3.23.20
Press Release | by Green Minneapolis
Green Minneapolis announces transition of operations of The Commons to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board as of April 1, 2020.
8.29.19
Star Tribune | by Sarah Barker
Some Minnesota doctors will soon be handing out prescriptions for time outdoors amid legitimate science that points to nature’s health benefits.
8.9.19
Star Tribune | by Rick Nelson
A renovation has restored the downtown gem’s singular looks while making it accessible to all.
7.23.19
Star Tribune | by Miguel Otárola
It took $10 million and more than 10 years to renovate the 1975 spot.
7.18.19
Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal | by Nick Halter
Minneapolis city and community leaders celebrated on Thursday the completion of Peavey Plaza’s $10 million renovation at the Nicollet Mall park.
6.30.19
Finance & Commerce | by William Morris
Green Minneapolis Executive Director Beth Shogren joined representatives from Lyft, Move Minneapolis and Our Streets Minneapolis for a conversation on bike and pedestrian infrastructure.
12.3.18
New York Times | by Jane E. Brody
In Minneapolis-St. Paul, the nation’s healthiest urban region, almost everyone lives within a 10-minute walk of a good public park. Shouldn’t we all?
10.30.18
Southwest Journal | by Nate Gotlieb
A Minneapolis nonprofit planted grasses and shrubs in the Hennepin-Lyndale corridor this year, aiding a longtime effort by residents to make the area more welcoming… Continue reading.
10.18.18
Press Release | by Green Minneapolis
A new partnership between Green Minneapolis, MnDOT, the City of Minneapolis and area stakeholders has transformed the Hennepin Lyndale Crossroads into a green oasis, and… Continue reading.
7.25.18
Twin Cities Business | by Allison Kaplan
(Editor’s Note) The best antidote to the legal fight over the Commons: Get out and enjoy this downtown Minneapolis park.