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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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BY ANDREA YODER Fennel is such a beautiful vegetable. As you walk between the rows of fennel in the field, you can’t help but run your hand over the soft, feathery fronds. You’ll definitely be able to identify fennel from other vegetables as it has both a unique appearance as…

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BY ED FELIEN U.S. Bank is paying more than $200 million to improve its brand by securing naming rights to the Vikings stadium. Just last year U.S. Bank agreed to pay a different $200 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting…

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BY ED FELIEN How do you get ordinary people so crazy they start killing each other? How do you turn simple, quiet young men into mass murderers? You convince them that someone is jumping ahead of them in the line. Capitalism is an aggressive and predatory method of distributing goods…

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BY ED FELIEN The City Council, on Friday, July 10, may approve a plan to change off street parking requirements for high-density apartment buildings.  A Council Committee recommended they eliminate the 1959 rule of one parking spot per unit minimum for developments within 350 feet of a bus or rail…

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BY GARY HOOVER For years I’ve done long meditation walks in Minneapolis.  The stretch of Lake Street from Grand Avenue on the West all the way to Hiawatha Avenue on the East and surrounding streets and alleys is an urban space where people who many see as hopeless “losers”—pimps, prostitutes,…

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For the first time on East Lake Street, Minneapolis residents will have the opportunity to explore and enjoy their neighborhood streets without the presence of motorized traffic at Open Streets East Lake! Open Streets events bring together local businesses, families and neighbors to bike, walk, socialize, play and shop in…

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