Gary Schiff

Mpls City Council committee snubs Hourcar in favor of German car-sharing company

Last week, Mayor R.T. Rybak took to Facebook and characterized a City Council committee's recommendation to partner with Car2Go for an on-street expansion of the city's car-sharing program as "a great development for all our neighborhoods."SEE ALSO: Gary Schiff wants developer who wrote fake emails ... More >>

Who's in the race? A guide to the six candidates for Minneapolis mayor

In the three months since R.T. Rybak announced he wouldn't seek a fourth term as mayor of Minneapolis, a full cast of characters has emerged to vie for his seat in City Hall. There are the three City Council Members with their history of competition and split votes. There's the sole non-DFL candidat ... More >>

Gary Schiff wants developer who wrote fake emails removed from Mpls housing board

City Council Member Gary Schiff wants the city to sever ties with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority board member Steve Minn.SEE ALSO: Gary Schiff challenges Bradlee Dean to debate over "Third World" south Mpls comments Minn, owner of Lupe Development -- a firm that in February was awarded a $2 mi ... More >>

Pro-gun group's plan to crash Breakfast with Gary Schiff event megafails

Yesterday, the Twin Cities Gun Owners & Carry Forum launched an ingenious plan to crash Friday's Breakfast with Gary Schiff event.Scheduled to be in attendance along with Schiff is Rep. Jim Davnie, D-Minneapolis. This legislative session, Davnie is sponsoring legislation that would "equalize pen ... More >>

Four Mpls City Council members openly oppose council colleague Diane Hofstede's reelection

In a press release distributed yesterday by Jacob Frey, four Minneapolis City Council members came out in open opposition to their council colleague, Diane Hofstede.SEE ALSO:-- Meg Tuthill already has a City Council challenger, and his name is Kendal Killian -- Brett Buckner to challenge Don Samuels ... More >>

Don Samuels announces bid for mayor

North side City Councilmember Don Samuels officially announced his bid for Minneapolis mayor at a press conference Wednesday, making him the third on the council vying for the spot. SEE ALSO: Gary Schiff announcing campaign for Minneapolis mayor Four councilmember oppose Hofstede

Diane Hofstede claims council colleagues are hating because she supported Vikings stadium

Diane Hofstede is a polarizing figure. Yesterday, four of her colleagues on the Minneapolis City Council openly opposed her reelection in a press release distributed by her opponent, Jacob Frey. Today, three of her colleagues (Barbara Johnson, Don Samuels, and Meg Tuthill) responded by publicly supp ... More >>

Gary Schiff announcing campaign for Minneapolis mayor

After months of teasing a mayoral run, Minneapolis City Councilmember Gary Schiff will make it official at a press conference at noon today. SEE ALSO: Gary Schiff files for mayoral run Betsy Hodges files to run for mayor

Spiros Zorbalas, the former slumlord of South Mpls, still flying his private jet

The notorious landlord Spiros Zorbalas is out of Minneapolis. But he's not licking his wounds.After a legal battle with the City of Minneapolis that spanned nearly two years, Zorbalas finally sold his 38 buildings (that's 752 units) to local developer Steve Frenz in mid-December. But the fight didn' ... More >>

Betsy Hodges names former DFL exec Andrew O'Leary as campaign manager for mayoral run

Minutes after R.T. Rybak announced he wouldn't seek a fourth term as mayor, City Council Member Betsy Hodges threw her hat firmly in the ring to replace him.Now, nearly a month later, Hodges is arming up: yesterday, she announced that Andrew O'Leary, former executive director of the Minnesota DFL pa ... More >>

Gary Schiff files for mayoral run, kicks off with a fundraiser at Dangerous Man Brewing Co.

City Council Member Gary Schiff has thrown his hat into next year's mayoral race  -- sort of.See Also:- Betsy Hodges files to run for mayor as she and Gary Schiff await Rybak's decision- Dangerous Man Brewing Co. to open early January - Gary Schiff accused of making classist liquor store-brewpu ... More >>

Betsy Hodges files to run for mayor as she and Gary Schiff await Rybak's decision

City Council Member Betsy Hodges recently filed the paperwork necessary to run for mayor next year.SEE ALSO: Gary Schiff wants city of Minneapolis to send Cruz home police bill to PNC BankBut will she actually follow through with it? Hodges says it depends on whether R.T. Rybak decides to seek a fou ... More >>

Meg Tuthill already has a City Council challenger, and his name is Kendal Killian

The 2012 campaigns are in the rear-view mirror, so now what's left for election junkies? Well, if you live in or care about Minneapolis, you can turn your attention to next year's City Council and mayoral races. SEE ALSO:-- Gary Schiff accused of making classist liquor store-brewpub distinctionCity ... More >>

Southwest Mpls dog park that was originally supposed to cost $45,000 now costs $215,000

The Minneapolis Park Board thought it had found a suitable site for a $45,000 Southwest Minneapolis dog park back in 2010 -- Martin Luther King Park in Kingfield. But folks became uneasy about the symbolism of a unleashed canines running around a park named after the leader of a movement where prote ... More >>

Occupy Minnesota fights the banks

Organization builds a tight-knit national community while preventing foreclosures

Birchwood Cafe comes one step closer to expansion

Yesterday the folks at Minneapolis's Seward neighborhood restaurant the Birchwood Cafe gained some positive momentum in their hopes for future expansion. According to a statement on their Facebook page, the Minneapolis Planning Commission voted unanimously 6-0 to recommend approving the ca ... More >>

Gary Schiff accused of making classist liquor store-brewpub distinction

SEE ALSO:-- Meg Tuthill responds to voicemail criticism-- Meg Tuthill leaves snotty voicemail for prospective Mpls business owner [AUDIO]-- Gary Schiff challenges Bradlee Dean to debate over "Third World" south Mpls commentsMeg Tuthill may not be interested in changing ordinances for specific busine ... More >>

Meg Tuthill leaves snotty voicemail for prospective Mpls business owner [AUDIO]

SEE ALSO: Restaurants fight City Council move to restrict outdoor diningSince being elected to the Minneapolis City Council in 2009, Meg Tuthill has taken heat from Minneapolis' non-property owning 20-somethings for being a patio-hating, red tape-creating joykill.If she hopes to change the way she's ... More >>

Gary Schiff challenges Bradlee Dean to debate over "Third World" south Mpls comments

City Councilman Gary Schiff is challenging Bradlee Dean to a debate over Dean's comments disparaging south Minneapolis as a "Third World country." "You call it the Third World Bradlee Dean, I call it the Ninth Ward," Schiff posted on Facebook. "When you are ready to crawl out of your cave, I will g ... More >>

Gary Schiff wants city of Minneapolis to send Cruz home police bill to PNC Bank

Yesterday, the MPD disclosed that the taxpayer cost of all the police work done on and around the now-foreclosed Cruz family last month amounted to $42,429, or nearly the cost of one city employee's salary.But if City Council member Gary Schiff had his way, Minneapolis taxpayers wouldn't be on the h ... More >>

South Minneapolis standing up to door-to-door salesmen

​Stop me if you've heard this one. (Knock-knock.)"Who's there? Because if it's a door-to-door salesman, I want you to know that I am an angry south Minneapolis homeowner and I've had it up to here with you guys!"Admittedly, the punchline needs work, but it's pretty much true. After years of relent ... More >>

Brother Ali urges brotherhood at breakfast with Gary Schiff

Brother Ali has breakfast with Gary Schiff.​Brother Ali wants you to know that he's not giving up his day job for politics, even though he's been lending his time of late to politicians like Mayor R.T. Rybak, congressman Keith Ellison and gubernatorial candidate Matt Entenza.

612 Brew, Fulton Beer, Surly, and the craft beer renaissance

Raise a pint to local breweries

Should the City Council pass Schiff's Late-Night amendment?

​Late-night eats in downtown Minneapolis will extend even later if council member Gary Schiff's proposed Late Night Food ordinance amendment passes when it comes before the Minneapolis City Council later this summer. Schiff told the MN Daily that he was concerned about the chaos caused by down ... More >>

Gary Schiff proposes feeding late-night drunks to keep them happy

Photo: NessterWhy can't you grab a burger after 2 a.m.?​Downtown night owls know the routine: When the bars close at 2 a.m., the streets can get downright rowdy, and sometimes even dangerous. Ward 9 City Council member Gary Schiff has a possible solution: Allow the restaurants to stay open p ... More >>

Tim Dolan's reappointment as police chief gets 8-5 City Council approval (UPDATE)

Mayor R.T. Rybak praised the council for giving the green light to Dolan.

Certified Minneapolis Mayor, City Council votes are in

That didn't take long: We have the final vote tally in the Minneapolis mayoral and city council races.

Rock the caucus tonight with Minneapolis DFL

Time to get your DFL caucus on in Minneapolis tonight. You know you want to.

A No Kill Agenda: Minneapolis councilman Gary Schiff looks to reform the city’s animal control

Cop Out

St. Paul experiencing a shortage of head-bustin' thugs

Dope Fiends

New city policy would require drug tests for all new hires

Want to speak freely? Better get permission first

That south Minneapolis dirt

No security

Criminally Negligent

A woman groped, her baby carriage kicked over. Yet cops don't have the time or resources to investigate.

A "Church" funeral

The fabled underground venue stages a last hurrah

The fall of the hall

Happy sweeps week! The local media brings out the helicopters

Hail to the chief--whoever that is

Pay Now, Pay Later

Lake Street businesses struggle with a new round of city assessments

If You Lived Here, You'd be Broke by Now

How a cadre of developers has turned $800-a-month local apartments into $200,000 condos—and turned out a few thousand residents in the process.

Rybak's budget bulge

Like paper in fire

Stopping the Status Seekers

St. Paul considers safeguards against federal immigration policies

Where the Buck Never Stops

Missing jobs and development in Jordan; cops' union leader blasts Olson

State of the City

Minneapolis pols draw lines, choose sides

The Jordan Shuffle

The city plays politics with police/minority relations

Drawn and Quartered

Welcome to redistricting 101. Now shut up.

Off Beat

Rainbow Coalition

In Minneapolis this year's election features a bumper crop of gay candidates