Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
workaround

User login

«  

November

  »
S M T W T F S
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
6
 
7
 
8
 
9
 
10
 
11
 
12
 
13
 
14
 
15
 
16
 
17
 
18
 
19
 
20
 
21
 
22
 
23
 
24
 
25
 
26
 
27
 
28
 
29
 
30
 
 
 
 
 
 
Steely Dan at Northrop Auditorium

workaround
view counter
view counter
view counter

Mark Weaver, Writer

Mark Weaver (mrkdwvr@yahoo.com) grew up in Fairborn, Ohio and then embarked on a life journey that has taken him across the U.S. and around the world. He has spent the last ten years teaching linguistics and English as a second language at colleges and universities in Texas, Minnesota, and California. Before that, he worked with a linguistics organization in Ethiopia. He is currently a freelance writer living in Minneapolis. Besides writing articles for the Daily Planet, he contributes to the Arts Orbit blog.

Mark Weaver, Writer

Mark Weaver (mrkdwvr@yahoo.com) grew up in Fairborn, Ohio and then embarked on a life journey that has taken him across the U.S. and around the world. He has spent the last ten years teaching linguistics and English as a second language at colleges and universities in Texas, Minnesota, and California. Before that, he worked with a linguistics organization in Ethiopia. He is currently a freelance writer living in Minneapolis.MORE »
workaround

Weekend What's What: The pre-holiday spirit

By l'etoile magazine

As we delve into November, we bid adieu to any possibilities of running around sans jacket—and we've come to terms with that (the first real snowfall, however, is another matter entirely). And what better to turn our focus to than the holidays? Thanksgiving is right around the corner, followed directly by the gifty season, and the Twin Cities artsy types seem to be easing us slowly but surely into the spirit of, um, buying their cool stuff. This weekend, hit up the Northrup King Building to peruse and purchase local art and related wares during Art Attack; check out The Affair at the Convention Center for festive tastings of chocolate, wine and the like; or stop into local boutiques such as Drama and Cliche to catch deals on fancy frocks for all the swanky parties that approach.MORE »

view counter

Related content

Today in the Daily Planet, 7/29/07
In Today's Daily Planet
The Weekly Planet
The E-Democracy Gubernatorial Debate: How to keep Minnesota competitive
Gubernatorial candidates discuss health care in online debate

Stories we are working on

These are some of the stories we are working on. If you would like to contribute information or opinions, please e-mail the writers!

• Freak Dancing Some high schools have been cracking down on “freak dancing”, where dancers grind against each other on the dance floor. As we work on this story, we welcome your stories and opinions: Where’s the line between freedom of expression and inappropriate behavior? Is this an issue at your local high school? Does your school have a policy, and how is it working? E-mail sheila@tcdailyplanet.net, or click here and leave a comment.

• Church suppers - Jeremy Iggers has posted a blog entry about upcoming church suppers, but he needs your suggestions of upcoming suppers to expand the story. Please post your recommendations as comments on the story or send him an e-mail at jeremy@tcdailyplanet.net.MORE »