University District
The Twin Cities Daily Planet is partnering with the Southeast Publications Board to help neighbors in the five neighborhoods in the University District—Marcy-Holmes, Como, Prospect Park-East River Road, Cedar-Riverside/West Bank, and the University neighborhood itself—share news about their communities. We invite you to be part of the project! Here's how:
- Subscribe to our new University District news bulletin. This biweekly e-mail newsletter will keep you up to date on news and events in the University District.
- Contribute to our knowledge base. We invite you to create a Daily Planet user profile to connect you with your neighbors, then upload articles, blog posts, and events about your neighborhood. (Now live: our new University District calendar!) Is there an attraction or local business missing from our database? Please add it!
For more information about how you can contribute news and tips to the Daily Planet's coverage of the University District neighborhoods, contact jay@tcdailyplanet.net. We also invite you to meet our editors Mary Turck and Jay Gabler in person at weekly Newsroom Cafe meetings throughout the Twin Cities, often held in or near the University District. Check our classes page for the complete schedule.
Fairview hospital workers: "Patients first not bottom line"
Workers at Fairview hospital see there’s a link between Fairview, a hospital that is being investigated for aggressive debt collection, and Wells Fargo, a bank that aggressively forecloses on people’s homes.
That link is a Wells Fargo Vice President who serves on the Fairview board. The workers want that link cut.MORE »
Stadium Village Station Area Plan: What do you think?
Minneapolis residents are encouraged to provide feedback on the Stadium Village Station Area Plan through June 14 before the framework goes to the city planning commission and City Council for final approval this summer.MORE »
WEDNESDAY PICK | Bedlam's 10-Min Play Fest: A mixed bag (in a good way) at Mixed Blood
Rumor has it that Bedlam Theatre, after nearly two years in its temporary Seward home, is closing in on a deal that will land it in a new permanent home. In the meantime, though, Bedlam is building on its long-time relationship with Mixed Blood Theatre—just down the street from Bedlam's former West Bank space—by staging its annual 10-Minute Play Festival on the Mixed Blood stage. Whereas in previous years the short plays have appeared in series, this year Bedlam's making it easy on us by staging them all back-to-back at six performances over five days. The watchword for these little plays is innovation, so don't expect any tidy little dramas: settle in to your seat, and hold onto your hat.MORE »
OUT Twin Cities Film Festival has never been timelier
Since 2010, the OUT Twin Cities Film Festival has slowly become a terrific niche film festival in the Twin Cities. What started out as a two-day event covering various LGBTQ topics, mostly through film screenings, has blossomed into a four-day festival filled with films, guest speakers, professional script reading, and musical artists performing at various venues in Minneapolis. Opening on Thursday, May 31 and running through Sunday, June 3, the OUT Twin Cities Film Festival will be held at St. Anthony Main Theatre and features a diverse line-up—including perhaps its strongest film slate in its three-year existence.MORE »
How welcoming is Minnesota to newcomers? Advocates for Human Rights to host community conversation
How welcoming is Minnesota to newcomers? That's the question being posed by The Advocates for Human Rights. This year and next, the Minneapolis-based nonprofit is monitoring, documenting, and assessing the experiences of immigrants and other key communities against international human rights standards. It’s part of a project called the One Voice Minnesota Network, an effort to build more welcoming communities statewide by providing tools and resources and promoting collaborations.MORE »
MUSIC REVIEW | Dillinger Four bare all at the Triple Rock Social Club
In 2004, at the Mad Planet in Milwaukee, was the last time I saw Dillinger Four (D4). My friend Chris and I thrashed to tracks from their albums Versus God and Situationist Comedy, belting choruses and stomping with the snare, until the first song of the encore when the bass drum head broke and D4 let out a collective shrug and were gone—the show unfinished, and for me three periods spilled from the back of their name like a wish.MORE »
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Prospect Park's Cupcake advances to Food Network's Cupcake Wars Championship series
Kevin VanDeraa, owner of beloved bake shop Cupcake, has more to be excited about than the impending conclusion of Central Corridor construction on University Avenue in front of his shop: having won the Yo-Gabba-Gabba-themed episode of the Food Network's show Cupcake Wars on April 15, VanDeraa is now set to compete in the show's "Cupcake Champions" series.MORE »
Minneapolis Garden Gleaning Project puts healthy food into the hands of those who need it most
Last year, the Garden Gleaning Project delivered 7,334 pounds of "gleaned” produce to two local food shelves: Little Kitchen Food Shelf in Northeast Minneapolis and Waite House in South Minneapolis. The cost for the fresh and healthy produce from community gardens: only their volunteered time.MORE »
Central Corridor half done
The Metropolitan Council says construction of the Central Corridor light rail line connecting downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul is now half done, and will be 75 per cent finished by the end of the year. The project is on target to finish on time and within budget.MORE »
In Minneapolis, urban planning guru Charles Landry encourages consideration of cities' "ethical landscape"
City planning guru Charles Landry says urban planners should emphasize social and cultural capital over their traditional reliance on economics alone in the development of cities. Landry, who has evaluated the livability of cities all over the world, spoke May 7 at the Cowles Center in downtown Minneapolis to begin a weeklong residency of workshops, talks and tours of the Twin Cities.MORE »
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