Community Culture
Community Culture
Taxi driver at dawn, Somali TV cameraman by noon
Before the first light shines over the Mississippi River, Siyad Salah is already on the road outside Minneapolis, driving a taxicab for a living. By early afternoon, he’s carrying around his video camera, interviewing and shooting images for his volunteer work at a local Somali television station. MORE »
Red Balloon: An independent bookstore for the child in all of us
It’s 10:15 on Tuesday morning. More than sixty moms, dads, grandparents and nannies have brought their infants to the Red Balloon Book Shop—one of the few remaining independent bookstores in Saint Paul. Adults and babies sit on the floor, eyes transfixed on storyteller Sara Walker as she energetically moves across the room, weaving stories, music and games together. Tuesday morning is story time for infants and the audience is mesmerized. MORE »
