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Placemaking: loving where you live and why it matters

By Bruce Johansen, TC Daily Planet

Frogtown artist-resident, Seitu Jones (l), Va-Megn Thoj, Asian Economic Development Association (r) 

Photos by Bruce Johansen

“What makes people love where they live, and why does it matter?” “What bonds residents to a city and how can a community foster those emotional ties to drive economic success?” Those are ques

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Greater Twin Cities United Way ‘LIVE UNITED with PRIDE’

05/09/2013 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Join Greater Twin Cities United Way at Kieran's Irish Pub from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. for a chance to be a part of history on the inaugural Give OUT Day May 9! You can help assem

TCDP TOP PICK | An Evening with Seitu Jones at the Minnesota Humanities Center

04/25/2013 - 6:00pm - 8:30pm

TCDP TOP PICK: Do you know Seitu Jones? If you live in the Twin Cities, the work of the visionary artist has touched your life whether you know it or not. Above is a cut-steel sculpture he created for the Dayton's Bluff Community Center in 2000; recently, he's worked with local youth to create artwork for the new Lexington Avenue Central Corridor light rail station. On April 25, Jones will be at the Minnesota Humanities Center to talk about a community dinner table he'll be installing over the better part of a mile along the Central Corridor line. - Jay Gabler

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTE | 5th Annual “We Love Our Presidents” walk to be held February 16

By Robin Sauerwein, Neighborhood Notes

Each year the number of walkers increases.  If you’d like to find out why, then put on your scarves and boots and join your neighbors on February 16 in an informative and fun walk through the

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NEIGHBORHOOD NOTE | Winter Warm Up Scheduled for January 25

By Robin Sauerwein, Neighborhood Notes

The fifth annual Winter Warm Up, the primary source of funding for the Northeast Middle School after-school theater program, is set for Friday, January 25 from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m.

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