May Day Cafe
Neighborhood coffee shop and cafe in the heart of Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis, featuring soups, salads, burritos, pastries and more.
Neighborhood coffee shop and cafe in the heart of Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis, featuring soups, salads, burritos, pastries and more.MORE »
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In Haiti when the quake hit: One Minnesotan's story
Joëlle Vitiello is a professor of French and Francophone studies at Macalester College in St. Paul. She also studies Haitian literature, and happened to be in Port-au-Prince on January 12, so she was an eyewitness to the earthquake in Haiti. The Daily Planet interviewed Vitiello about her experiences during the earthquake, the aftermath, and what the future of Haiti now looks like. MORE »
U volunteers give kids a smile
When 16-year-old Bria Jones emerged in the waiting room after having a cavity filled, her mother, Copper Oya, expressed a mixture of gratitude and relief. MORE »
Construction workers welcome large state bonding bill
Minnesota construction workers - among the hardest hit nationally by the great recession - are encouraged by lawmakers' plans to adopt a major infrastructure bonding bill. The state Senate is set to act Monday on a $1 billion bill, with the House slated to follow a week later, putting a bill on the governor's desk before the end of February, DFL leaders said. Much of the money would go to construction for higher education, wastewater treatment and transportation and transit. MORE »
OPINION | Shorter school week is shortchanged opportunity
I have been watching with interest as a couple of Minnesota school districts have discussed shortening their school week to four days. The heart of the issue is budgetary constraints. The expected savings would be derived from reduced salaries, less heating/cooling of buildings , and reduced transportation needs. Unfortunately, the economic gain would rob these kids of opportunities. MORE »
Celebration dining at Shuang Cheng ... for under $15
Once in a blue moon the start of the Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day fall on the same day. This is one of those unusual years when we celebrate both holidays on February 14. In looking for special ways to celebrate that won't break the budget, I sat down with Daniel Lam of Shuang Cheng in Dinkytown and selected three delicious multi-course New Year/Valentine dining ideas from his regular menu for under $15 per person. MORE »
Thanks to Diamonds & Pearls, teens need not miss their proms due to lack of funds
It all comes down to the dress. Aside from a woman's wedding (and arguably her funeral), no occasion demands more physical primping and pampering than the ominous high school formal. MORE »
Second annual Presidents’ Day Walk February 13 in NE Minneapolis
Northeast Minneapolis happens to be the area in the city where many of the streets are named after United States Presidents so it seems fitting that this neighborhood mark Presidents' Day in a special way. What better way to commemorate our presidents than with a walk through the neighborhood that marks many of their names?MORE »
Tet New Year 2010
The Vietnamese Community of Minnesota celebrated the 2010 Tet Festival last Saturday at Armstrong High School in Plymouth.
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson started out the event with a welcome, followed by an ancestral blessing ceremony performed by community elders and the Dragon Dance performed by Hung Vuong Association of Minnesota.
Liz Phan.MORE »
Returning to Earth after watching Avatar
I was somewhat surprised to read recently about a new psychological malady, which goes under the rough title of "post-Avatar depression." Some viewers of James Cameron's brilliant science fiction/fantasy epic reportedly are experiencing confusion and depression - a few folks are having suicidal thoughts.
A recent MORE »
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