Terry White

I talked with First Avenue’s Dana Frank and Nate Kranz about the challenges facing live music in Minneapolis, the future of downtown, and their plans for the Upper Harbor amphitheater. buff.ly/7zGUH0g

Tony Reichenberger of Purple America joins Better Minneapolis to break down the 2026 election, from the DFL trifecta to Wisconsin, Texas, and who might fill Klobuchar’s Senate seat. buff.ly/RtfwzGh

Tuesday’s vote was peaceful, turnout was strong, and attack-ad money didn’t buy the result. The Twin Cities carried the election and help carry the state budget too. Time for more state aid to Minneapolis. My takeaways: buff.ly/Hboa0kJ

I talked with Ben Connelly of the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center about Healing Democracy: poll chaplains bringing calm to Election Day, Candles on Corners each Tuesday at 7 p.m., and why voting is a way to care for our neighbors. buff.ly/yyitbg2

I talked with Ben Connelly of the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center about Healing Democracy: poll chaplains bringing calm to Election Day, Candles on Corners each Tuesday at 7 p.m., and why voting is a way to care for our neighbors. buff.ly/yyitbg2

Watched Tuesday’s council committee vote 9-3 to eliminate Minneapolis’ Office of Community Safety. Police, fire and 911 would report straight to the mayor. Full council votes tomorrow. Open questions remain. buff.ly/2RWHM8I

Minneapolis pays Canopy Roots $5.9M a year for behavioral crisis response. Based on a sample from the city’s 911 dashboard, that’s about $1,155 per call. A city audit found no performance measures and inconsistent billing. buff.ly/GHXH0je #minneapolis

The website buff.ly/R8y4RiF has a listing of events for people interested in getting more involved protecting voting rights this election. Saturday, Oct 24, there are two events.

Should Minneapolis allow managed lots where people can sleep in their cars? The council votes Oct. 29. Here’s what the ordinance does and what’s still unanswered: buff.ly/UYNpUN0

At the Uptown Futures Forum 2.0, I heard the same ideas as last year, and in this week’s Better Minneapolis I look at why Uptown’s stalled progress mirrors the budget fight at City Hall. buff.ly/IY6whdl

I’ll be in the mplsvotes.org booth all day for Open Streets Hennepin. Stop by and chat. Just south of 31st. Looks to be a beautiful day.

Minneapolis 911 says 41% of its staff is out on paid leave while handling 200+ top-priority calls a day. Meanwhile, Uptown businesses are still waiting on the city's new safety ambassadors, who won't hit the streets until November. buff.ly/yppTzbT

Minneapolis property taxes could rise as much as 11.7% next year after the Board of Estimate & Taxation couldn't reach a compromise and approved the full city and Park Board requests, and the City Council has until December to bring that number down. buff.ly/t8E7Qcm

I talked with Mayor Frey about a tough budget year: a $61M shortfall, a deadlocked vote on the levy, and a standoff with the park board. He's still optimistic and says he'll keep looking for compromise. buff.ly/b8trK6J

I will be at Nicollet Open Streets today in the mplsvotes.org booth near the corner of 44th street. Orale is next door.

Dang, why so high?

Wednesday night, the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation votes on Mayor Frey's proposed 11.3% levy increase, and in my new interview, board member Steve Brandt explains why he wants to hold it under 10%. buff.ly/b434i38

I talked with Stateline reporter Robbie Sequeira about the federal push to favor treatment-first homelessness funding, and whichever way Minnesota's lawsuit goes, the state needs far more behavioral health capacity for either approach to work. buff.ly/lFlzEtf

A former Wells Fargo mortgage campus in South Minneapolis, abandoned after a $700M+ investment, was just bought for $8M and could become a 1,000-home mixed-use community — but the partners behind it have some real questions to answer. buff.ly/8U15Wm4