Debra Keefer Ramage
Debra Keefer Ramage began writing freelance for Southside Pride in 2012, shortly after returning from a 13-year sojourn in England. She covers progressive politics, education, co-ops and neighborhoods. In 2017 she started doing Southside Pride’s restaurant review column, The Dish.
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE When tyrants tremble sick with fear And hear their death knell ringing When friends rejoice both far and near, How can I keep from singing? In prison cell and dungeon vile Our thoughts to them are winging. When friends by shame are undefiled, How can I…
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BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Being gentle with myself I am trying to transition from a more or less addicted coffee drinker into a tea drinker. I have always associated tea with gentleness and relaxation, while I associate coffee with hard work, both mental and physical. So that’s part of it.…
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BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Openings, closings, and changes A fairly new restaurant, Brim in Uptown, is one I have not tried yet but it sounds like my kind of place. They recently opened a second location in Edina, in the former Red Pepper Chinese location, 2910 West 66th St. A…
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BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Holidays are upon us! We’re trying to pack a maximum of choices into our column inches. Full information will not be given; you’ll have to choose your events and then get details elsewhere. We give you a boost with the root url, date ranges without times,…
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BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE This is kinda personal This past year is the first year in my life that I really felt old. I don’t necessarily mean due to health issues, although I have had a few over the years and they do get closer together and seem to matter…
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BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Dish goes Meta: Review at the top not the end Not Meta as in the company, meta as in this is my column talking about itself. As you may or may not know, I am basically a Southside Minneapolis girl. Most of my restaurant news and…
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BY STEPHANIE FOX Students from Sanford Middle School walked out of their 6th grade class at noon on Sept. 5 and headed to Longfellow Park with hand drawn signs saying “Stop Gun Violence.” This was one of the many protests following the mass school shooting at nearby Annunciation School, only…
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BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Annunciation School shooting overshadows opening days To be honest, I didn’t know about any prior school shootings in the Twin Cities, so I thought the shooting that killed two children and injured 17 other people might have been the first one here. It was not, but…
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BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE We’re not Uptown, and we don’t wanna be gentrified! I have written quite a few times before about what I love about my neighborhood, Standish, and its adjacent partner, Ericsson. They’re the right size, friendly and diverse, with lots of well-loved small businesses. Last year, we…
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BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Openings and closings and other changes The only opening I have is Shepherd’s Table at 3708 East 34th St. It’s not a restaurant but more of a cheesemonger / market / deli. There are a lot of closings, though. Palmer’s Bar closed on Sept. 14 as…
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BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Chicago Avenue – home to some wonderful community service organizations We will be looking at two of these organizations. First is Tubman – Chrysalis Center at 4432 Chicago Ave. The overall organization, now just called Tubman, is nearly 50 years old. They provide a huge array…
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BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE The B Line is here As of June 14 of this year, the Metro Transit B Line has replaced the historic, unique bus route that was #21. There is a new local bus in Minneapolis for short trips, the endpoints are slightly different in both cities,…
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BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Two openings and no closings The major opening is D’s Banh Mi! Yes, finally. Even in my crazy month of August, I managed to go there in person and order a banh mi so I could tell you all that it’s great! And it’s just down…
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BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE The theater scene on Lyndale Avenue Bryant Lake Bowl has a monthly feature called “Improv Zodiac,” which in August will feature performers whose birthdates fall under the sign of Leo. They also offer “Uproar Comedy Open Mic,” as well as featured performances. A complete listing is…
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BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Places to eat and drink We covered the May Day Cafe in our Bloomington Avenue story last year, but only a month or so later they began the process of becoming a worker-owned co-op. Now that process is officially complete and the cafe has been under…
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