E&L Food Mart has been reborn and it does not appear to be a neighborhood ‘inconvenience store’
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When E & L Food Mart burned down, some of my neighbors and regular readers Continue Reading
AmeriCorps tutors program gets short end of stick, but it’s North Minneapolis children paying the price
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A recent article republished on Twin Cities Daily Planet, but originally published in Insight News, (click here for the article) highlights the fact our North Minneapolis schools need 150 tutors for math and literacy. Continue Reading
Enjoying a nice, juicy camel steak at my home in North Minneapolis
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I’m sure many people are enjoying barbeque of some kind this Labor Day Weekend, despite the heat. While some nice pork ribs, a beef steak or chicken are always welcome on my plate, my tastes tend toward the exotic. Continue Reading
What has become of Vietnam-Hong Kong International, the most mysterious store in North Minneapolis?
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Vietnam Hong Kong International of 404 West Broadway has been a mystery to many on the Northside. Even people who drive by the place twice daily seldom know what’s within. A friend of mine once told me he thought it was a bar, “the scariest bar in the world, where they would kill you just for walking in the door.” Continue Reading
Inside the renovation of Butter Roll Bakery
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A couple weeks ago I was inside the old Butter Roll Bakery to check out the renovation efforts spearheaded by Charmaine Wahlstrom and her husband. Continue Reading
New Broadway liquor plans are in the “public input” phase
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About a week ago I spoke to Dean Rose, the positive-minded owner of Broadway Liquor who is determined to take the “lemons” of tornado damage and turn those lemons into Mike’s Hard Lemonade. Continue Reading
Camden Tavern and Grill (formerly Rachael’s Club 46 and Waldo’s Bar and Grill) is open again for business
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The popular eatery and watering hole at 4601 Lyndale Ave. N., which used to be called Rachael’s 46 and Waldo’s Bar and Grill, is open again. Continue Reading
Good Sports Bar And Grill asks, “Do you feel lucky, PUNK?” Completing my world journey with a basket of chicken wings…
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I dropped by Good Sports Bar and Grill recently and it was a meaningful visit. It was the first time I’d returned to that establishment since leaving for Afghanistan.
Tootie’s Boiled Peanuts at the West Broadway Farmers Market!
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Tootie Martin–no relation to the Tootie’s on Lowry Ave. N.–has been making appearances at the West Broadway Farmer’s Market selling a Dixieland delicacy: boiled peanuts.
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