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Best of Neighborhoods News 06/19/2019: Minneapolis CAN stop landlords from screening out Section 8 tenants By Bee Vang | June 19, 2019Minneapolis CAN stop landlords from screening out Section 8 tenantsA Court of Appeals ruling last Monday now prevents landlords in the city of Minneapolis from rejecting applications from tenants with Section 8 vouchers, a federal housing assistant program. It is what many are hailing as a significant step towards advancing affordable housing amidst the city’s ongoing housing crisis. The ruling favors the ordinance that was originally passed in 2017; and it overturns a Hennepin County judge’s ruling made last year that struck down the ordinance after a cohort of landlords contended with it. The recent appeals court ruling now allows the city to continue to enforce the ordinance to ban unscrupulous screening practices that discriminates against recipients of Section 8 rental subsidy vouchers. Best of Neighborhoods News 06/11/2019: Roxanne Anderson leads the charge for Minnesota’s first LGBTQ center Roxanne Anderson leads the charge for Minnesota’s first LGBTQ centerMinnesota is one of six U.S. states currently without an LGBTQ center, though there is an already-existing hub of LGBTQ-focused organizations in the Twin Cities. But in about three years, in the navel of Minnesota, this will change. Founder of the Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, RARE Productions and Cafe SouthSide, Roxanne Anderson is leading the charge to build what will become the state’s first LGBTQ center in the Twin Cities, what Anderson envisages will centralize LGBTQ resources and more into a physical, collective location. Best of Neighborhoods News 06/05/2019: Landlords push back on Minneapolis proposal to limit tenant screenings Landlords push back on Minneapolis proposal to limit tenant screeningsA proposed ordinance by the Minneapolis City Council is generating the criticisms of landlords across the city. Championed by Council Members Lisa Bender and Jeremiah Ellison, the ordinance is set to change how landlords screen prospective tenants. Its aim: to improve accessibility to the city’s housing system and to address the growing racial disparities borne out of the city’s affordable housing crisis. Minneapolis CAN stop landlords from screening out Section 8 tenantsA Court of Appeals ruling last Monday now prevents landlords in the city of Minneapolis from rejecting applications from tenants with Section 8 vouchers, a federal housing assistant program. It is what many are hailing as a significant step towards advancing affordable housing amidst the city’s ongoing housing crisis. Please add widgets to this content area in the WordPress admin area under appearance > widgets. All AllArtBusinessCausesCelebrationClassesComedyCommunity EventConference/InstituteCultureDanceDiscussionEducationEntertainmentEnvironmentalExhibitFaith/Religion BasedFashionFilmFoodForumFree EventFundraiserGalaHealthHousingJob FairLGBTQLiteratureMusicNetworkingPanelPerformancePhotographyPoetryPoliticsProtest/ActionPuppetryRallyReligiousSelf CareSocialSpeakers/LecturesSportsStorytellingTechnologyTheaterTrainingVigilVisual ArtVolunteer OpportunityWorkshopYouth -12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 No Events ArtsDance as deep listening: “Weave” by Rosy Simas Danse comes to the OrdwayRosy Simas of Rosy Simas Danse is Haudenosaunee, Seneca, Heron Clan. She brings a Native feminist lens to the contemporary dance world with her body of work, the latest of which is “Weave,” a collaborative dance project. “Weave” will make its debut on Jan. 12 at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, a co-commissioner in [ ]Ritual and revelation: Black Ensemble Players reimagine Shakespeare “It was kind of a whimsical artistic impulse,” recalled Antonio Duke, as he reminisced on this past spring when Ashawnti Sakina Ford drove him home each night after their rehearsals for a production of “Imaginary Invalid,” a play by 17th-century French actor and playwright, Molière. Duke mentioned that he would love to play Puck, [ ]Food and restaurantsNorth Minneapolis takes back food systems, land through urban agricultureTransforming the community and its residents is the main goal of Northside food system organizers, who are using food as a tool to aid in that transformation. Ha Tien Market still finds home along the Green Line, despite problemsOn a rainy, cool day Ha Tien is a warm and welcoming site.EducationSt. Paul’s school resource officer policies still leave district room for improvementOn May 25, 2016, St. Paul School Resource Officer Bill Kraus forcibly arrested then 19-year-old Darion Bell outside of St. Paul Central High School. Bell, a Black youth who had recently transferred out of Central to the High School for Recording Arts, was on Central’s campus to visit one of his former teachers. Kraus used [ ]Hiawatha Collegiate High School goes beyond beating the odds for students of colorEquity is one part of a broader vision for the Hiawatha network of schools.Community Voices[COMMUNITY VOICES] Non-criminal technical violations are increasing Minnesota’s prison populationWhen it comes to incarceration rates, Minnesota stands out as one of the few states who is experiencing an increase in their prison population despite prison overcrowding and crime at a 50-year low. While there are multiple factors for this, a significant part of this increase is due to the incarceration of formerly released individuals [ ]Community Voices: [PHOTOS] Minneapolis comes out strong for “Families Belong Together” nationwide march On the afternoon of Saturday, June 30, Minneapolis was one of 600 cities and towns across the country to come alive with thousands of people vigorously and collectively denouncing the U.S. government’s federal immigration policies as part of the Families Belong Together nationwide march. Photographer Nancy Musinguzi’s recent photos captured the over 7,000 people [ ] IGGERS DIGEST | Katar River: flavors and aromas of Ethiopia It's easy to miss the Katar River restaurant, hidden away in a little industrial strip behind the Lake Hiawatha shopping center in south Minneapolis. And even if you saw the big sign outside, you probably wouldn't know that this is specifically an Ethiopian restaurant, and a very good one. Lynnell Mickelsen: Why all the conspiracy theories and pearl-clutching in this year s school board race? This has been the hottest school board race I’ve seen in 25 years of living in Minneapolis, with lots of conspiracy theories and pearl-clutching. Many of my neighbors and friends see the furious posts on Facebook, with all the hysterical warnings about the imminent destruction of public education as we know it, and are honestly confused.

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