Federal detention rule change, Minnesota impact for detainees
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced national detention reform efforts early in October, and while advocacy groups are encouraged by a greater effort to prioritize the health and safety of ICE detainees, they want DHS and ICE to do more to " improve the existing detention system," according to a press release from the Advocates for Human Rights, a Minnesota based non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights.MORE »
Students provide health care for the homeless
When Carolyn Bramante began working with the homeless, she could provide a hot meal but couldn't treat a bad cut on the road to infection.
"I thought, man, even simple health care ... it could really go a long way," Bramante said.MORE »
THEATER | At Bedlam, Four Humors prove that "Love is Blind...and Furry"
I see quite a few plays, but never have I heard someone laughing so hard that she actually cried out for help. At the Thursday night performance of Four Humors' Love is Blind...and Furry at Bedlam Theatre, the woman behind me was in such paroxysms that she pleaded for mercy, as though someone was tickling her. "Stop! Oh, Stop!"MORE »
Pawlenty, Pogemiller, and Bakk on the Governor's proposed constitutional amendment
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is proposing a constitutional amendment that would cap government spending to the prior budget period's income level. DFL Senate Majority leader Larry Pogemiller and Sen. Tom Bakk say they are willing to listen, but critical of the Governor for being unable to achieve balanced budgets under the existing system.
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TC Media Alliance Fall Media Forum
Thanks to The Uptake for live-streaming today's forum on Networking and the New Media Landscape: Reporting news, building community, making money. Click "MORE" to see video.
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Faces and dollar signs: The human impact Of General Assistance Medical Care cuts
On Wednesday night, the line for dinner outside of St. Stephen's Shelter in south Minneapolis is just beginning to grow as the sun goes down and the temperature drops. MORE »
Arts Orbit Radar: 11/5/09
What's Happening This Week
On the radar: For most of human history, no one ever said, "Fo shizzle, my nizzle." Then Snoop Dogg said it, then everyone said it—and now, thank God, we're back to no one (except your awkward uncle) saying it. The West Coast drawler will be at Epic tonight, playing to a crowd of former frat boys, aging gangstas, and hipsters who face a tough choice between Snoop and A Fine Frenzy.
Under the radar: Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble isn't coming to Minnesota in the near future, but tonight we have the next best thing: Robaybat and Güvenç and Burk Orchestra, an all-star cast of local musicians who promise to lead "a musical journey through Greece, Turkey, into the Balkans, through Central Asia and Persia."
On the radar: This weekend's Art Attack gives you a chance to see the work of Northrup King artists without having to fight the Art-a-Whirl crowds. If you're looking for a crowd, try to squeeze in to the Paramore show at Roy Wilkins.
Under the radar: Lowertown has been pushing hard to compete with Minneapolis as an entertainment destination, and at least according to Sean McPherson, it's working. Tonight, the newly-anointed Lowertown Entertainment District hosts its first monthly First Friday open-studio event.MORE »
Big Brothers/Big Sisters exec challenges Black men to mentor youth
The Black community currently is in a "state of emergency" because there are so many young Blacks who need mentoring, especially Black males, says Darlene Bell. MORE »
Federal recovery package saved Minnesota jobs
State and federal officials are doing their darnedest to track the economic benefits of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, AKA the stimulus plan, most conspicuously by trying to count the jobs created or saved by billions in taxpayer dollars. MORE »
OPINION | Getting by
In September, the Bugle asked readers to submit stories of "getting by": how people in the past lived frugally. We'll be publishing some of these submissions in the coming months, and we'll keep a cumulative list on our Web site. MORE »
