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The UpTake’s Future: A Recommitment to Community Journalism

By Cirien Saadeh | November 12, 2020

The UpTake has a new mission statement – here’s what it means.

Shopping Local: Holiday Guide

Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on Twin Cities-area businesses. Local businesses, micro-entrepreneurs, and BIPOC-owned businesses have often been hit hardest. Here’s a list of local businesses you can support in the Twin Cities.

Radical News Radio Hour: Updates on the Future of the House Select Committee on Racial Justice

On today’s episode we’re discussing the work and future of the House Select Committee on Racial Justice with Representative Rena Moran.

East Phillips Neighborhood Continues its Fight for Environmental Justice

Residents and community leaders in the East Phillips Neighborhood are concerned that recent decisions made by the City of Minneapolis will lead to increased pollution and congestion in the neighborhood. Listen to audio storytelling from the neighborhood to learn more.

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Thank you to all who joined us for our first Community Cafe at Sammy’s Avenue Eatery on Tues. the 16th! Many of you might not know this but The UpTake has been going through a period of transition since I’ve taken over. News organizations, including our own, have struggled to find sustainability and, even […]

Minnesota loses one dairy farmer every day
On May 7, the Civc Buzz of the Minneapolis League of Women Voters had two speakers discussing, “The Urban/Rural Struggle for a Sustainable Future.” Both speakers, Meg Moynihan and Amanda Babcock, discussed the challenges of running a farm, whether it be in rural Minnesota or an urban landscape. Watch the livestreamed discussion here. Story and video by Bill Sorem.

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Shopping Local: Holiday Guide

Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on Twin Cities-area businesses. Local businesses, micro-entrepreneurs, and BIPOC-owned businesses have often been hit hardest.

Radical News Radio Hour: Updates on the Future of the House Select Committee on Racial Justice

On today’s episode we’re discussing the work and future of the House Select Committee on Racial Justice with Representative Rena Moran, who represents Minnesota House District 65A, which includes this Frogtown Neighborhood, and recently won re-election to her seat. (more…)

East Phillips Neighborhood Continues its Fight for Environmental Justice

By: Rico Morales, Freelance Journalist In 2014, while the East Phillips Improvement Coalition (EPIC) was launching another effort to relocate two major polluters of their neighborhood, Bituminous Roadways and Smith Foundry, they discovered that the owners of the Roof Depot across the street, were going to sell their 7.6-acre site including the iconic 230,000 sq. ft.

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