective, new details on the potential new Anishinabe Academy, Sea Salt opening, a new boardwalk at Minnehaha Park, Dorman Avenue eagle updates, and much more.

🥪 Shepherd's Table adding a dining room next door Details on yet another neighborhood business expanding in place.

Details on the expansion plans for Shepherds Table, the tiny direct-from-Minnesota-producers deli and cheese shop across from Longfellow Park, which will turn it into something closer to a full-fledged cafe.

🎭 Momentum building for the new Pangea World Theater at Lake and Minnehaha For more than a decade, Longfellow residents Meena Natarajan and Dipankar Mukherjee have been angling to move their longstanding Pangea World Theater to the neighborhood. A slew of plans have advance...

In the newsletter: Details on the oft-shifting plans for Longfellow residents Meena Natarajan and Dipankar Mukherjee to bring their storied Pangea World Theater to the neighborhood.

🎬 "The Boom" is an eerie short film inspired by the Longfellow Boom The lowdown on the film and the phenomenon that inspired it, which remains stubbornly unexplained after decades of investigation.

In the newsletter: A look at neighborhood filmmaker Ajuawak Kapashesit’s project — which premieres at the MSP International Film Festival on April 14 — and the phenomenon that inspired it, which remains stubbornly unexplained after decades of investigation.

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🍀 Mid-March miscellanea Mutual aid updates, community ed in the neighborhood, a chance to run for the LCC board, dance parties, baseball watch parties, bouquet subscriptions, egg hunts, and much more.

In the newsletter: Mutual aid updates, community ed in the neighborhood, a chance to run for the LCC board, dance parties, baseball watch parties, bouquet subscriptions, egg hunts, and much more.

🎁 Corazon gift shop expanding into the old Papa Murphy's After nearly 20 years in the tight confines of its middle retail space at West River Commons, Corazon is about to double its size. The whimsical gift shop at 46th and Lake will expand into the former ...

In the newsletter: After nearly 20 years in the tight confines of its middle retail space at 47th and Lake, Corazon is about to double its size.

💿 Famed local record store Extreme Noise moving to 36th and Lake The south Minneapolis institution will move into the former Nostalgia Zone Comics space, part of a recent shuffle of storefronts in the historic commercial building.

In the newsletter: The south Minneapolis institution will move into the former Nostalgia Zone Comics space, part of a recent shuffle of storefronts in the historic commercial building.

🍺 Brewery planned for former Minnehaha Ave bike shop Veteran brewery operators Qiuxia and Kevin Welch have purchased the former One on One Bike Shop and begun building it out into a combination brewery, coffee shop, and possible bike shop called Mixed C...

A scoop in the newsletter this morning: Details on Mixed Culture Brewing, which a pair of veteran brewery operators are building in the former One on One bike shop at 45th and Minnehaha and could open later this year.

🔊 The Longfellow ...Hum? Residents troubleshoot an irritating new noise — the ones that can hear it, anyway.

Residents troubleshoot an irritating new noise — the ones that can hear it, anyway.

📆 Whenever Wherever: March events calendar A good-faith attempt to round up every event in Longfellow this month.

In the newsletter: Whatever Whenever - March edition, a good faith attempt to roundup every event in the neighborhood this month.

💘 February rundown LW celebrates 2 years, Lake Street LRT station construction delayed, a neighborhood angle on the Olympics, church for sale, and much more.

In the newsletter: LW celebrates 2 years, Lake Street LRT station construction delayed, a neighborhood angle on the Olympics, business reopenings, a church for sale, and much more.

🌲 Neighborhood's first dispensary coming soon to 38th and Minnehaha Full-strength weed is coming to Minnehaha Avenue as early as April.

In the newsletter: Full-strength weed is coming to Minnehaha Avenue as soon as this spring.

💿 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.