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Rachel Dykoski

About me

Rachel Dykoski is a socio-eco-political activist, mom, wife, and free-range writer in Minneapolis

I'm a: Mom. Opinionated pinko-liberal-new agey-nerd who married the same. Passionate disability advocate because I live it. Concerned peacenik because I'm a mom. Concerned environmentalist because I live in the environment. Don't you?

Favorite Places:

The Electric Fetus, Boiler Room Coffee, Peninsula Malaysian Cuisine, Mississippi River Dog Park, City of Lakes' lakes

Twitter:

cyberRAH612

Column:

Rachel Says

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MLK DAY: What it is and what you can do locally

By Rachel Dykoski, TC Daily Planet

From bowling for charity with Dr. KingPIN to protest marches (OCCUPY THE HOOD) to prayer, songs and schools, the Twin Cities have some way for everybody who wants to celebrate Dr.

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Boiler Room Coffee

By Rachel Dykoski, Neighborhood Notes

The latté breve. I miss it. Ever since my dx of cardiac defects I've given it up. It and it's $5 price tag was easy to leave. Easier than having to leave a place to hang, surf the web and nosh. I believe it was healthy-choices and cost-saving mayhem that closed the shutters of my favorite local java joint, the Boiler Room in August, 2010.MORE »

Clickable Solidarity: watching Egypt's revolution while wearing pajamas

By Rachel Dykoski, Rachel Says

As an effete, sheltered, well-fed American I joined Egypt's revolution from the comfort of my dining room. Between my daughter's violin practice, the maintenance of dogs and cats and family meal preparations, I have been unable to turn away from my MacBook's screen; it's now, my cyber barricade.MORE »

FREE SPEECH ZONE | Stop Shop & Nosh Local

By Rachel Dykoski, Free Speech Zone

Happy Holidays, y'all! Great finds to be "got" are available in Uptown. That's not at your corporate-franchises that line the Hennepin Avenue, Lake Street corridor. Well, not to our liking. But I'll share our finds at those too. And I'll lead you to the same conclusions.MORE »

I love Peninsula on Eat Street

By Rachel Dykoski, Rachel Says

We are blessed to live within walking distance of Eat Street. Last night was the 9th night of my ACTHAR odyssey.MORE »

World class cities, world class streets

By Rachel Dykoski, Rachel Says

Walking in at the end of the World Class Streets for a World Class City, Event I (there were three) sponsored by Transit for Livable Communities (TLC) and the Urban Land Institute, I felt like I'd missed the most "massively awesome" progressive transit summit of our time.MORE »

Getting your spring cleaning on, from A to Z

By Rachel Dykoski, TC Daily Planet

"What do I know about spring cleaning? Only that it should be thorough, you know? Complete." Here's where my dear husband, Chad's voice got tighter, higher and cracked from strain. MORE »

Run, Rena, run

By Rachel Dykoski, Rachel Says

A girlfriend sent me an e-mail last week and I was blown away. Attached to the message was a press release heralding an historic opportunity. And I'm invited to attend its kick-off event. Intrigued? I was too. You see, a woman who has surmounted agonizing events, a mother and community organizer announced her run for State Representative ofﬁce in her St. Paul district of 65A.MORE »

Our last hurrah

By Rachel Dykoski, TC Daily Planet

I had a chill while reading to the girls tonight. So cold. After putting them to bed, I padded downstairs to do dishes and watch the Colbert Report. While fumbling with the remote, the house phone rang. It was the evening nurse, and she wanted to confirm if my mother had a change to her Healthcare Directive. I immediately assumed the worst.MORE »

Can't say goodbye

By Rachel Dykoski

I don't want to say goodbye to my mom. But the inevitability remains. She and I were diagnosed with cancer this summer. Mine is treatable with a potential of complete remission. Mom's is terminal.MORE »