BY ROSE JAMES “Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” at the Children’s Theatre Company has something for everyone. The story is narrated by Max, the Grinch’s long-suffering dog. The performance of Max is so earnest and endearing that the pup will resonate with every age. The whos are wild…
BY DAVE GUTKNECHT Mike Therriault, a man of unique and somewhat eccentric characteristics, passed away at the age of 78 on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, at Benedictine Health Care (BHC) in Minneapolis. In the late 1960s, Mike joined the anti-war and anti-draft activities that flourished in the Twin Cities. In…
BY KATHRYN KELLY We now have a new set of Minneapolis Park Board Commissioners. During the campaign the candidates aired some of the same old misinformation about Hiawatha Golf Course. In honor of the new commissioners, it appears that we need another review of the most egregious misinformation. Pumping, pumping,…
Southside Pride’s recommendations
BY ED FELIEN “Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.” Jefferson, Franklin, Adams. They called it a “Hate America” rally. Mike Johnson, the leader of the Three Stooges who locked the doors to our House of Representatives to protect Donald Trump from being exposed as a pedophile, said, “I bet…
Frey Budget Further Tips the Scale BY CAM GORDON The power struggle in city hall continues in the 2026 budget. Not only are there the usual disputes over the police budget, but now Mayor Jacob Frey’s recommendation to cut funds to the City Auditor has both staff and council members…
BY CLINT COMBS If you’re wondering why the 2025 Minneapolis mayoral race is so close — why the money’s flowing, the knives are out, and City Hall suddenly looks like a hostage situation in a low-budget Lifetime spin-off — start with Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist who beat the everliving…
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Holidays are upon us! We’re trying to pack a maximum of choices into our column inches. Full information will not be given; you’ll have to choose your events and then get details elsewhere. We give you a boost with the root url, date ranges without times,…
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE This is kinda personal This past year is the first year in my life that I really felt old. I don’t necessarily mean due to health issues, although I have had a few over the years and they do get closer together and seem to matter…
BY ED FELIEN There is a Cease Fire in Gaza, but that probably doesn’t really mean much. An Israeli settler drove a bulldozer over an unexploded ordinance and set it off killing two Israelis. Netanyahu used this as an excuse to claim Hamas had re-started the war and began a…
BY MOHAMMED SAMEER Ah… how deeply we long for those days— Days as simple as our laughter, as pure as our hearts, as warm as a mother’s embrace waiting at the doorstep. We miss a time when we chased small dreams, played behind our home as if the whole world…
BY AHMED THARWAT “President Trump ended 7 wars in just 7 months,” The President of Peace, the State department wrote on its website, ended the wars between Cambodia and Thailand, Pakistan and India, DRC and Rwanda, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and now is declaring victory…
BY KAY SCHROVEN Jan. 6, 2026 will mark one hundred years since a small, Lutheran chapel was built at 56th St. and 34th Ave. It is known today as Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church (FELC.) A celebration took place early, in October, to avoid possible inclement weather in January. Originally known…
BY STEPHANIE FOX The first Tuesday in November in 2025, November 4th, is Election Day in Minneapolis. On the ballot are candidates for City Council, two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and all the seats on the Park and Recreation Board. Early voting began on September…
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Dish goes Meta: Review at the top not the end Not Meta as in the company, meta as in this is my column talking about itself. As you may or may not know, I am basically a Southside Minneapolis girl. Most of my restaurant news and…
