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Ariah Fine, Writer

Ariah Fine lives in North Minneapolis with his beautiful wife and daughter. He is a blogger, a community organizer, and author of Giving Up.

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Northside block leader potluck

By Ariah Fine , TC Daily Planet

“A united Northside,” is how Deborah Lewis, a Hawthorne Neighborhood resident, described the goals of the north side block club leaders potluck on October 25th. Lewis organized the event with 3rd Ward Council Member Diane Hofstede, who was also in attendance. MORE »

Heart of the City parties in Harrison

By Ariah Fine , TC Daily Planet

The third Heart of The City gathering took place on October 24th and was a successful and positive evening in the Harrison neighborhood. Over seventy-five friends and neighbors stopped by to enjoy hot dogs and chicken while getting to know others in their neighborhood. MORE »

Home Depot give away a Northside frenzy

By Ariah Fine , TC Daily Planet

The backyard of the Northside Neighborhood Housing Services building was a frenzy of activity for two hours last Friday. MORE »

Banners on Broadway in North Minneapolis

By Ariah Fine , TC Daily Planet

“It would get people’s attention.” said Tracina Coward of the banners on display along West Broadway in North Minneapolis. Tracina is the youth co-chair of the Youthrive/Peace Jam event that took place last April. In looking for ideas that would help “make it a movement and not just a regular project,” Peace Jam collaborated with Juxtaposition Arts on the public art project. MORE »

Peace Is Our Way in North Minneapolis

By Ariah Fine , TC Daily Planet

“I am a woman with a heart, I am a woman.” declared a young lady from Broadway High School as she and two peers performed an excerpt of their performance, Worth of a Woman. The piece was one of a number of performances by youth at the Capri Theater on October 21st, celebrating peace and raising awareness about domestic violence. MORE »

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These are some of the stories we are working on. We invite and encourage you to contribute to these stories, or to suggest other stories that you would like to see covered.

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK | North Minneapolis We’ll tell you what the judge decides on the flurry of lawsuits around last winter’s Jordan Area Community Council controversy as soon as the decision is made (probably the week of July 6). What do you think about what’s been going on at JACC, in Jordan, and around the Northside? Tell us what you know – and what you think we should be covering.

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK | Background checks bar park volunteers
Minneapolis parks have recently tightened enforcement of rules about background checks for volunteers. But does the “systemic bias of the criminal justice system” mean that many African American males will be barred from serving as volunteers? We want to hear your ideas.

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK | Hmong Freedom Celebration and Sports Tournament Coming up this weekend! We’re looking for community input about the sports tournament, your experiences at the tournament, how it has changed over the years, what the gathering of Hmong from around the country and around the world means, and any other thoughts you might have about the weekend.

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MUSIC | Black Blondie and Foxy Tann knock 'em dead at the Uptown Pride Block Party

By Dwight Hobbes , TC Daily Planet

The Uptown Pride Block Party on June 26 was an LGBT Pride Week affair, but you didn’t need to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender to get with it. For that matter, you didn’t have to have a dime in your pocket. All you had to bring was the willingness to enjoy a damned good time. MORE »

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MOVIES | Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in Public Enemies: Michael Mann doing what he does best: Austin Kennedy – I don’t mind independent pictures using HD video ‘cause they don’t have enough money for film, but when a major studio is making a multi-million dollar picture (and a period piece at that), shoot the friggin’ thing on film. No excuse! MORE »