Mayor Betsy Hodges of Minneapolis held her State of the City address at the Masjid An-Nur in Minneapolis, the first time the address has been delivered at a mosque according to city officials.
When the mayor announced last week her intention to deliver the address at the An-Nur mosque in north Minneapolis she said "I am delivering my State of...
About 300 people squeezed into the third floor balcony of Minneapolis City Hall on Monday to witness the unveiling of a bronze bust honoring Sharon Sayles Belton, the first woman and first black mayor of Minneapolis.
The bronze bust will be next to the only other two already there, one of Van Freeman White and another of Brian J. Coyle....
The New York Times East Africa bureau chief and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for international reporting, Jeffrey Gettleman, will speak at the Minneapolis Central Library on Tuesday, May 30 at 5pm in a program organized by Global Minnesota (formerly Minnesota International Center).
The event is free and open to the public but registration is required (Link...
Having a baby is an exciting time for a family. There are many things to prepare and many new things to learn. It can feel overwhelming, but help from family and friends can make things easier.
We want to do everything we can to make sure our baby is happy and healthy when they come home for the first time....
I am a writer by discipline, although discipline lately hasn’t been my companion nearly often enough. It’s much too easy to fritter away time surfing and clicking. But I think I’ve found a hideaway in a new spot that will fill my palate and offer me a quiet respite allowing me space to focus.
Jambo Kitchen is hopping with customers...
The National Association of Realtors released its monthly membership report at the end of April and said it has just over 1.2 million members. Of those just over 18,000 are in Minnesota. Virtually all realtors and brokers belong to the association.
The association's numbers are in line with the official Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) which puts employment in the...
MINNEAPOLIS - The Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Lorie Skjerven Gildea, joined with former Vice president Walter Mondale and other top judicial officers to offer support to the rule of law in Africa during the annual celebration of Law Day, a national event established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 as "a day of national dedication...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this week that it will begin issuing redesigned Permanent Resident Cards (Green cards) starting May 1, 2017.
The move is part of the Next Generation Secure Identification Document Project that seeks to create cards that are highly secure and more tamper-resistant than the ones currently in use. It is a multi-agency effort...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the Chairperson of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, today signed a new landmark framework to strengthen partnership between the two organizations on peace and security pillars and better respond to the changing dimensions and evolving challenges of peace operations.
“We no longer have the traditional peacekeeping operations, where peacekeepers separate two countries or...
With the 2020 Census three years out, civil rights groups and census experts are sounding the alarm that pending actions by the Trump administration and Congress could severely hamper an accurate count of all communities.
“Congress’ failure over the past few years to pay for rigorous 2020 Census planning, and now the Trump Administration’s insufficient budget request for 2018, will...
To file for an extension: Taxpayers can download, print and file a paper Form 4868 from IRS.gov/forms. The form must be mailed to the IRS with a postmark on or before April 18. Taxpayers are reminded that an extension of time to file is not an extension of time to pay. Tax payments are due April 18. Submit an estimated tax...
