BY TONY BOUZA Garrulous geezerhood lends itself most readily to peevishness—so, here are a few: When prominent folks are unmasked as fools, idiots, frauds, sex fiends or pimps, their default position is to kill the messenger. That means the press. Americans—potentially the best informed citizens the world has known—should see…
FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY Hennepin County, in partnership with the City of Minneapolis, will be reconstructing Minnehaha Avenue from 46th Street to Lake Street. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2015 and finish in 2016, lasting through two construction seasons. Improvements to Minnehaha Avenue are needed to address deteriorating pavement, utility…
War is one of the major enemies of our environment. Our Earth is being destroyed by war. War is waged with toxins like Agent Orange and dioxins, which have left several generations of Vietnamese children with horrible birth defects and American soldiers still suffering. Now Agent Orange rears its ugly…
BY HANNAH STRONG Roof ice dams create an annual winter headache for many Minnesotans. When serious enough, ice dams cause water to leak through shingles, resulting in costly interior damage. However, with the proper know-how ice dams can often be prevented before they start. According to Patrick Huelman, coordinator of…
BY CARLA WALDEMAR Nico’s Taco & Tequila Bar 2516 Hennepin Avenue 612-345-7688 nicostacobar.com Can Nico Taco? Si. Tasting is believing. But I had to wonder: What’s the founding family of Amore Victoria—the longtime Lake Street pasta palace—doing in a taqueria? Going back to their roots, turns out. The clan’s from…
