It’s not Franklin, it’s ‘The Avenue’

BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE White men may have physically built Franklin Avenue, but it was, to a large degree, Native Americans, since the 1960s, who made it what it is today. The unique paradox of the Avenue is that it attracts immigrants, whatever the newest, most vulnerable wave is, and…

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DFL CD 5 report

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…

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RIP Prince

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…

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They should be indicted

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…

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Queen of Cuisine: Urban Roadhouse

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…

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The wait is almost over

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…

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Cars and Trucks to Go Crazy Over!

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…

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Getting a haircut at Bob’s

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…

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