“Come join a discussion of past experiences, concerns and plans for how to make the RNC demonstrations powerful,” read an email in my inbox. My interest was immediately piqued.

The RNC Welcoming Committee, whose goal is to “Crash the Convention,” hosted the gathering. The RNC-WC describes itself as an “anarchist and anti-authoritarian organizing body” created to protest the Republican National Convention (RNC), which will be held in St. Paul in September. MORE »

Sure, it’s no secret that the Twin Cities metro area is suffering from a serious glut of homes for sale, most of which are seeing a price drop of 10 percent this year. But did you know that, according to the most recent research from the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors, there’s a 15.9-month supply of homes worth more than $500,000 just sitting alone and gathering dust? That’s nearly twice the 8.7-month supply of those in the median-home-price range of $190,000-$200,000. And did you know that homes worth more than a million bucks are growing the stalest of them all, totally stripped of their copper furnishings and artwork and forced to wait out the 24.3-month supply of those just as opulent as they are? MORE »

Are you or someone you know thinking about buying a home? Have you always wanted to own your own home but didn’t know how to make it happen? Have you considered living on the Northside? Why or why not? These are the questions a special event on Saturday, May 17th, is being designed to help answer. MORE »

Coming off work, Northwest Airlines workers in their gray uniforms with red and white reflective stripes attend a late-night union meeting April 28 at the Eagles Club near the airport. They look tired. The 11 p.m. meeting lasts until 1 a.m., the day’s fourth informational meeting for members of Local 1833 of the International Association of Machinists. MORE »