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Past:
  • Next City
  • Condé Nast Traveler
  • CityLab
  • Rewire News Group
  • realtor.com
  • Pacific Standard
  • Washington Post
  • Elite Daily
  • Brit + Co
  • Fast Company

Past articles by Cinnamon:

In Barcelona, Kids Bike To School In Large, Choreographed Herds

Hop on the ‘bicibús,’ a highly replicable model that makes getting to school fun, safe and sustainable. "Once you have tried it, there is no turning back," one parent says. → Read More

An Oklahoma Home Is Filling A Major Gap In Child Mental Health Services

Grand Lake Mental Health opened its first brief stay therapeutic home, designed to treat both kids and their families as one. → Read More

At Human Libraries, Check Out A “Book” To Start A Novel Conversation

Human Libraries in over 80 countries feature people who volunteer as books, offering “readings” on their personal experiences to nurture conversations and, ultimately, understanding. → Read More

These Students Are The First To Attend Law School From Prison

A variance from the American Bar Association, a tweak to how the LSAT is delivered, and close collaboration between schools and the prison system has led to this historic achievement. → Read More

The Twin Cities Group Reclaiming Lacrosse’s Native Roots

As lacrosse grows among mostly white students in U.S. colleges, Twin Cities Native Lacrosse are working to keep the sport’s Indigenous roots alive. → Read More

Album Offers Today’s Hits — Sung in Cherokee

A Tulsa-based nonprofit record company is helping keep the Cherokee language alive by getting kids singing along. → Read More

How Chicago Is Helping Residents Coexist With Urban Wildlife

By pairing animal profiles with education and information, the city’s Wildlife Management and Coexistence Plan is designed to help residents and urban wildlife peacefully live next to each other. → Read More

Bill Could Lift Looming Deportation Threat

Advocates hope to carve out a new exception for post-conviction relief in Minnesota. → Read More

Youth Criminal Justice Gets ‘Community Review’ in Minnesota

Ramsey County is piloting a program focused on equity, restoration and rehabilitation instead of criminal records. → Read More

High Road Kitchens Keeps Restaurants Open, Feeds Thousands During Pandemic

While the program is giving grants to restaurant owners in their time of need, the ultimate goal is to move the equity needle in the industry. → Read More

For Some Afghan Refugees, Sewing Machines Provide Needed Sense of Normalcy

Donated sewing tools are giving newly arrived women from Afghanistan a sense of home in the U.S. → Read More

How St. Paul Became Home to Minnesota’s First Commercial Community Land Trust

A community land trust partnered to cobble together 12 different funding sources and offer affordable commercial space and senior housing in St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood. → Read More

This Minneapolis Start Up Is Ending To-Go Container Waste

For a small deposit, customers at participating restaurants can opt for recycled stainless steel to-go containers instead. → Read More

Art, Performance, History, and Community at the Reopening of a Minneapolis Pedestrian Bridge

As Minneapolis reconstructed an iconic pedestrian bridge, it preserved important relics of the past. → Read More

Texas's Big Bend Could Soon Be the Largest Dark Sky Reserve in the World

Should the region’s International Dark Sky Reserve application be approved, at over 9.8 million square acres, it would be nearly larger than the existing 18 international reserves combined. → Read More

Trauma-Informed Training Attempts to Bridge Gap Between Newark Residents and Cops

In 2020 the Newark Police Department didn’t fire their weapons at all. This trauma-focused initiative might have something to do with it. → Read More

In Baltimore, Disability Advocates Are Suing Over Sidewalk Conditions

The complaint asserts that just 1.3% of the city’s 37,806 curb ramps that were surveyed in 2019 met ADA accessibility requirements. → Read More

The Activists Behind the Push for Rent Stabilization in St. Paul

A coalition delivered over 9,000 signatures to the county’s elections office—nearly double what they need to get rent stabilization on the ballot. → Read More

Missoula, Montana Is Making Its Mobile Mental Health Response Pilot Permanent

As mobile mental health units crop up around the country, a Montana program has found success with a combo of clinicians, EMTs, and fire department support. → Read More

What Happens When Cash Fares Are Eliminated?

As public transit fares digitize and cash fare options evaporate, how can cities ensure equitable access for all? → Read More