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The Brooklyn Park Small Business Center (BPSBC) marked its second anniversary with an open house, celebrating the achievements of its members while outlining new initiatives to support the city’s diverse entrepreneurial community. As the Center steps into its third year, the goals are to reach full occupancy, expand programming, and continue adapting spaces to meet community demand.

Painter Brit Sigh, based in northeast Minneapolis, is building a fantastical world around his recurring characters Marcus and Khyah—Black children with butterfly wings who embody resilience, imagination, and joy.

Minnesota’s State Board of Investment (SBI), which controls billions in public pensions, continues to hold an estimated $5.4 billion in Israel bonds, weapons manufacturers, and companies linked to the genocide. Despite intense public pressure, the board—chaired by Governor Tim Walz—has repeatedly delayed or restricted meetings.

Bryan Hooper, imprisoned for 27 years for the 1998 murder of Ann Prazniak, may soon have his conviction vacated after the state’s key trial witness recanted and confessed to the killing. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced her office will join the Great North Innocence Project’s petition for post-conviction relief, citing compelling new evidence and multiple recantations from incentivized witnesses.

When the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) announced on August 1 that it was pulling the plug on the state’s Housing...

The U.S. District Court has granted Kimberly Handy-Jones a substantial victory, awarding her family significant attorney fees and...