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You have the power

BY ED FELIEN You can change the world. Trump is not as great as he thinks he is. He needs us to bow before him. If you stand up, if your neighbors stand up and say, “No,” then he is reduced to the clown we know him to be. Wouldn’t it be…

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Barbecue at Smoke in the Pit and Just Turkey

BY ELAINE KLAASSEN In the March issue of Southside Pride, Ed Felien, the owner, publisher, and editor-in-chief of the newspaper, wrote this: “We have mourned the unfair and untimely death of George Floyd for almost five years. Perhaps it’s time now to celebrate his life. He worked security for local night…

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Street renaming effort gains momentum

BY CAM GORDON While the city has struggled to create the truth and reconciliation process it committed to nearly 5 years ago, one small Southside group is making progress of its own. On March 22, the Reclaiming Edmund Boulevard Coalition and Ward 12 Council Member Aurin Chowdhury hosted a meeting…

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If you remember Uptown, which Uptown do you remember?

BY STEPHANIE FOX During the 1970s, the Uptown neighborhood — especially the Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street crossroad — was a hub for small businesses and neighborhood artists who were drawn to the vibrant nightlife and music scene, and where local shops, restaurants and bars drew crowds from all over…

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Celebrating Spring on East Lake Street

BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Lake Street, old and new Lake Street is one of the main arteries of commerce, traffic and history in South Minneapolis. It contains buildings and sites more than 100 years old, and some of the most interesting brand-new restaurants and businesses, and everything in between. Possibly…

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A State of War

BY ED FELIEN The breach of security on Pete Hegseth’s Group Chat was not the most significant revelation last month, the most significant conclusion to come out was that a State of War exists between the United States and Yemen. 53 people were murdered in their sleep in an apartment building…

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Keeping trees healthy begins in the spring

BY STEPHANIE FOX As spring slowly arrives in the North, an arborist’s fancy turns to thoughts of trees. It’s true for Jake MacDougall, who works for Davey Tree Expert Company — at 145 years, the oldest tree company in the country. Davey Tree has offices in every state except of…

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Policing the police — is there progress?

BY KAY SCHROVEN “How will you prevent putting another Chauvin in charge of training the Minnesota Police Department (MPD)?” This was one of the questions posed by a community member at the March 12th meeting with the Independent Evaluators (IE), known as Effective Law Enforcement for All (ELEFA.) Approximately 150…

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The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil and the rise of nation state

BY AHMED THARWAT The recent arrest of Palestinian American Mahmoud Khalil by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has sparked outrage and protests across the country. Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and a U.S. permanent resident, was taken into custody Saturday night. What is interesting is how Media and officials…

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