The Mayday Parade, Tree of Life Ceremony, and Festival to celebrate the return of spring and to help us heal from our cold and ICE-Y winter will continue on Sunday, May 3, 2026, down Bloomington Avenue and into Powderhorn Park. The Parade starts at noon, and the Tree of Life Ceremony follows the parade around 3 pm. The community is invited to volunteer, apply for paid positions, donate funds, and attend to support this extravaganza of creativity, art, and love, for each other and the planet. Visit our website to sign up for our newsletter and learn details on how to get involved: http://www.maydaympls.org.

Going forward, Mayday will be a community-organized event managed by Mayday Minneapolis, which is operated by a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, Peer Education Health Resources (PEHR) DBA Mayday Minneapolis.

The mission of Mayday Minneapolis is to enliven the Twin Cities community by producing the annual Mayday Parade, Tree of Life Ceremony, and Festival.

The founding volunteer board members of Mayday Minneapolis are artists and organizers who have deep roots in the history of Mayday: Zoe Sommers Haas, Heather Hinrichsen, Catherine Jordan, Dan Newman, Sofia Padilla, Chris Lutter-Gardella, and Vienna Wilson.… Read the rest “Mayday Parade, Tree of Life Ceremony, and Festival coming to Minneapolis this May”

The main entrance to South High is many things, but safe and welcoming is not, at least according to the guidelines set by MPS. Foregoing the more stereotypical high school entrance on the west side of the building, students are funneled through a glorified hallway with only a desk for security, but that’s all about to change early this spring. In March of 2026, construction will begin on a multi-million dollar renovation of the school’s entrance, the newest of several similar projects in the Twin Cities, according to lead architect Mauricio Ochoa. In addition to reworking the entrance to improve efficiency and security, the renovations will also rework a large section of the balcony and relocate the main office.

Of the changes being made to South, maybe the most anticipated is the relocation and upgrades to the main entrance, with an entirely new entryway being built at the location of door 6 on 19th Avenue. Once completed, students will enter directly into the main commons. When closed, the two layers of doors will form an antechamber with a security window manned by the newly relocated office, where the identities of students or visitors can be verified before being allowed through the second set of doors.… Read the rest “Renovation Set to Start Spring 2026 at South High”

The Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association (PPNA) is humbled by the opportunity to expand our Renter Support Fund (RSF) to help keep Minneapolis residents housed in the coming months. Over $300,000 has poured in from across the city, state, and around the world to respond to the high-pressure and violent tactics used by ICE agents in the past couple of months, as the world watched our community’s bravery in protecting our most vulnerable neighbors.

To reallocate these funds directly and promptly to our neighbors in need, we are thrilled to announce that our new expansion program is effective immediately. In February 2026, we launched our grant expansion plan and provided direct aid to 57 individual Minneapolis renters, up to $1200 per renter. This is the highest level of support we have provided to our community members in crisis since the program started in 2019.

We express our deepest gratitude to the nearly 3,000 individuals and organizations who donated in the past three months. Thank you to the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota, Stand with Minnesota, Edina Realty, Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association, the Singing Resistance, the cover band Viva Knievel, followers of astrogoblin on YouTube, St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church, and so many more who have empowered us to expand relief to more cost-burdened Minneapolis renters through low-barrier cash assistance.… Read the rest “Renter Support Fund is Excited to Announce Improved Grant Expansion”