Varied Means to Close the Achievement Gap
Nick Stumo-LangerAs has been reported time and again, Minnesota’s achievement gap between white students and students of color is one of the highest in the nation. Data from 2013 “shows that districts...
View ArticleHappy Hour & Pizza Cruise on the Minneapolis Queen
boat-0514132.jpgp1 Sit back and enjoy a casual happy hour cruise and pizza dinner aboard the Minneapolis Queen. As you make your peaceful way down the river, you'll pass along the southern trails of...
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 ArticleNew Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza at Talmud Torah...
Sat, 10/18/2014 (All day) - Sun, 11/09/2014 (All day)Sephardic Jews of Spain and Portugal came to Amsterdam to escape the mass conversions, public burnings, and killing of the Catholic Inquisition....
View ArticleCease Fire: peace poems
vietnam.jpgSat, 09/06/2014 - 7:00pm - 9:00pmFeaturing poets Zoë Bird, Richard Broderick, Wendy Brown-Báez, IBé, Ethna McKiernan and Thomas Smithwith an invocation by Julian Coffman Freeand books for...
View ArticleBeyond Bars: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop Reading
mpww_email_header2.jpgSat, 09/20/2014 - 7:00pm - 9:00pmPlease join us for Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop’s reading at Hamline University! MPWW instructors are proud to read work on behalf of...
View ArticleFrench Corner Bistro & Bakery
POINT(-93.2764196 44.9720479) The French Corner Bakery & Bistro is a European country style bakery that aims to bring a bit of luxury and quality to the casual dining experience. The café opened...
View ArticleSalsa a la Salsa
POINT(-93.2781236 44.9681356) If you love Mexican food, you’ll love Salsa a la Salsa, a family-owned restaurant located at the northern end of the Eat Street Corridor near downtown Minneapolis. The...
View ArticleBashaal Café
POINT(-93.2784794 44.967707) Bashaal Café is a coffeehouse located on 15th Street between downtown Minneapolis and the Eat Street Corridor. The shop opened January 2012 and serves coffee, espresso,...
View ArticleFlamenco: A Touch of Spain
1407793825-flamenco_a_touch_of_spain_tickets.jpgp1 First comes the lonesome rumble of guitars ... and then the rolling thunder of footsteps, initially faint, then quickly accelerating until the floor...
View Article2014 Minnesota State Fair smashes attendance records
Barb Teed TC Daily Planet The 2014 Minnesota State Fair broke all attendance records, exceeding 1.8 million visitors for the first time, according to the State Fair.A record 1,824,830 fair fans made...
View ArticleJimmy John's workers launch viral campaign for paid sick days
Barb_Kucera Workday Minnesota Three years ago, Jimmy John’s fired six Minneapolis sandwich workers for putting up over 3,000 posters publicizing a grisly truth: workers at the chain are routinely...
View ArticleWhat's really happening on West Broadway?
Jeff SkrenesA recent Star Tribune article was quite critical of the lack of progress on West Broadway, and the director of the West Broadway Business Coalition then published a rebuttal detailing the...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz & Fashion: FGI Fall Style Show
fgi_logo_1.jpegThu, 09/25/2014 - 6:00pm - 8:30pmYou don’t need to travel to New York to see Mercedes-Benz and Fashion. On Thursday, September 25, Fashion Group International of Minneapolis-St. Paul...
View ArticleBill to ease money transfers to East Africa, but some locals say problems...
The Minnesota Daily To Mohamud Abdi, sending money to family and friends is routine.“I don’t think I know a single Somali family who doesn’t send money back home,” the sociology sophomore said, adding...
View ArticleMinnesota September 11 Tribute Concert
10570260_10152683496929456_5283261929410412197_n.jpgThu, 09/11/2014 - 5:00pm - 9:30pmAll are welcome to come out and join others for an evening of music and reflection to honor the memory of those who...
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