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BY JOHN KARRIGAN I just made a short walk to look at the park after this morning’s (July 28) hard rain, the third hard rain in the last three weeks, and, as I suspected, the lake water was higher than it has been for several years. The usuals—lots of Canada…

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The 24th Annual Powderhorn Art Fair is coming up Saturday, Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 9,  from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Powderhorn Park, 3400 15th Ave. S. Powderhorn Art Fair, one of the finest juried regional art fairs in the country, celebrates…

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BY ELAINE KLAASSEN For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.  – Baruch Spinoza There are many ways to work for world peace. One of them is to create the world we want—a…

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If you see these people, notify the authorities!  They were seen and heard in Powderhorn Park expressing freedom of speech. L to R:  Papa John, Eskit, Bob Carney, Bill McGaughey and Captain Jack BY ED FELIEN There was a small but dedicated crowd gathered around the Southside Pride virtual soapbox…

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BY ED FELIEN There has been a wide ranging discussion about changing the name of Lake Calhoun, and the park board recently asked staff to report on how that could happen.  The lake was named by U.S. Army surveyors in the early part of the 19th century for John C.…

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BY ED FELIEN Highland Village was the home of the first European settlement in the Minnesota Territory.  When the U.S. government established Fort Snelling at the juncture of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers, in 1819, a small settlement of Swiss and French-Canadian immigrants grew up around it.  Eventually the settlement…

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Stage two construction between 42nd Street and 38th Street is scheduled to begin early the week of July 20. As part of the preparation for the street reconstruction, some trees along the boulevards will need to be removed in the project area. Those trees are being marked with a ribbon…

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BY ED FELIEN It was overcast with sprinkles last Wednesday, July 15.  Only about 30 people showed up for the weekly Peace Vigil on the Lake Street Bridge. The Vigil started in 1999 when local peace groups decided to act in solidarity with the people of Yugoslavia who were standing…

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BY CARLA WALDEMAR Lela 5601 W. 78th St., Bloomington 952-656-5980 lelarestaurant.com Remember Chez Colette at the Hotel Sofitel? Well, both are ancient history in the hospitality industry archives. And French food is so yesterday (as I weep). The hotel at Hwys. 100 and 494 is now a Sheraton, and Collette—with…

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BY JOHNNY HAZARD Nine months after the forced disappearance of 43 education students  a  three-mile-long protest march culminated in an occupation of the plaza of the principal museum and cultural center in the country, Bellas Artes. This took place the day after the opening of a major exhibition of Michaelangelo…

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BY AHMED WARSAME It’s been said by many of the older residents of Minneapolis that the young kids and teens are the future of the city. But, what happens when those kids eventually turn on each other? I have been independently watching kids from the age groups of 8 to…

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BY FRANKLIN CURBELO On Sunday, June 7, local and national elections took place in the midst of a deep rejection of the political establishment and discouragement with the socio-economic situation in Mexico. According to the National Electoral Institute more than 83 million Mexicans were eligible to vote. This year voter…

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A REVIEW BY LAURIE SAVRAN At the book launch for her friends and neighbors at her Cedar Lake Home for her book “Stop Screwing The Middle Class,” Penny Jacobs held court just like she did when she was a teacher for Minneapolis Public Schools, for 37 years, and asked the…

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There was a continuing discussion by the Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association about the pollution of Lake Hiawatha at its July 7 meeting. Sean Connaughty reported: “To start the meeting, Darren Lochner [Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Education Program Manager] was kind enough to share the MCWD’s knowledge of storm water management. He…

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BY ED FELIEN OK, Willie hasn’t moved to Richfield, but Blue Mondays has. Blue Mondays was an institution at The Viking Bar on the West Bank.  It would start in the late afternoon and go until the bar closed at 1 a.m.   It was a community affair—diverse enough to include…

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