Category: Riverside
Forum on affordable housing held at Pillsbury
BY ED FELIEN The Minneapolis Commiss-ion on Civil Rights hosted a public forum on affordable housing at Pillsbury House on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Nekima Levy-Pounds, professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, moderated a panel discussion by specialists in the field from government agencies and nonprofits. Sue…
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Golf at Hiawatha
Connections Gallery
In collaboration with Forecast Public Art and artist Randy Walker, Roosevelt High School has been working on the “Connections Gallery,” an art installation and permanent structure in front of the school with changeable components that Roosevelt students and the community can enjoy and use. The Connections Gallery will be dedicated…
Forum on Affordable Housing August 27
LOLA ART CRAWL AUGUST 23–24
The League of Longfellow Artists (LoLa) invites the public into artists’ home studios and backyards, as well as neighborhood cafés, bars and shops, to showcase the wide range of fine arts and practical crafts made by artists and artisans of the greater Longfellow community of South Minneapolis. The sixth annual…
With God on our Side: the theology of Zionism
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Gaza and Israel
Jewish Community Council of Minnesota and Dakotas Response to: Gaza and Israel by Ed Felien
BY STEVE HUNEGS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR “Friends in need are friends indeed. Here tonight, we are friends indeed.” It is worth recalling this exhortation by Governor Mark Dayton at last week’s Israel community gathering when reading Ed Felien’s recent column on the ongoing conflict between Israel, a liberal western democracy, and…
Lending discrimination report hits standstill in City Council committee
BY TAMAR MYERS Banks must release more data on Minneapolis mortgage loans in order to truly investigate alleged race-based discrimination in housing loans, a July 23 City Council committee meeting starkly revealed. University of Minnesota law professor Myron Orfield presented his report entitled “Twin Cities in Crisis: Unequal Treatment of…
Charley’s Garden “Sharing is key to survival”
Raina’s Wellness “Eating well at The Fair”
Queen of Cuisine “We cook what we love, and love what we cook”
BY CARLA WALDEMAR Blackbird 3800 Nicollet Ave. S. 612-823-479 www.blackbirdmpls.com Yes, once in a while, truth in advertising does prevail. Perhaps the Gold Standard is Blackbird cafe’s promise: “Our goal is to make Minneapolis yummier by offering a high quality meal at a good value.” And what they neglected to…