# North Minneapolis neighborhood newspaper quietly shuts down after 50 years

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Podcast: [Minnesota Now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-now-4397657)
Published: 2026-08-31T18:20:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/08/31/north-minneapolis-neighborhood-newspaper-quietly-shuts-down-after-50-years
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## Resource

You’ve likely seen this headline before: local newspaper shuts down. This time, it’s a neighborhood monthly that for the past 50 years has covered just one zip code in north Minneapolis. Alanna Elder reported on the Camden Community News’ final issue published this weekend.

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