May 2016 – Southside Pride

Tawfiq Islamic Center on Minnehaha Avenue to open soon

May 16, 2016 May 16, 2016

BY ELAINE KLAASSEN The Tawfiq Islamic Center on Minnehaha Avenue at 24th Street, now under construction, will open in July, after Ramadan. There will be a grand opening for the wider community. Executive Director Oumer M. Wako says they would like to share their culture with the neighborhood. And their food…

Discover Fun Ways to Save the Earth on Minnehaha Avenue

May 16, 2016 May 16, 2016

BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE The theme this year tying all the Minnehaha Avenue news together is the fusion of culture and sustainability. Minnehaha Avenue is sustainability city, from its start in the Seward neighborhood, to its end at the beautiful waterfall and park from which it gets its name. Last…

DFL CD 5 report

May 16, 2016 May 16, 2016

BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE The DFL’s Fifth Congressional District Convention was held at South High School on Saturday, May 7. A little over 200 delegates from a total of 230 precincts attended. As a Bernie Sanders pledged alternate, I got upgraded to delegate just before lunch time when one of…

RIP Prince

May 16, 2016 May 16, 2016

April 21, 2016 It was a very unusual day … an extraordinary day. I was in the mood for quiet time so the computer, TV and radio remained off while I sipped on “cold press” and read the morning paper after which I headed for the basement to do some…

Spotlight on The Southern Theater and Theatre in the Round

May 16, 2016 May 16, 2016

BY ADAM M. SCHENCK ‘Kid-Simple: A Radio Play in the Flesh’ Swandive Theater’s production of “Kid-Simple” at the Southern Theater has much to recommend it. Co-directors Meg DiSciorio and Damon Runnals create an intricate set with the best sound design I have seen, or rather heard, in local theater. Sound…

They should be indicted

May 16, 2016 May 16, 2016

BY ED FELIEN I accuse Dustin Schwarze and Mark Ringgenberg of Murder in the Third Degree for the killing of Jamar Clark. According to Minnesota Statutes 609.195, Murder in the Third Degree happens when “Whoever, without intent to effect the death of any person, causes the death of another by…

Queen of Cuisine: Urban Roadhouse

May 16, 2016 May 16, 2016

BY CARLA WALDEMAR The Lowbrow 4244 Nicollet Ave. S. 612-208-0720 thelowbrowmpls.com Here I am, eating fish sticks—something, after being liberated from my mother’s cooking, I swore I would never again do. But these didn’t come from a freezer box, they’re from the scratch kitchen of The Lowbrow, the in-town roadhouse…

Cultural Arts Director at Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, 1964 to 1967

May 16, 2016 May 16, 2016

BY ED FELIEN Settlement houses are generally dreary places—the poverty, noisy kids, anxious mothers. But they can also be exciting. I had read about the Henry Street Settlement House on the Lower East Side in Manhattan, and how they had theater programs for children and became a cultural center. I…

The wait is almost over

May 10, 2016 May 10, 2016

BY ED FELIEN In one or two months Barr Engineering will release its study of flooding on Lake Hiawatha at a public meeting. Readers of Southside Pride might remember “Return to Mud Lake” from the March 2016 Nokomis and Riverside editions of Southside Pride in which we wrote how Barr…

Cars and Trucks to Go Crazy Over!

May 10, 2016 May 10, 2016

The South Chicago Avenue Business Alliance (SCABA) 7th Annual Classic Car Show will be held on Sunday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.at the intersection of 48th Street and Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis. As in other years, the car show will feature a wide variety of classic…

Getting a haircut at Bob’s

May 10, 2016 May 10, 2016

BY ED FELIEN All right, I admit it, I have a crush on Polly Mann. My wife doesn’t mind. She likes Polly. [For those of you who don’t know Polly, she started Women Against Military Madness—WAMM—with Mary Hamilton 34 years ago. She writes almost monthly for us. She’s 96 and…

‘Kid-Simple: A Radio Play in the Flesh’ showing at Southern Theater

May 10, 2016 May 10, 2016

BY ADAM M. SCHENCK Swandive Theater’s production of “Kid-Simple” at the Southern Theater has much to recommend it. Co-directors Meg DiSciorio and Damon Runnals create an intricate set with the best sound design I have seen, or rather heard, in local theater. Sound bumps and soothes the audience. Lead actor…

From Where I Stand: John Scales Avery’s ‘The Need for a New Economic System’

May 9, 2016 May 9, 2016

BY POLLY MANN I do believe we need one, that is, a new economic system, and economist John Scales Avery describes one to us in this book. I didn’t read the book, knowing myself to become overwhelmed by its knowledge as such has happened to me before. But I read…

They should be indicted

May 2, 2016 May 2, 2016

Last chance to comment on changes to Powderhorn Park

May 2, 2016 May 2, 2016

The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board is sponsoring the last in a series of Community Advisory Committee meetings for the South Service Area Master Plan (SSAMP) on Thursday, May 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Central Gym community room, 3400 4th Ave. S. This Master Plan will create a comprehensive,…