Dear Editor In our city, there are clearly wounds that have not yet healed since the murder of George Floyd. One of these is a rebuilding of trust between the public and our Police Department. What we saw on Lake Street is an example of this continued tension, particularly when…
Dear Editor I was born and raised in Minneapolis, and I’ve seen all different variations of the public transit. Beginning on the 15th of June, the bus system had a major change, at least for me and many others who are also disabled. The B-line replaced the 21A, aka the…
Southside neighbor Bill Hatton, a Vietnam veteran nearly completely paralyzed by Agent Orange, is anticipating death. He had two final wishes: to feel grass under his feet one more time and to protest war with his Vets for Peace colleagues. He wanted to join the daily Vets for Peace fast…
BY JOHNNY HAZARD Younger readers may not be familiar with the normal school concept in the U.S., but my grandmother went to one, Bemidji State Teachers’ College in Minnesota, in the 1920s. In the middle of the 20th Century this teachers’ college and others, like those in St. Cloud and…
BY AHMED THARWAT Palestine has been the custodian of human suffering and human struggle for the last 100 years, and the world is complicit in this human tragedy, helping and participating in the genocide and the extermination of Palestinians. This is not Netanyahu’s genocidal war or Hamas’s October 7 attack.…
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Openings and closings and other changes Several exciting new restaurants have opened in the Twin Cites. The Rondo Community Land Trust has opened a New Orleans-themed Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar (catfish po’ boys!) along with their reopened Golden Thyme Cafe a few blocks away,…
The first benefit is filling so well that we have decided to open another one! Same date Sunday, June 22 Earlier time Doors open 2pm Light Appetizers served Show begins 3pm (Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret Improv) Stevie Ray’s Comedy Improv Troupe and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (CDT) announce they will hold…
BY ED FELIEN In 1968 Hubert Humphrey thought he had it in the bag. LBJ had signed the Civil Rights Bill, started the Great Society and began a War on Poverty. It looked like Happy Days were going to be here all over again. LBJ decided to not run for…
BY CAM GORDON On May 6, Mayor Jacob Frey delivered the annual state of the city speech. During an election year, like this one, when a mayor is running for reelection, like Frey is, the speech is often used not only as a time to reflect and set the stage…
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE A perilous time for immigrants I am proud, I am proud I am proud of my forefathers and I say They built this country They came from far away To a land they didn’t know The same way you did, my friend – from “Welcome Welcome…
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE The Avenue is great for coffee or breakfast If you want to go out for breakfast or a coffee and snacks, Franklin Avenue will spoil you with choices. Norway House, 913 E. Franklin Ave., now has a full-service cafe with Scandinavian type coffee drinks, bakery items,…
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE A big old church and other caring organizations Near the northern end of Nicollet Avenue there stands a beautiful old building that embodies some of the best values of Minnesotans – religion-based but nondoctrinaire, justice-oriented but also with attention to the arts and personal growth, liberal…
BY ED FELIEN I confess to a mild case of transference. My best friend, until his death last year, was Tony Bouza. He was Chief of Police for Minneapolis from 1980 to 1988. He was tough on cops and would not tolerate racist and inappropriate behavior from any of his…
BY ED FELIEN The Mayor’s race is the big one. After that, people notice candidates for City Council, and only after that, and only if they follow local government very closely, do they pay attention to Park Board candidates and candidates for the Board of Estimate and Taxation. So far,…
BY ED FELIEN Where I grew up, around Roosevelt High School, folks in our corner of the City were considered very conservative, and folks around Kenwood and Loring Park were considered very liberal. That’s changed. The 12th Ward DFL Convention rejected a challenge from a middle-of-the-road, law and order liberal…
