Notorious ‘brown house’ gets boarded
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Yesterday, the notorious “brown house” at 2651 Logan Ave. N. was boarded up by a contractor. This house has been the subject of repeated police raids and at least one other boarding effort.
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Attention slumlords: Take your boulevard signs and shove ’em
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This should have been my weekend with my son, Alex, but an emergency with live cargo flew me on short notice to Tucson, Arizona. With the help of a strong work ethic and enormous amounts of caffeine, I drove back in time to salvage today, Sunday, for visitation. Continue Reading
“We Watch, We Call” movement heats up
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(photo by John Hoff)
If you live in the Fourth Precinct and pay attention to neighborhood issues, odds are you’ve seen the “We Watch, We Call” signs popping up in the yards of good citizens.
The signs are available at the Folwell Neighborhood Association, located at 1206 37th Ave. N. Continue Reading
After-party photos from Peace Foundation Ball
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Here are the last of my pictures from the Peace Foundation Ball. Like a finely aged wine, these photos are best enjoyed in the long, pleasant afterglow of an overwhelming Don Samuels victory in Ward 5.
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Johnny Northside
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The Adventures of Johnny Northside: Being the amazing, true-to-life adventures and (very likely) misadventures of a divorced man who seeks to take his education, activism and seemingly boundless energy to the North Side of Minneapolis, to help with a process of turning an arguably Continue Reading
Halek’s wants to change its name to what?
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The following information was sent my way. Halek’s (2024 Washington Avenue North) is changing their name to Ya Baby Sports Bar and applying for additional entertainment (up to a 5 piece band). Ya Baby Sports Bar?! I don’t think so. The name sounds sleazy and scuzzy and reeks of the very urban dystopia that NoMi has been working so hard to dispel. Continue Reading
North Branch Library “emerges” back to life
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Saturday, October 10 was a full day for NoMi festivities. I rolled out of bed and wandered to the Harvest Festival on Lowry, thinking I’d just be a spectator and found myself a leading participant. While I was there, Mr. Continue Reading