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Juventino Meza wins double honors for community work

At 25, Juventino Meza is much younger than the typical recipients of the Ohtli Award and the Immigrant of Distinction Award. Meza was honored in a ceremony at the Mexican Consulate in St. Paul on...

"The Great Gatsby" and the Great Pumpkin: Writers who wrestled with their Minnesota pasts

It was my friend Eric Bennett who drew my attention to a reference made by Bob Dylan to his fellow Minnesota escapee, F. Scott Fitzgerald. In Dylan’s song “Summer Days,” from 2001’s Love and...

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Juventino Meza wins double honors for community work
Minnehaha Avenue reconstruction: What we know, what we don't know
"The Great Gatsby" and the Great Pumpkin: Writers who wrestled with their Minnesota pasts
Getting to work: By car, foot, bike or the Internet
Our Savior's Community Services serves 'Beer for a better world'
E-DEMOCRACY \| The charterization and de-unionization of the Minneapolis Public Schools is picking up steam
How I almost got elected chair (and what I would do to keep that from happening again)

Columns

Jeremy Iggers

Royal Bangkok: Twin Cities' best Thai? Maybe. Best deal? Definitely.

Stephanie Fox

La Alborada Market brings Mexican food, culture, and history to Minneapolis's Corcoran neighborhood

Dwight Hobbes

Widespread Panic at the Orpheum Theatre: Master musicians at their very best

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E-DEMOCRACY \| The charterization and de-unionization of the Minneapolis Public Schools is picking up steam	Multiple authors
COMMUNITY VOICES \| Project Homeless Connect	Rico Morales
COMMUNITY VOICES \| Brave young woman fights for cure	Take Steps Twin Cities
COMMUNITY VOICES \| Safe, Decent and Sanitary Housing in Minneapolis? Where?	Natalie Jones
COMMUNITY VOICES \| Financial literacy: A matter of equity	Andriana Abariotes

Blogs


	North by Northside Jeff Skrenes	How I almost got elected chair (and what I would do to keep that from happening again)
	Minnesota Budget Bites Caitlin Biegler	Jobs, economic development and housing budget bill makes important investments in our state
	Little Laos on the Prairie Chanida Phaengdara Potter	Lao Teen Queen Mariah Rattanasamay steps up against bullying
	Minnesota Budget Bites Caitlin Biegler	Higher education omnibus budget bill increases financial aid, freezes tuition
	Minnesota Budget Bites Nan Madden	Tax bill makes strides toward tax fairness, investments in our future

ARTS


MUSIC REVIEW \| Father John Misty is the show at First Avenue
Noah Baumbach on "Frances Ha," Greta Gerwig, and Roger Ebert
House gives Legacy bill final stamp of approval
St. Anthony Park Arts Festival is June 1
MUSIC REVIEW \| Todd Rundgren brings the unexpected to the Varsity Theater
MUSIC PHOTOS \| Surfer Blood at First Avenue

FOOD


Royal Bangkok: Twin Cities' best Thai? Maybe. Best deal? Definitely.
Our Savior's Community Services serves 'Beer for a better world'
Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation Minneapolis HOTlist
St. Paul: Urban Growler second brewery to set up shop in south St. Anthony Park
After six months of winter: Green!
Improving access, easing hunger
Shabelle Grocery's secret Ethiopian restaurant now offers a lunch buffet
La Alborada Market brings Mexican food, culture, and history to Minneapolis's Corcoran neighborhood

EDUCATION


E-DEMOCRACY \| The charterization and de-unionization of the Minneapolis Public Schools is picking up steam
Journeys: Open Door students tell stories of perseverance
Solutions Not Suspensions: Student summit organizes for school discipline changes
Linden Hills Festival 2013
Shattuck St. Marys
Higher education budget heads to Dayton's desk
K-12 spending plan nears finish line
Health care appropriations target children's services

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E-DEMOCRACY \| The charterization and de-unionization of the Minneapolis Public Schools is picking up steam
How I almost got elected chair (and what I would do to keep that from happening again)
Journeys: Open Door students tell stories of perseverance
Jobs, economic development and housing budget bill makes important investments in our state
Lao Teen Queen Mariah Rattanasamay steps up against bullying
Higher education omnibus budget bill increases financial aid, freezes tuition
MUSIC REVIEW \| Father John Misty is the show at First Avenue
Tax bill makes strides toward tax fairness, investments in our future
The downside of Ranked Choice Voting
Judson Street Fest 2013
Solutions Not Suspensions: Student summit organizes for school discipline changes

Earlier This Week


Juventino Meza wins double honors for community work
Minnesota loses jobs for second straight month
Grading the 2013 Minnesota legislative session: C+ for DFL but F on reform and bipartisanship
Royal Bangkok: Twin Cities' best Thai? Maybe. Best deal? Definitely.
Noah Baumbach on "Frances Ha," Greta Gerwig, and Roger Ebert
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK \| Forced to move
North Minneapolis debates location of Hennepin County social services hub
Transportation policy bill pedals toward governor's OK
Costly campaign messaging could get influx of cash
House gives Legacy bill final stamp of approval

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	TCDP TOP PICK \| "I'm Not Your Indian Anymore" at All My Relations Gallery 05/10/2013 (All day) - 06/29/2013 (All day)

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5/22


TC Daily Planet Birthday Party - 2013!
TCDP TOP PICK \| Minnesota Literacy Council Journeys Reading and Awards Ceremony
TCDP TOP PICK \| "An Illiad" at the Guthrie Theater
9x22 Dance/Lab Produced and hosted by Laurie Van Wieren
Newsroom Cafe with Jay Gabler
May Social Media Clinic
Marxism and the State: Lessons of the French Revolution of May 1968
TCDP TOP PICK \| The Moving Company presents "Out of the Pan Into the Fire" at the Southern Theater
TCDP TOP PICK \| Theatre Terra Firma Presents "Out of the Frying Pan" at Gremlin Theatre

5/23


Newsroom Cafe with Jay Gabler
May Social Media Clinic
Marxism and the State: Lessons of the French Revolution of May 1968
TCDP TOP PICK \| "An Illiad" at the Guthrie Theater
TCDP TOP PICK \| The Moving Company presents "Out of the Pan Into the Fire" at the Southern Theater
TCDP TOP PICK \| Theatre Terra Firma Presents "Out of the Frying Pan" at Gremlin Theatre
On The Town
IN FLUX, New Work by Jeannine Spooner Kitzhaber & Michael Helke
THEATER ALL YEAR \| "W is for Agua, L is for Wolf" at Bryant-Lake Bowl
W Is For Agua, L Is For Wolf Presented by Robert Karimi and Deke Weaver
SCRAWLEX: An Uncompromising, Uncensored Open Stage
Vil Cum Laude

5/24


On The Town
IN FLUX, New Work by Jeannine Spooner Kitzhaber & Michael Helke
W Is For Agua, L Is For Wolf Presented by Robert Karimi and Deke Weaver
THEATER ALL YEAR \| "W is for Agua, L is for Wolf" at Bryant-Lake Bowl
SCRAWLEX: An Uncompromising, Uncensored Open Stage
TCDP TOP PICK \| The Moving Company presents "Out of the Pan Into the Fire" at the Southern Theater
TCDP TOP PICK \| "An Illiad" at the Guthrie Theater
TCDP TOP PICK \| Theatre Terra Firma Presents "Out of the Frying Pan" at Gremlin Theatre
Vil Cum Laude
OBSESSED: JAMES BOND SPECIAL Presented by Joking Envelope, Written and Performed by Joseph Scrimshaw
THEATER ALL YEAR \| Joking Envelope presents "Obsessed: James Bond Special"

5/25


TCDP TOP PICK \| "An Illiad" at the Guthrie Theater
TCDP TOP PICK \| The Moving Company presents "Out of the Pan Into the Fire" at the Southern Theater
OBSESSED: JAMES BOND SPECIAL Presented by Joking Envelope, Written and Performed by Joseph Scrimshaw
TCDP TOP PICK \| Theatre Terra Firma Presents "Out of the Frying Pan" at Gremlin Theatre
THEATER ALL YEAR \| Joking Envelope presents "Obsessed: James Bond Special"

5/26


TCDP TOP PICK \| "An Illiad" at the Guthrie Theater
TCDP TOP PICK \| The Moving Company presents "Out of the Pan Into the Fire" at the Southern Theater
145th Memorial Day Observance
History of Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery History Talk and Tour

Hamline-Midway Picks


	Dreamland Arts 677 Hamline Ave. N. Saint Paul, MN 55104
	Mosaic on a Stick 1564 Lafond Ave St. Paul, MN 55104
	Iver H. Carlson & Son, Inc. Exterior Home Renovations 749 N. Snelling Ave. St. Paul, MN 55104 High quality home repair from long-time business
	Ginkgo Coffeehouse 721 N. Snelling Ave. St. Paul, MN 55104

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