Who’s running for mayor of Minneapolis?

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Eleven people are running for mayor of Minneapolis this year. They are listed, in alphabetical order, with the political party or principle they listed on their application and websites if available:
•    Al Flowers, Democratic-Farmer-Labor, http://www.truthtothepeople.org/ •    Bill McGaughy, New Dignity Party, http://www.newdignityparty.org•    Bob Carney, Jr., Moderate Progressive Censored•    Christopher Clark, Libertarian•    Dick Franson, Democratic-Farmer-Labor, http://www.dickfranson.com/mayor.html •    James R. Everett, Social Entrepreneurship•    John Charles Wilson, Edgertonite National Party, http://www.johncharleswilson.name/•    Joey Lombard, Is Awesome•    Papa John Kolstad, Independent Civic Leader, http://www.papajohnkolstad.com/•    R.T. Rybak, Democratic-Farmer-Labor, http://rtrybak.com/ •    Tom Fiske, Socialist Workers Party Continue Reading

VISUAL ARTS | Works of art for only $5 from Twin Cities vending machines

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The Altered Esthetics art vending machine drew a crowd of purchasers and spectators right inside the door of the Northern Warehouse lobby during the St. Paul Art Crawl, October 9-11. The vintage cigarette machine was re-purposed by Tony Tudisco to vend original works by Twin Cities artists for only five dollars. Art enthusiasts selected from painted or mixed-media block canvases, jewelry, buttons, sculpture, silk and more. Tudisco said he partnered with the St. Continue Reading

Community theater potluck builds friendships in St. Paul

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The lights were warm, especially compared to the falling temperatures outside, and the only camera was mine, but there was plenty of action during the Friday night reading of “The Subject Was Roses.” The Frank D. Gilroy play, winner of the 1965 Pulitzer Prize, was honored again, as the Lex-Ham Community Theater chose it for their prize winning reading series. Actors and enthusiasts are welcomed once a month to the St. Paul home of coordinator Urban Landreman for a potluck dinner and night of theater. The reading events began seven years ago with the plays of William Shakespeare, which now alternate with Pulitzer prize-winning plays. Continue Reading

NEWS YOU CAN USE | Minneapolis absentee voting begins

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Absentee voting in the 2009 Minneapolis municipal elections begins on Friday, October 2. This election will determine the Mayor, City Council, Board of Estimate and Taxation, and Park and Recreation Board. The general election will be November 3.  Because of Ranked Choice Voting, the actual ballot will look different this year, but the process for getting and returning it will be the same as before. (Click on the PDF at the bottom of the article to see a sample ballot.) To receive a ballot, individuals have to fill out and return an application. The application and instructions can be printed from the internet or picked up at city or county election offices. Continue Reading