A Somali Health Coalition meeting. Photo courtesy of Mahad Abdi.
During the measles outbreak in 2011, awareness spread about the importance of receiving both doses of the MMR vaccine. There was a problem, however. A study, now known to be fraudulent, linked the MMR vaccine to autism, causing some parents to refuse immunization for their children. As autism has appeared to rise in the Minnesota Somali community, Somali parents have become among those who avoid the MMR vaccine. That’s where the Somali Health Coalition stepped in.
I'm still feeling a little grumpy after my opening day visit to PrimeBar, the new chain restaurant that replaced Il Gatto in Calhoun Square. The grumpyness isn't really about the food — which was actually pretty good — as it is about the chain-ification of Hennepin-Lake. Crate and Barrel (CB2). Victoria's Secret. Urban Outfitters. Columbia Sportwear. Jimmy John's. Timberland. North Face.
Kevin Long and Lauren Haven give the audience a closer look at the puppets after their show ““The Adventures of Katie Tomatie”“ on June 30 in south Minneapolis. The Driveway Tour will be presenting three different shows in neighborhoods through Aug. 7. (Photo by Blake Leigh)
Karma Hughes’s lawn is full of preschoolers. There’s a few dozen of them, running around, popsicles in hand. The tiered garden in the front yard forms a sort of amphitheater around a small stage.
Last summer MPS cooks served up 346, 113 breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks at 107 school, park and recreation and community program sites. (Photo: REUTERS/Rick Wilking)
The U.S. House will soon consider $16.5 billion in cuts to nutrition assistance programs, and I can’t help but think about hungry kids.
“If you’re new to the area and African American and want to connect with others who are African American…our celebration is that event," says Jackie Cooper, a long-time volunteer for Rondo Days.
