BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE The concept of a virtual town or neighborhood was actually born right here in Minneapolis decades ago with the founding of an online “community” called e-democracy. It seems old-fashioned now, but that’s because it’s so imitated, yet still around. Global now in its reach but much…
BY DWIGHT HOBBES Summer 2011: the Minneapolis Police Department struck at the South Minneapolis intersection of Chicago and Franklin. Crack dealers along with hookers and other junkies, accustomed to complacently setting up camp at the Thrones Plaza entrance to Peavey Park, hardly knew what hit them. Literally overnight, coordinating undercover…
BY CARLA WALDEMAR Picture a perfect Minnesota meal: Salad of heirloom tomatoes and micro greens dotted with fresh mozzarella; Fisher Farm barbecued pork ribs with mashed potatoes rich with local Hope Creamery butter and cream; grilled and roasted summer vegetables and ears of corn. And pies! Pies celebrating blueberries, strawberries,…
BY ADAM M. SCHENCK “Hell or High Water,” a Western-heist film combination starring Jeff Bridges and Chris Pine, stands out in the midst of Hollywood’s cautious, ho-hum summer releases. While the movie does not expand the film form in terms of narrative or production, this well-crafted work does instruct us…
BY CARLA WALDEMAR Picture a perfect Minnesota meal: a salad of heirloom tomatoes and microgreens dotted with fresh mozzarella; Fisher Farm barbecued pork ribs with mashed potatoes rich with local Hope Creamery butter and cream; grilled and roasted summer vegetables and ears of corn. And pies! Pies celebrating blueberries, strawberries,…
BY ED FELIEN Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau has updated the manual on police conduct. She says officers should “reduce their exposure to a potential threat using distance, cover or concealment”; they should “communicate from a safe position intended to gain the subject’s compliance, using verbal persuasion, advisements or warnings”;…
