The Star Tribune has run several editorial columns and letters recently about the morass of gun-inflicted violence in which America is mired. Every suggestion, reasonable or not, for restricting sales or possession of guns instantly generates controversy and resistance. On the other hand, obviously there does exist a consensus in…
BY CARLA WALDEMAR Milkjam Creamery 2743 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls. 55408 612-424-4668 milkjamcreamery.com Monello in Hotel Ivy 1115 2nd Ave. S., Mpls. 55403 612-353-6207 monellompls.com Complimentary Valet Parking Two new specialty spots offer treats for your sweetie on his/her special day. One is cheap and cheerful (not to mention, ultra-inventive);…
BY ELAINE KLAASSEN St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church— on Franklin Avenue in Prospect Park—welcomes parishioners, friends and neighbors to walk the labyrinth in their sanctuary twice a year—during Advent and Lent. If you’ve never heard of labyrinth prayer or labyrinth meditation you might be confused by what those steeped in…
BY KARI ANDRADE More than 40 years before Will Smith’s son shocked the fashion world by modeling women’s wear for a Louis Vitton, there was Ziggy Stardust and David Bowie. Jaden Smith has been called the “gender queer fashion icon of 2016” by pride.com. Did David Bowie, a perennial fashion, music and art…
In the absence of any communication from Senator Hayden regarding supportive strategies for new arrivals in our subsidized senior citizen highrise, we are now told that a 10th of our units are newly reserved for individuals coming out of the homeless shelters around town, and we are discovering, not surprisingly,…
Editor’s note: It is disgraceful that a city that can afford to subsidize billionaire sports promoters (half a billion for a baseball stadium; $155 million for renovating a basketball arena; almost a billion for the city share of the new Vikings stadium over 30 years) can’t afford to house homeless…
