Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 30/09/2026No one asked for thisapnews.comFrom motorcycles to booze, US ban on $1 billion worth of Canadian imports goes into effectU.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including a... 030
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Breaking hyperlocal news: French Meadow on Lyndale Avenue is closed. A new owner took over earlier this year. 261
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I'm at a coffee shop working alongside two other local news outlets. I am jealous of myself. 190
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We have a guest editor for the Monday newsletter. His name is "Our You Finished With Your Yogurt Yet?" 2161
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This summer, we challenged our interns to report on gun violence in North Minneapolis. They did that while also developing an interest in City Council and law enforcement's use of drones. You can support North News by reading these articles and the others posted on mynorthnews.org 060
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A long overdue sunrise/sunset forecast: The sun will wake up TOMORROW (Thursday) at 7:01 a.m. and will set at 7:06 p.m, gracing us with roughly 12 hours of sunlight. NOTE: We are losing a few minutes of sunlight a day right now, so be grateful for what you have//bring your lights. 010
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 21/09/2026On this day in 2021, a student mentioned this song, so we had an online dance party (it was pandemic times) and it really set the tone for the last semester that I taught. 2151
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A breakdown of the options for the Southwest and Washburn High School pathways. #hyperlocaljournalism #educationnews 030
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It's cool everyone, I saved the US Postal Service with this purchase. 1270
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 16/09/2026As the different options were presented last night, parents, school board members, and the press slowly got a picture of what schools were being suggested to close. 041
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Full house at the MPS school board work session to discussion the district's school transformation plan. 1193
Reposted by Melody Hoffmannmadi mcvan @madisonmcvan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026the alex pretty memorial was vandalized today when someone poured motor oil all over it, per @nicoleneri.bsky.social, but volunteers are cleaning it up and expect it to be back in good shape soon.minnesotareformer.comCaretakers clean Alex Pretti memorial site after vandalism • Minnesota ReformerEarly Friday morning, caretakers arrived at Alex Pretti’s memorial, finding it doused in two gallons of synthetic motor oil. Motor oil is not flammable, and much of the memorial remains unharmed. Volu... 512252
Reposted by Melody HoffmannEHB on BET @ehbforbet.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🚨🚨🚨 Important Event Alert 🚨🚨🚨 TOMORROW (Wed.) the BET will take public comment on the Mayor's proposed budget. This is your opportunity to speak on funding for parks, police, or anything else. 5:05pm in the Public Service Center. Come and be heard! Details: lims.minneapolismn.gov/Board/Agenda...lims.minneapolismn.gov 01914
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I got a full encapsulation of the Hennepin/Franklin Avenue Problem on video. Note: I recorded this for educational/reporting purposes. Do not record while driving. 120
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Re: today's federal charges against Christian Castro for perjury. This is @mynorthnews.bsky.social team coverage reporting from that night. I will never forget watching the video coming from inside the house. While my colleagues were on the ground, I was tracking everything accessible online. 273
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 31/08/2026If this wasn't a life/death situation at times, it would be funny. 0111
Reposted by Melody HoffmannJohn Maddening! @johnmaddening.bsky.social · 29/08/2026So the State Fairgrounds markedly increased the size of the Como bike lot this year. It’s still not big enough. 1848866
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Hugs Minneapolis. This is the beginning of a rough year of anniversaries. 2241
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 20/08/2026in case anyone needs to show this to someone on NextDoor, reporters are trained, for ethical reasons, to not report widely on suicides because it has been shown, via credible research, to produce "copycat" suicides so that is why you won't be seeing everything on the news. need help? call 988. <3 0122
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Two feelings at the same time: So happy the country finally is paying attention to the WNBA // mourning not being able to afford this continual level of access for my niblings. (Note how many open seats there are). Photo taken in 2022 150
Reposted by Melody HoffmannMinnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 13/08/2026Undercover Homeland Security agents joined Signal chats, attended in-person meetings of anti-ICE protesters, used AI to compile photo dossiers of protesters, and more.minnesotareformer.comDocuments show how feds spied on protesters, left-wing organizations and unions during Metro Surge • Minnesota ReformerHomeland Security investigators secretly recorded conversations, infiltrated Signal chats and obtained financial records for labor unions and progressive groups as part of a wide-ranging surveillance ... 99661
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Undercover agent looks like they try to entrap organizer by saying they could build something (dangerous) for a direct action, despite it being a non-violent group 031
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 12/08/2026ICE plans to give officers gloves (ETA March 2027) that can deliver painful electric shocks. Cost: $20 million.apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocksImmigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals. 340
Reposted by Melody HoffmannMarniOpe! 🤬🧊 @silentmachine.bsky.social · 09/08/2026After years of being told to go outside, the kids finally do and... The people are terrified? Sheesh. 0121
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Interns at @mynorthnews.bsky.social have been reporting on gun violence this summer. According to community orgs that have been around for decades, do you know what helps keep violence at bay? Filling kids time. Sports at night. You could not ask for something better. Leave the kids alone. 16010
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 09/08/2026The kids have nowhere else to go. Let them ride around on scooters for god's sake. 715217
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 31/07/2026sunrise report: be grateful for our sunlight because we are losing it (I just edited away a newsletter that had 30 more minutes of sunlight). today the sun woke up at 5:57 a.m. and she sets at 8:40 p.m. still a glorious 14 hours and 43 minutes of light. 060
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 24/07/2026One neighbor helped another neighbor recoup the cost of their stolen form of transportation in less than an hour. When unfortunate things happen to people who take care of their community, the community responds. 18620
Reposted by Melody HoffmannThe Jack of Kingfield @thejackofkingfield.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Jurassic Parking 513519
Reposted by Melody HoffmannThe Jack of Kingfield @thejackofkingfield.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I don’t want to hear anyone complaining about not enough street parking in Minneapolis. There is a T tex parked on the street. 1021442
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I am behind on this, but a final vote to un-veto a veto failed in City Council last week. If I am reading this correctly, Mayor Frey vetoed a Ballpark Authority appointment. To add to the convo, here is why CM Whiting didn't vote to un-veto: 130
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 17/07/2026NO NOPE NO. I DON'T WANT IT. MAKE IT FO AWAY. NEVER ASKED FOR IT. I WANT NO PART IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THIS PLANET. I GUESS I QUIT GMAIL. WHAT IS MY NEW EMAIL? 2110
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 13/07/2026In chasing McKinnon's impersonation around YouTube, I stumbled into a skit with McConnell and Grahamm.youtube.comMeet the Press Cold Open - SNLYouTube video by Saturday Night Live 040
Reposted by Melody HoffmannMother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/07/2026Reminder: Memphis is still “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Task force members have reportedly killed at least two people in four days.motherjones.comMemphis is “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Here’s why you may not know that.Community members face retaliation for trying to spread the word out, a lawsuit alleges. 4827651742
Reposted by Melody HoffmannNieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Broadcasters, publishers, and platforms are responding very differently to the U.K.’s proposed news prominence rules. Joshua Benton breaks it down for Nieman Lab. niemanlab.orgThe British government wants to force more trustworthy news into your doomscrollingThe British government is asking social media companies to put more news — real news, produced by public service broadcasters like the BBC — high up in people's feeds. And if companies refuse, it'll pass laws to require it. That's the main takeaway from a new report issued Tuesday on a host … 022
Reposted by Melody HoffmannMPR News @mprnews.org · 03/07/2026If Fourth of July fireworks aren’t your thing, the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is offering a quieter light show. The annual Firefly Viewing Nights lets visitors trade fireworks for fireflies, as naturalists warn the glowing insects are disappearing in many parts of the country.mprnews.orgFirefly viewing nights return to the U of M Arboretum with a silent fireworks showA summer tradition at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum lets visitors trade fireworks for fireflies, as naturalists warn the glowing insects are disappearing in many parts of the country. 2302102
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Wisconsin wx news: Vernon County got so much rain that the small town of Viroqua had to release wastewater into the Kickapoo River.vernonreporter.comHeavy rainfall causes sewer overflow in Viroqua – VernonReporter 330
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I know a lot of people will be interested in this: U.S. Supreme Court overturns a 7-2 ruling regarding Monsanto and a man who said "long-term use of the weedkiller Roundup caused him to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer."minnesotareformer.comUS Supreme Court hands win to Monsanto in case related to claims Roundup causes cancer • Minnesota ReformerState courts cannot find liability for labeling shortcomings in pesticides and similar products because such products are covered by federal law, the U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday in a decision bac... 044
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I know @deveric.net and I maybe someone else were chatting about spray.bike for painting our bikes. My young nephew used their paint yesterday for his bike. "Floura" paint quality can be frustrating but results are BRIGHT (pink). Regular paint goes on super nice. 1111
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 24/06/2026The @wedge.live cat tour map for tonight, June 24, has dropped. Instructions sent to attendees include not clapping or cheering for the cats as the cats do not enjoy the noise. The tour starts at 6 p.m. John (Chet Wedgely) is a prompt person so don't dilly dally getting there and avoid driving. 17827
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 22/06/2026So proud of my North News dream team on consistently producing award-winning work. My local politics/gov't reporting for North News was recognized by the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists. This included my piece on Northside mayoral candidate DeWayne Davis. @mynorthnews.bsky.social 1110
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The MN Society of Professional Journalists board put together a video of national journalists and a former U.S. president thanking Minnesota reporters for our work this year. It was played at the MNSPJ award ceremony last night. What a gift. @mnspj.bsky.socialm.youtube.comMessages of support for Minnesota journalistsYouTube video by mnspj 0268
Melody Hoffmann @phmelody.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Sylvia Fowles is back in the WNBA. I hope she still does her morgue stuff, though. 💀 130