BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Look to indigenous ways Although you will be reading this in December, or later, I wrote it in November, which is American Indian Heritage Month. I thought for that reason, plus the fact that the past few years has seen a great increase in availability of…
BY ED FELIEN The first Christmas dinner I can remember is when I was 7 years old. It was in 1945. We drove over to Aunt Beda’s house in North Minneapolis in a 1935 Dodge sedan. She was the matriarch of the family. She raised my dad, his two sisters,…
BY KAY SCHROVEN History In the spring of 2023, the Minneapolis Department of Human Rights (MDHR) and the city of Minneapolis – including the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) – entered into a court enforceable agreement to correct alleged violations of the MDHR Act, Minn.Stat.Ch.363A. The Agreement requires specific measures that…
BY LUCIA W. SMITH On a chilly Saturday morning in November, children gathered with families and colleagues in Stewart Park, across from Abbott Northwestern and Minnesota Children’s Hospitals, including the Mother Baby Center, to commemorate that other “Children’s Press Conference” held a year earlier, Nov. 7, 2023, outside Gaza’s largest…
BY ED FELIEN We just received an announcement that Heart of the Beast is planning to sell the Avalon theater property and move to an as yet undetermined new home where “the new location will be centered on learning and development by providing after school programs, camps, storytime, artist and…
BY ED FELIEN Next year, the city of Minneapolis will elect a mayor and a city council to four-year terms. We understand Omar Fateh, Emily Koski and DeWayne Davis are challenging incumbent Mayor Jacob Frey. We sent Koski this questionnaire, but she did not respond by press time. We did…
BY KAY SCHROVEN The 2024 Southside Summit kicked off on Friday evening, Nov. 8, at the historic, renovated Coliseum building (E. Lake St.) A crowd of about 100 gathered over a delectable buffet provided by Baba’s Hummus House and Mana’eesh Bakery. Many of the attendees are, have been or want…
BY JONAH SEDELMEIER The Trump administration’s deportation plan has sparked significant concern for Latinos across the United States. In South Minneapolis, a community known for our vibrant and diverse population, the potential implications of this policy are profound. The Trump “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States”…
BY JILLIAN KRINSKY In a state where opioid-involved drug overdose deaths have more than quintupled in the last decade, a hero comes to the forefront: Narcan. Naloxone, which is commonly known by Narcan, is an anti-overdose medication that reverses the effects of an overdose. While primarily given through a nasal…
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Openings and closings Some openings of note: I don’t know if this is something we didn’t know how much we needed or not, but a new place called L2 Tii Cup has opened in Uptown (27th and Hennepin) and they sell Boba cocktails and Taiwanese street…
BY MARK CONNOR Elaine Klaassen has written a book that captures readers in the freedom of her vision, grips us in the rhythm of her voice, and holds us in the arms of her love, releasing us in forgiveness and redemption. “La Penultima” is a memoir that had to be…
BY ELAINE KLAASSEN You don’t usually think of a boxer as a lovable guy, but in the case of Mark Connor, you do. I can say without hesitation that he is, indeed, a lovable pugilist. I worked with this dreamer, idealist, melancholy soul at Southside Pride and Pulse of the…
BY VICTORIA SHROYER They didn’t do it. No, the mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, grandparents and grandkids, aunts and uncles, cousins and even more distant relatives of those whose lives and lands are being forever destroyed by the U.S. Military Industrial Complex and its auxiliary – the Israeli Occupation…
BY ED FELIEN You ran a great campaign. You took the right message to the right people, but they just weren’t ready to hear it. White male privilege is a lot to give up. Socially conservative men – Latinos, Muslims, Blacks and Whites — believe their sperm is sacred and…
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Models of care – a constantly changing landscape. The last few editions of Gracefully have focused on people who remain independent when past the age of 65 or beyond, and ways to ensure you’re among them. We have a few more of those resources to share,…
