Stories To Build Community

  • The Godfather of Kampala

    The first part in our story on Ugandan boxer and Moe Kayongo, recounting his past and his passion for coaching in North Minneapolis.

  • Voices of Roseville: Esther Brown

    In the second episode of our podcast series “Voices of Roseville,” Esther Brown discusses her journey from a Nepali refugee camp to Minnesota.

Journey | spring 2024

A journey can be full of excitement, pain, fear, or joy. They can be round trip or one way. But no matter what, a journey should leave its mark on you. And for a lucky few, it can leave a mark on the world around you.

Our Spring 2024 issue features two stories of people that traveled halfway around the world to Minnesota. Now they’re working to make an impact on their community both at home and in the country of their birth. We also interview Mark Brown about his documentary "The Fishing Hat Bandit," and the creative journey he undertook over seven years to complete the movie.

The thief, the bank teller, and justice

Filmmaker Mark Brown goes on a seven-year journey to share the story of Minnesota’s most prolific bank robber.

  • Telling The Story of the Roof Depot

    An environmental group utilized community stories to rally support to their cause.

  • The Edge Center and a Lasting Legacy

    A rural arts center looks to reach new theater audiences in their vast Northwoods community.

  • The Guiding Principles of the Community Action Center

    To create their guiding principles, the Community Action Center turned to the people impacted most by their work.

  • Voices of Roseville

    A new podcast series from Amanda Becker, where she interviews guests and explores the value and necessity of community.

  • 93 'Til

    Russell Henderson, age 93, reflects on the murder of George Floyd, and how the moment is both the same and different from what’s come before.

  • Choose Local: Visit A Farm Stand

    Learn how Barnswallow Flowers uses regenerative farming practices to create a better and more sustainable product.

  • The Fishing Hat Bandit

    Minnesota’s most prolific bank thief has a new mission to make amends.

  • The Arc MN: Leadership Into The Future

    Hear from the next generation of leaders on what’s important to them about life with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

  • The Arc MN Profile: Nathan

    Meet Nathan and his family, and learn how he’s been supported by and has become an advocate for The Arc Minnesota.

  • Choose Local: Red Earth Gardens

    Learn how CSA shares help farms like Red Earth Gardens in Meskwaki Nation.

  • Black History Class

    Two Northsiders lead a weekly, after-school Black history class above a non-profit boxing gym.

  • Combating Racism on the Range

    How one group is working to making everyone feel a part of their community.

  • Introduction to the Arc Minnesota

    Fighting for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

  • Bringing Vaccines to the Community

    See how a mobile vaccine clinic is helping underserved communities get access to Covid vaccines.

  • A Path Toward Healing

    Learn about Resmaa Menakem, somatic abolitionism, and this new approach to anti-racism training.

  • Persistence of Joy: Part 3

    The final episode of this podcast exploring the fallout from one mother’s death from polio nearly 70 years ago.

  • The Black Hart Survives

    A queer soccer bar perseveres during the pandemic.

  • Two Days in D.C.

    Perspectives from President Trump’s Inauguration and the Women’s March on Washington - January 20th and 21st, 2017.

  • Food Rescue That's Community Driven

    One non-profit is making a big impact helping small grocers and restaurants rescue their excess food.

  • Behind The Blooms

    A new podcast series sharing stories of failures and success in the landscape and farming industries from the rural Midwest.

  • Persistence of Joy: Part 2

    Chapter 2 in this podcast about a family learning how a death from polio continues to impact their family over 60 years later.

  • Expanding The College Experience

    The Northfield Community College Collaborative works to remove barriers in the community college experience.

  • A Caregiver Looks For Closure

    The second part in our series on caregiver Brianna navigating her role during a pandemic.

  • Muslim Sheroes of Minnesota

    Three Muslim women get active in the electoral process in this new, work-in-progress documentary.

  • A Place To Grow

    A mural that encompasses the thoughts, growth, and creativity of its Des Moines community.

  • Taking Root: Making Space For Us All

    Part one in a series about an artist collective promoting Indigenous people and culture.

  • An Incubator Farm Reacts: Pts 1 & 2

    Big River Farms, an incubator farm north of the Twin Cities, is hit hard by COVID-19.

  • Small Town Food Shelf Reinvents Itself Overnight

    COVID-19 forced Northfield’s food shelf to reinvent itself almost overnight.

  • A Granddaughter Caregiving Through Covid-19

    How a granddaughter and grandmother adjust to caregiving during lockdown.

  • A Family Faces Their Past With Polio

    A new podcast series about a family coming to terms with a polio-related death almost 70 years later.

  • Gym on the Northside

    What a small boxing gym means to the neighborhood kids.

  • Mississippi Mushrooms

    The city orders a successful mushroom farm to move.

  • Muslim Sheroes of Minnesota: Nimo Omar

    Activist Nimo Omar fights for the rights of all workers against a retail giant.

  • Papermaking for Art Therapy

    See how papermaking can impact mental health.

  • A Pay-What-You-Can Cafe

    Chef Judah makes soup from scratch daily, giving it away for free.