Phillips/Powderhorn

BY ED FELIEN It recently came out that the new Republican House Majority Whip Steve Scalise gave a speech to a David Duke group of white supremacists and neo-Nazis in 2002.  Scalise claimed he had no idea what the European-American Unity and Rights Organization (EURO) group stood for, or that…

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Council Member Andrew Johnson says: Why I voted against additional funding for the Target Center renovation. Last week I was one of two CMs, the other being Lisa Bender, to vote against a requested $24.5 million in additional City funding for the Target Center. It was a big vote and…

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BY ED FELIEN According to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, “The football/soccer field, four ball fields and two broomball rinks will be closed from July 1, 2015, through mid-summer 2016. This is to ensure the proper growth of the new natural turf field.” The playing fields will be closed…

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BY KIERAN FRAZIER KNUTSON My dad, James H. Knutson, passed away today from acute erythroid leukemia. He was with family and the arias of  Leontyne Price. He married my mom when I was a little boy and was a great father to me and my sister, Katrina. He was the…

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Photo by Kim DeFranco Sandra Glover led chants as more than 200 people joined a Minneapolis antiwar protest on Saturday, March 21. They marched up Lake Street from Hiawatha Avenue to Walker Community Church at 31st Street and 16th Avenue. The protest was called to mark 12 years after the…

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BY ED FELIEN On Tuesday, March 24, the City Council License Committee unanimously recommended approval of a “C-2 On-Sale Wine with Strong Beer license [that] shall permit amplified or non-amplified music by three (3) or fewer musicians.” for La Ceiba Bistro at 3500 Bloomington.  They satisfied the city requirement for…

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It must be almost spring because here comes MSPIFF (the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival).  From April 9 to 25 there will be 200 films shown from all over the globe.  The Film Society has been showing other than mainstream films since 1962.   To see the full list…

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BY JOHN KARRIGAN I have considered just making up everything for this month’s column, as I often do (I don’t really), or not writing anymore at all, because Editor Ed would not let me write about my real Chinese relatives for the last two months, but then the ice went…

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BY ED FELIEN The Minneapolis City Council has agreed to pay an additional $24.5 million to renovate the Target Center so Glen Taylor can charge more for admission.   Taylor is the publisher of the Star Tribune and owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves—the worst team in the NBA.  They are so…

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BY KIERAN FRAZIER KNUTSON My dad, James H. Knutson, passed away today from acute erythroid leukemia. He was with family and the arias of Leontyne Price. He married my mom when I was a little boy and was a great father to me and my sister, Katrina. He was the…

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BY ED FELIEN The second coming of the Klan happened after the Great Migration of blacks to the north seeking industrial jobs in the cities during the second decade of the 20th century. “Birth of a Nation” was an instant sensation when it was released in 1915.  D.W. Griffith’s film…

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Organizers of the 2014 Longfellow Art Crawl have announced they will not be planning and administering an art crawl in 2015, citing other time commitments and        priorities. For its first five years, artist and graphic designer Bob Schmitt served as art crawl administrator, overseeing the entire process, coordinating other volunteers,…

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BY LINDA HOOVER Organizing against a war might make some folks weary if they remember how long they’ve been doing it. Almost 13 and a half years ago the Twin Cities antiwar movement held its first demonstration against the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. Twelve years ago it demonstrated against the…

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BY ED FELIEN What’s the fastest, cheapest entrance ramp to the information super highway? There are a number of options for people in South Minneapolis. Xfinity, the local cable company previously known as Comcast, will give you basic cable plus internet for $79.99 a month.  It’s $39.99 for internet alone.…

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BY CARLA WALDEMAR Café MN 345 Kellogg Blvd. W. (between Mulberry St. and John Ireland Blvd.) 651-259-3030 mnhs.org The Minnesota History Center, near the State Capitol in St. Paul, is taking its mission into the kitchen. Making culinary history these days on its lunch/brunch offerings in its food venue, Café…

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