Subprime loans: Round two?
Nathan Dahlen The subprime mortgage crisis was a central cause of the recent recession. In short, lenders were providing expensive mortgages to low-income borrowers at an unprecedented rate. Once the...
View ArticleSalmon Woman - Benefit for the American Indian Prison Project
salmon-woman_cropped.jpgSat, 08/23/2014 - 7:00pm - 9:00pmJeri Brunoe, whose acting resume includes films such as “Buffalo Soldiers,” television appearances, commercials and various theater roles, will...
View ArticleOPINION | Time shift for school students
Nick Stumo-Langer Minnesota 2020 St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS) may follow in the footsteps of Minneapolis and Edina in changing their high school start times to be later. University of Minnesota...
View ArticleGolden Boys
1408134933-golden_boys_tickets.jpgp1 Horace Turnbull, who choreographed the famed Radio City Rockettes, moves from hoofers to troopers in the world premiere of his musical, Golden Boys. An exceptional...
View ArticleProof
1405027835-3933345-proof_071014.jpgp1 In this compelling drama that won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, a Tony Award for Best Play and inspired the 2005 film of the same name, a groundbreaking...
View ArticleRing of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash
ring-of-fire-920.jpgp1 This rocking country jukebox musical celebrates the songs of an American music legend: The Man in Black himself, Johnny Cash. Ring of Fire includes performances of such Cash...
View ArticleTrapped in a Room With a Zombie
1405628214-zombie_071714.jpgp1 Don't just sit in a dark theater and watch a zombie movie on the screen. For this interactive experience, you're trapped in a room -- and an actual hungry zombie is there...
View ArticleKayak and Paddleboard Rental on Lake Minnetonka
1396887184-kayak-040714.jpgp1 This summer, get outdoors and get active while also having fun in a gorgeous lake setting. Build up those biceps as you take in the scenery on the lovely Lake Minnetonka...
View ArticleBye Bye Liver: The Twin Cities Drinking Play
1408168499-bye_bye_liver_tickets.jpgp1 Drunken friends, overserved basket cases, pushy bouncers and all the other hallmarks of bar culture collide in the hilarious, booze-fueled sketch comedy of Bye...
View ArticleMinneapolis Food Tasting and Cultural Walking Tour
mineapolis-0314121.jpgp1 Take a three-hour cultural and culinary excursion through Minneapolis' historic downtown area with Twin Cities Food Tours, and sample local delicacies at some of the...
View ArticleHow to Be a Korean Woman
1403829548-sun_mee_chomet_062614.jpgp1 Sun Mee Chomet was six months old when her Korean family gave her up for adoption to an American family. How to Be a Korean Woman chronicles the acclaimed local...
View ArticleSt. Paul Saints
midwaystadium-041113.jpgp1 Follow the St. Paul Saints into another exciting season of American Association professional baseball at Midway Stadium. The roster sports some big-league veterans as well as...
View ArticleMoose inspire public-private partnership
Lucille MarshallAiming to restore the dwindling moose population, the state of Minnesota has blazed a new trail in environmental research funding. On August 11, Minnesota launched the first of its kind...
View ArticleKräftskiva and crustacean slivers
PatriceI woke up this morning with dainty crayfish shards embedded in my fingers. Crustacean slivers are evidence of a good food event in the bearer's immediate past.I've always said American Swedish...
View ArticleSalif Keita at the Dakota
salif-449x449.jpgMon, 09/01/2014 - 7:00pmMon, 09/01/2014 - 9:00pmSalif Keita is on the road to present his acoustic live set, reinterpreting his classics in a more intimate formula. Find out more about...
View ArticleSalif Keita to grace Dakota Jazz Club stage September 1
Mshale When Salif Keita stepped on stage as an 18 year old in Mali, West Africa, it was 1967. World headlines looked much the same as they do now: Israeli and Arab forces were at battle; racial...
View ArticleMinnesota state officials scramble to calm Ebola fears
Issa A. MansarayAs fear grips West Africa with an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus wreaking havoc in unprepared countries — Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leona and Nigeria — the Minnesota Department of...
View ArticleThe cross and the Molotov cocktail
Christena Cleveland[Content note: discussion and photos of lynching and other forms of brutality]Can you see the Imago Dei in these young men? Can you see the suffering Christ in their rage?This...
View ArticleMinneapolis Urban League
POINT(-93.3073948 44.9918259) Founded in 1926, the mission of the Minneapolis Urban League is to link African descendants and other people of color to opportunities that result in economic success and...
View ArticleNational Moment of Silence 2014- Minneapolis
13621_876513518125_1606302462876469706_n.jpgThu, 08/21/2014 - 5:30pm - 7:00pmJoin others in Minneapolis at the Minneapolis Urban League to observe a moment of silence to remember those who have been...
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