Announcing the Connections Mural at Folwell School!
Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association In partnership with Folwell School, Performing Arts Magnet, and the Corcoran Neighborhood Organization (CNO), SENA is thrilled to announce the start of a...
View ArticleOPINION | What I experienced working for the City of Minneapolis
I had been working with the City of Minneapolis for six years and 11 months before I was discharged on July 3, 2014. I started in solid waste in 2007, then went to utility billing in February 2008. I...
View ArticleUnder high pressure, Minneapolis City Council reverses #Lattelevy vote
KatieGNelson TC Daily Planet Local activists obtained a rare victory Wednesday evening after the Minneapolis City Council voted to reverse their decision to cut $225,000 from a racial equity program...
View ArticleVIDEO: "Dear unborn black son, don't jaywalk, don't eat sandwiches…"
Bill Sorem The Uptake Minneapolis Southwest High School student Laye Kwamina reads his poem “Letter To My Unborn Black Child” at the Human Rights Day Rally on December 6, 2014.His poem, laden with...
View ArticleRefuge of the InvisbLao: A visual essay
lao-diaspora-exhibit-flyer-small-2015.pngSat, 01/10/2015 - 5:00pm - 8:00pmSat, 01/10/2015 (All day) - Sat, 01/24/2015 (All day)The exhibit will feature the work of acclaimed neo-expressionist...
View ArticleFourth Annual of MN 6 I Group: Somali Photo Exhibit
4thmn6igroupphotoexhibit_0.jpegSat, 12/13/2014 - 4:00pm - 9:00pmCapturing history through lenses for the next generations Mohamed Barre of MN 6 I group and Mohamoud Hussain of Isma-Images present:Photo...
View ArticlePerforming arts gift wish list
Basil Considine TC Daily Planet Still looking for holiday gift ideas? Try this entirely arbitrary list of ideas.For Advent/Christmas Music LoversTickets to SPCO’s Messiah concerts.For Bluegrass &...
View ArticleThe train that was a bus
Jeff CouillardSaint Paul's Green Line-the Central Corridor. It cruises down University Avenue at a remarkable 45 MPH at its fastest speed. It has got the speed of a llama and the heart of a lion! -...
View ArticlePrincess talk
Mindy RhigerI am sick of talking about princesses. I am sick of my daughter talking about how much she loves princesses, but I’m also sick of hearing and reading about parents hating princesses. So...
View ArticleLefse day!
PatriceWe began as a hodgepodge of lefse-loving Minnesotas with Lutheran-church-basement-ladies-envy who wanted to learn the art of potato flatbread. Through the years we've each developed an important...
View ArticleA Comedy Roast of Mister Scrooge
1416246369-comedy-roast-mister-scrooge-tickets.jpgp1 Die and decrease the surplus population, should we!? A Comedy Roast of Mister Scrooge gives the beloved characters of Charles Dickens' timeless...
View ArticleShapeshift
1416682700-shapeshift_tickets.jpgp1 The new Minneapolis-based dance company known as Shapeshift takes the latest hip hop moves and combines them with elements of theater to create impactful stories of...
View ArticleWhat's German for 'bah humbug'?
Adam Miller So it seems our little Holidazzle Market has some critics. Apparently, it’s not stroller or kid friendly enough. Apparently it’s outrageous to stop offering the same old free entertainment...
View ArticleWe believe #BlackLivesMatter
Kris BerggrenThe conversation about racial injustice is heated these days and it’s tragic that it has taken the deaths of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and Eric Garner, among others, to bring this...
View ArticleA Stocking Full of Awesome IV: HUP! the Herald Angels Sing
1410374771-dvorak_tickets.jpgp1 Holiday gatherings are known for the exchange of cutting jabs -- passive-aggressive "questions," snide remarks, steely sideways glances... It's exhausting. The Danger...
View ArticleA Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol
dont-hug-me-920.jpgp1A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol is one part Fargo (minus the woodchipper) and one part A Christmas Carol shaken vigorously and served over ice. It's Christmas Eve in Bunyan Bay,...
View ArticleThe Doyle & Debbie Show
1418237449-doyle-debbie-show-tickets.jpgp1 The show The New York Times calls "a gloriously tacky send-up of a washed-up country duo" not only spoofs the genre with plenty of clever comedy, but it also...
View ArticleEncyclopedia Show Minneapolis
encyclopedia-012814.jpgp1 Live music, mascot dancing, movies, stories and more -- it's all part of the monthly variety extravaganza Encyclopedia Show Minneapolis at Kieran's Irish Pub Titanic Room....
View ArticleBrooklyn Rider
1415994440-rider3_tickets.jpgp1 Hailed by String magazine as "the future of chamber music," genre-defying string quartet Brooklyn Rider comes to the one-of-a-kind venue Aria. Credited with revitalizing...
View ArticleLoyce Houlton's Nutcracker Fantasy
1414078788-nutcracker_50_tickets.jpgp1 This year marks the 50th anniversary of Loyce Houlton's Nutcracker Fantasy enchanting Minnesota audiences during the holidays. The story begins at a Christmas...
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