City Council

Ninth Ward - Gary Schiff

350 S. 5th St., Room 307
Minneapolis, MN 55415
(612) 673-2209
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Ninth Ward in the News

A homeowner intiative to help the Little Earth community – Drew Kerr, Finance & Commerce, 2/6/13

Minneapolis landlord with long history of troubled properties sells out –  Randy Furst, Star Tribune, 1/24/13

Minneapolis 911 mix-up leaves renters in the cold – Jay Kolls, KSTP, 1/20/13

The Banyan Community turns out to support proposal for former Waite House site – Andrea Parrott, TC Daily Planet, 1/20/13

A homeowner intiative to help the Little Earth community – Anna Pratt, The Line Media, 8/1/12

Wanted: More Minnesota-made movies – Michelle Brunch, The Line Media, 7/25/12

Tough mural 'advertising' rules? Minneapolis City Council Member Gary Schiff wants to loosen them – Karen Boros, MinnPost, 7/20/12

City of Minneapolis releases 311 mobile app – Eric Roper, Star Tribune, 7/18/12

Federal grant allows city to re-hire six firefighters – Nick Halter, Downtown Journal, 7/16/12

Minneapolis considers IDs for door-to-door solicitors – Eric Roper, Star Tribune, 7/10/12

Electric pedicab idea sparks City Council debate – Eric Roper, Star Tribune, 7/6/12

Strains noted in Minneapolis Fire Deparment – Randy Furst, Star Tribune, 7/4/12

Xcel begins work on Minneapolis transmission project – Drew Kerr, Finance & Commerce, 7/2/12

Development plan on Lake Street hits a snag – Steve Brandt, Star Tribune, 6/26/12

Minneapolis officials consider new protections for cab drivers – Tim Sherno, KSAX-TV/ABC, 3/22/2012

Fulton Brewing opens city's first 'tap room' – Dave Berggren, Kare 11, 3/12/2012

Minneapolis wins fight against landlord – James Eli Shiffer, Star Tribune, 3/07/2012

Minneapolis police ready to restore 12 laid-off community service officers – Karen Boros, MinnPost, 2/22/2012

Unused Wi-Fi costs Minneapolis millions – Eric Roper, Star Tribune, 2/03/2012

Transit official looking to Ludwig and his posse for help – Pat Doyle, Star Tribune, 2/02/2012

Charges aim to deal a blow to Native Mob – Matt McKinney and Nicole Norfleet, Star Tribune, 1/28/2012

Animal control hours preserved - for now – Maya Rao, Star Tribune, 1/27/2012

Cutbacks for Minneapolis Animal Control – Maya Rao, Star Tribune, 1/25/2012

Council panel approves Harriet Brewing taproom – Eric Roper, Star Tribune, 1/19/2012

Minneapolis cabs to take credit cards – Eric Roper, Star Tribune, 1/13/2012

Come June, Minneapolis taxis must accept credit cards – Karen Boros, MinnPost, 1/13/2012

Cheers! Minneapolis City Council loosens barbrewery rules – Karen Boros, MinnPost, 11/18/2012

Editorial: Church-spirits rules are outdated, unfair – Editorial, Star Tribune, 11/14/2011

Churches & Bars Battle for Turf in Minneapolis – Paul Blume, Fox 9 News, 11/13/2011

Eased liquor restrictions are on tap in Minneapolis – Eric Roper, Star Tribune, 11/12/2011

L&H Station plan adds more housing, trims office space – Burl Gilyard, Finance & Commerce, 11/9/2011

Minneapolis bikers getting increased attention, new safety measures – Karen Boros, MinnPost, 10/26/2011

Neighbors Ready for Meeting on Airplane Noise in So. Mpls Next Week – Gail Brown, KSTP, 10/19/2011

Hungry for justice: Grocery giants, silent contractors, and the defamation lawsuit seeking to silence a movement – Chelsey Perkins, Daily Planet, 10/05/2011

Smokehouse Brewpub offers beer for lifeKARE 11, 9/28/2011

Mural Painted on Mpls. Street to Help Slow Traffic– Becky Nahm, KSTP- 8/16/2011

Targeted Minneapolis firefighters call out mayor – Steve Brandt, Matt McKinney, Star Tribune- 8/15/2011

Minneapolis plan to aid fledgling brewers advances– Steve Brandt, Star Tribune- 8/8/2011

More Food Carts Could Be Coming To Minneapolis– Sara Boyd, CBS- 8/5/2011

Giant Supervalu Grocery Chain Sues Small Workers Center – R.M. Arrieta, In These Times- 7/29/2011

Mpls firefighters share tricks of trade with Kenyans– Charles Hallman, Spokesman Recorder- 2/11/2011

Brother Ali urges brotherhood at breakfast with Gary Schiff– Hart Van Denburg, The City Pages- 9/24/2010

Brew Beer Here Approved in MinneapolisFox9- 8/6/2010

City Council approves "Brew Beer Here" amendment– Danielle Nordine, MN Daily- 8/6/2010

Councilman proposes late-night food policy– Danielle Nordine, MN Daily- 7/7/2010

Small potatoes, yes, but Midtown Market vies for No. 1– Gail Rosenblum, Star Tribune- 9/3/2009

Local artists use paintbrush to fight crime in neighborhood– Trisha Volpe, KARE 11- 8/6/2009

Minneapolis to go after johns to fight prostitution – Abbey Simmons, Star Tribune- 3/11/2009

A No Kill Agenda: Minneapolis councilman Gary Schiff looks to reform the city’s animal control – Beth Walton, The City Pages– 9/16/2008

Minneapolis council members call for investigation of RNC policing– Chris Stellar, MN Independent– 9/5/2008

Police crackdown: Rolling out the raid carpet– G.R. Anderson Jr., MinnPost– 8/30/2008

Pedaler hopes to get his foot in door – Steve Brandt, Star Tribune– 8/14/2008

4,000 foreclosures in Minneapolis—what is being done to help people? – Dennis Geisinger, South Side Pride– 6/2008

Feds bust illicit drug enterprise operating since '99 – Paul Walsh, Star Tribune– 6/2/2008

A special place for Memorial Day: Old Minneapolis cemetery tells the tales of long-gone war dead – Curt Brown, Star Tribune– 5/26/2008

PRG gets into ‘out’ housing – Burl Gilyard, Finance and Commerce– 5/14/2008

Minneapolis neighborhood makes a deal and history - Steve Brandt, Star Tribune – 3/4/2008

Council Begins Trimming Budget – Steve Brandt, Star Tribune - 11/26/2007

Nation's No. 2 bicycling city opens one-of-a-kind bridge – Jim Foti, Star Tribune - 11/8/2007

Coffee-shop musicians singing protest song Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune – 11/6/2007

BEST HISTORIC REHAB PROJECT: Midtown Exchange Jerry Ascierto, Affordable Housing Finance - November, 2007

Dig for arsenic widens in yards of south Minneapolis - Tom Meersman and Joy Powell, Star Tribune -October 30, 2007

Gunshot-spotting system gets an A+ - David Chanen, Star Tribune - January 30, 2007

If You Lived Here, You'd be Broke by Now - G.R. Anderson Jr., City Pages - 2/22/2006

Trolleys may be jolly, say Minneapolis officials - Rochelle Olson, Star Tribune - 12/22/2005

Condo rush consumes low-cost units - Minneapolis renters finding fewer options - by Beth Silver - St. Paul Pioneer Press: Knight Ridder/Tribune - 11/5/2005

Last updated Feb. 11, 2013