Monday, Jul 6, 2009

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Northside

U of M is building out at Plymouth and Penn

University of Minnesota, meet North Minneapolis.

Oops, try again.

And again. MORE »

Former U employee files defamation suit against blogger

Former University of Minnesota employee Jerry Moore is suing a blogger that Moore said published intentionally defamatory content in order to get him fired. MORE »

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK | North Minneapolis

We’ll tell you what the judge decides on the flurry of lawsuits around last winter’s Jordan Area Community Council controversy as soon as the decision is made (probably the week of July 6). What do you think about what’s been going on at JACC, in Jordan, and around the Northside? Tell us what you know – and what you think we should be covering. MORE »

OPINION | Barb Johnson responds

As the race for the 4th Ward City Council seat begins, the challenges and opportunities facing our neighborhoods are being discussed. I welcome this discussion, and want to respond to some recent comments in this newspaper. MORE »

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Stories We're Working On

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These are some of the stories we are working on. We invite and encourage you to contribute to these stories, or to suggest other stories that you would like to see covered.

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK | North Minneapolis We’ll tell you what the judge decides on the flurry of lawsuits around last winter’s Jordan Area Community Council controversy as soon as the decision is made (probably the week of July 6). What do you think about what’s been going on at JACC, in Jordan, and around the Northside? Tell us what you know – and what you think we should be covering.

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK | Background checks bar park volunteers
Minneapolis parks have recently tightened enforcement of rules about background checks for volunteers. But does the “systemic bias of the criminal justice system” mean that many African American males will be barred from serving as volunteers? We want to hear your ideas.

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK | Hmong Freedom Celebration and Sports Tournament Coming up this weekend! We’re looking for community input about the sports tournament, your experiences at the tournament, how it has changed over the years, what the gathering of Hmong from around the country and around the world means, and any other thoughts you might have about the weekend.

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Northside Information

Near-North Neighborhood Organizations
Harrison Neighborhood Association (Meetings: second Mondays, 7pm, Harrison Recreation Center, 503 Irving Ave. N. Contact: 612-374-4849.)
Hawthorne Area Community Council (Meetings: first Thursdays, 7:30pm, Farview Recreation Center, 621 29th Ave. N. Contact: 612-529-6033.)
Jordan Area Community Council (Meetings: safety committee on second Mondays, housing comittee on fourth Tuesday, 6pm, 2009 James Ave. N. Contact: 612-886-3202.)
Northside Residents Redevelopment Council (Meetings: third Mondays, 7pm, 1313 Plymouth Ave. N. Contact: 612-335-5924.)

Neighborhood E-Discussion
Harrison Minneapolis Yahoo Group

City Council Members
Ward 5 – Don Samuels

Ward 3 – Diane Hofstede

MUSIC | Black Blondie and Foxy Tann knock 'em dead at the Uptown Pride Block Party

The Uptown Pride Block Party on June 26 was an LGBT Pride Week affair, but you didn’t need to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender to get with it. For that matter, you didn’t have to have a dime in your pocket. All you had to bring was the willingness to enjoy a damned good time. MORE »

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MOVIES | Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in Public Enemies: Michael Mann doing what he does best: Austin Kennedy – I don’t mind independent pictures using HD video ‘cause they don’t have enough money for film, but when a major studio is making a multi-million dollar picture (and a period piece at that), shoot the friggin’ thing on film. No excuse! MORE »