CBS News Minnesota · Dec. 20, 2023
Josh Liljenquist’s Lotus visit and community meal support
Local reporting on a Minneapolis restaurant order that also provided meals for people experiencing homelessness.
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CBS News Minnesota · Dec. 20, 2023
Local reporting on a Minneapolis restaurant order that also provided meals for people experiencing homelessness.
Read CBS coverageMinnesota Star Tribune · Jan. 18, 2024
An in-depth look at Josh’s creator work, community reach, and the questions surrounding public acts of kindness.
Read Star Tribune coverageCBS News Minnesota · Feb. 27, 2024
Reg Chapman reports on Josh, Eric Foster, and Starkey Cares working together to provide hearing support.
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KMBC 9 News · Aug. 9, 2026
KMBC 9 reports on Steven Mills’ search for a living kidney donor and Josh Liljenquist’s social-media outreach around the Kansas project.
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Josh joins Twin Cities Live for a live studio conversation about the Live to Love mission, spreading kindness, turning attention into practical help, and how viewers can nominate someone through his official website.

KARE 11 Sunrise profiles Josh’s community work, including support for Twin Cities Firefighters Operation Warm.

Reg Chapman reports how Josh and Starkey Cares helped Eric Foster receive hearing aids after a St. Paul connection.

CBS News Minnesota follows a Lotus food order that supported a Minneapolis restaurant and provided meals for people in need.

CCX News covers Josh visiting Brooklyn Park businesses, purchasing food, and sharing it with people experiencing homelessness.

Carla Beaurline speaks with Josh about family influence, community outreach, homelessness, social media, and giving back.

Liz Collin interviews Josh about the parks restriction, its April 22 rescission, family influences, and the Tom Bever fundraiser.

Eric Bolling speaks with Josh about community outreach, the Azeza and Gigi fundraiser, and the St. Paul parks dispute.

Josh discusses Clyde’s housing crisis, Pastor Steven Mills’s kidney-donor search, faith, and the Live to Love mission.

Josh, James Cowan Jr., and Dylan Kitley discuss recovery, stable housing, faith, volunteer support, and what came next.

Josh and Jason DeRusha discuss buying meals locally and connecting respectfully with people experiencing homelessness.

KARE 11’s full April 14 package covers the initial parks restriction and Josh’s response before the April 22 rescission.

This separate KARE 11 report presents a shorter account of the initial restriction and public response before the rescission.

CBS News Minnesota reports on the initial parks restriction, the city’s allegations, and Josh’s response.

CBS News Minnesota reports that St. Paul rescinded the six-month restriction effective April 22 after Josh appealed.

Adam Carter and Jordana Green interview Josh about outreach, off-camera work, social-media monetization, and the parks dispute.

Josh joins David J. Harris Jr. after the rescission to discuss the parks dispute, community outreach, and faith.

KAKE News reports on Josh’s effort to help Garden City pastor Steven Mills search for a living kidney donor.

City Cast Twin Cities includes Josh in its podcast discussion of the St. Paul parks dispute.

KMBC 9 reports on Steven Mills’ search for a living kidney donor and Josh’s outreach around the Kansas project.
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Final outcome: St. Paul Parks and Recreation rescinded the six-month restriction effective April 22, 2026, after Josh appealed.
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