Open enrollment time: Should you renew or change your health insurance?
Mary TurckEvery year that annoying notice comes. It’s open enrollment time. During this time, you can make choices about health insurance. You can compare deductibles, calculate premiums, check...
View ArticleAmerican Diabetes Association Expo
Sat, 10/11/2014 - 9:00am - 3:00pmWHAT: American Diabetes Association ExpoEverything a person needs to know about diabetes under one roof. Highlights of the Diabetes EXPO include...
View ArticleTHEATER ALL YEAR | Brave New Workshop presents "Twerking Around the Christmas...
img_1639_flat.jpgFri, 11/07/2014 (All day) - Sat, 01/31/2015 (All day)The Brave New Workshop's holiday show is a cherished annual event for those most likely to wind up on the 'naughty' list. With...
View ArticleThe Jeweler's Shop
1412188648-the_jewelers_shop_tickets.jpgp1 The town jeweler is the centerpiece of this timeless poetic drama penned in 1960 following three couples, one newlywed, one whose marriage is on the rocks --...
View ArticleMinnesota League tables trans-inclusive policy under mounting opposition
Sheila Regan TC Daily Planet Zeam Porter just wants to play basketball. A trans youth who is a junior in high school, Porter played for the women’s team last year, and was constantly misgendered and...
View ArticleLatino Economic Development Center - LEDC
POINT(-93.253594 44.948113) The Latino Economic Development Center is a statewide membership-based non-profit organization whose headquarters are located in Minneapolis. An ethnic/membership-based...
View ArticleComo Usar las Redes Sociales para Promover tu Negocio u Organización...
Mon, 11/03/2014 - 6:30pm - 9:30pmEsta clase es una introducción a las Redes Sociales y de cómo pueden ayudar a tu negocio u organización. Los temas incluidos son:*Introducción general a las Redes...
View ArticleUROC Critical Conversations/The Bright Sunshine of Human Rights: Hubert H....
h.h.humphrey_and_the_civil_rights_act_of_1694.jpgTue, 10/28/2014 - 5:30pm - 8:00pmJoin philanthropic leader Reatha Clark King, former Minneapolis Mayor Donald Fraser, and University of Minnesota...
View ArticleSkyways: What lies beneath
Adam Miller As it says (down there) in my bio, I’m a pretty regular user of Minneapolis skyways, especially in any form of inclement weather. Nonetheless, some days, especially this time of year, are...
View ArticleCommunity health overview: Chinese/Taiwanese Americans
Patricia Thao According to the 2010 U.S. Census the eight largest Asian American populations in Minnesota are the Hmong, Asian Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Filipino, Laotian, and Cambodian...
View ArticleSome groups of Minnesotans struggle more to find jobs
Clark BieglerAs Minnesota’s job market continues to improve after the recession, not all Minnesotans are sharing in the state’s progress.Our recent analysis shows that while overall unemployment is low...
View ArticleCinnamon buns and elephant earrings
PatriceMark your calendars kids, October 4 is almost here. We are just hours away from one of the greatest celebrations the Swedes ever shared with the rest of the world:Kanelbullens Dag (a.k.a....
View ArticleHauptmann
1412288199-hauptmann_tickets.jpgp1 John Logan's Hauptmann is an intense dramatization of the 1932 investigation into the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's young son. When the primary suspect...
View Article"If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu."
Cirien SaadehI spend almost all my time attempting to figure out how I can braid storytelling and organizing. I’ve been attempting to not just organize communities around ideas, but also organize...
View ArticleHarnessing sun, dew and grass
Sylvia BurgosI was walking out to the chicken coop in the early morning, a pail of seeds and cracked corn swinging on my left and my right hand raised to shade my eyes. The sun, just a few degrees...
View ArticleDrones in Minnesota: What we know
Public Record MediaOn a remote tarmac, three steel-gray “Predator B” drones sit motionless, awaiting launch. Their tips balloon into metallic bulges that conceal sophisticated navigation and...
View ArticleRespecting Yom Kippur, Eidl-Adha, Christmas and Easter
Joe NathanEvents this week led me to several questions about Christmas, Easter, Yom Kippur and Eid al-Adha. Many readers are familiar with the first two, but some may not know much about the last two...
View ArticleNon-profit boards and rotting fish
Mary Turck“A fish rots from the head down,” according to an old saying. The state shut down Community Action of Minneapolis (CAM), and executive director Bill Davis needs a good defense attorney, but...
View ArticleSinger Mayda
1412364416-mayda_tickets.jpgp1 Up-and-coming pop singer Mayda brings her fresh, R&B-influenced sound to the stage of the New Century. A Korean adoptee raised in Minnesota, Mayda is a young but...
View ArticleAnd Then There Were None
1412292338-and_then_there_were_none_tickets.jpgp1 In this classic Agatha Christie whodunit (originally called Ten Little Indians), eight strangers are lured by a cryptic invitation to a deserted island...
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