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Twin Cities residents continue to feel the reverberations from the early-August shooting of an unarmed Black teenager by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. with local activists calling for more tools, training, transparency and accountability within local law enforcement in order to curb racial injustices within the criminal justice system.
The Run Westy Run gig at the Triple Rock Social Club was bittersweet. The show was great. The band was on their game. They played for two and a half hours. But someone was missing.Kyle Johnson, one of the Johnson brothers who cofounded Run Westy Run, passed away on Aug. Continue Reading
Ten bucks buys a lot of tasty food at Boolaay Somali restaurant – not to be confused with Bouley, the upscale French restaurant in Manhattan. At Bouley, the appetizers start at $22 at lunch for the Porcini Flan with Alaska Live Dungeness Crab and Black Truffle Dashi. At Boolaay, ten bucks gets you a big plate piled high with savory rice pilaf and diced chicken or beef suqaar, plus vegetable soup, salad, fruit drink and a ripe banana – easily enough for two. A variety of other entrees and baked goods are also offered, to dine in or take out.Here’s a YouTube video of Boolaay from Liban North America’s Somali TV Channel – I don’t know what they are saying, but it looks like they are enjoying the food:Correction: A previous version of this story misspelled the restaurant’s name. It has been corrected to ‘Boolaay Restaurant.’ Continue Reading
The 18th annual soccer tournament organized by Oromo Sports Federation in North America (OSFNA) held from Aug. 2-9 in Minnesota wrapped up last weekend after what has been described as the most successful event in years. Continue Reading
Younger voters are known for their low turn-out rates, but in 2012 they showed up in record numbers and helped decide the fate of the presidential election. While the president isn’t up for re-election for another two years, there’s still plenty of reasons for younger voters, particularly colleges students, to vote this year. Here’s six reasons why young voters should practice their civic duty on Election Day. 1. You’re a target demographic this electionThis year’s election season has a few competitive races in student-heavy districts that young voters should look out for.In District 60B, which includes neighborhoods around the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, incumbent Rep. Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, is facing a strong challenger in Mohamud Noor. Noor supporters pushed Kahn, who has represented the district since 1972, out of getting the DFL endorsement in April.Ryan Kennedy, executive director of Minnesota Public Interest Research Group said the Kahn-Noor race is particularly important because whoever wins has a lot of potential to be a strong voice in higher education policy.The 60B race also features two drastically different candidates. Continue Reading
Phones rang all afternoon at Sen. Al Franken’s campaign headquarters in St. Paul on July 30 as anti-war protestors listed the names of victims killed during recent violence between Israeli military and the militant group Hamas.
It’s early Friday morning and students from the Freedom School on Concordia Ave. are greeting each other over the rumbling of a djembe drum. Staff members are playing loud, kid-friendly hip-hop music from gym speakers while little ones are eagerly expending their morning energy with some impromptu dancing, call-and-response and a little bit of reading aloud.
After weeks of contention, the University of St. Thomas voted against unionizing adjunct faculty late yesterday afternoon.On July 21, the National Labor Relations Board tabulated the votes with 84 in favor of unionizing and 136 opposed, with 24 votes challenged before the session was over, according to university officials. About 300 adjunct instructors were eligible to vote.The union has until July 28 to file an appeal over the decision, said adjunct professor Kathy Jenson, in which case the NLRB will gather evidence and likely hold a hearing to determine the merit of the objections. If no objections are filed the decision will take effect on July 29 and the university will continue to work with adjunct faculty without union backing, she said.While some adjunct professors argued that the university treats adjunct professors unfairly by keeping them for several years without offering tenure, other professors have argued that unionizing now would be too soon and take away adjunct’s bargaining rights.There was a particularly large turnout for this vote, said Jenson.”This was a very high turnout of voters during this summer election,” she said, “when adjunct faculty is not on campus.”Correction: This article stated the vote would take effect on the wrong date. With no objections filed the vote will take effect on July 29. Continue Reading
Henry James (1843-1916) wrote several plays himself, but in the century since his passing third-party stage adaptations of his novels and short stories have enjoyed a much more active life. The now-complete Benjamin Britten centennial season brought several operatic settings of these works back into the limelight, reacquainting stage audiences with the dark overtones and disturbing themes in many of James’s works. With this acquaintance in mind, audiences approaching The Heiress (now playing at the Jungle Theater) should expect that things are going to turn out the exact opposite of well for at least one of the principals–but who?This lavishly staged story is an adaptation of Henry James’s 1880 novel Washington Square. The late Victorian period play unfolds entirely inside a house in what was then the most fashionable neighborhood in Manhattan–a house whose luxury captures the heart of Morris Townsend (John Catron). Morris proceeds to court the titular heiress, Catherine Sloper (Kate Guentzel), who is guarded by her ever-watchful father Dr. Austin Sloper (Jeffrey Hatcher). Continue Reading
A bicycle and pedestrian trail that opened through the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis a year ago has been too hard to find, say community residents working to improve the Dinkytown Greenway’s visibility.“We want a gateway kiosk, other signs with maps to help people find their way around,” said consultant Richard Lang, a principal with Visual Communications. “We want to create some interest, identify what the streets are and how long the distances are.”Lang, a consultant working with the University District Alliance and other communitymembers, will organize a plan to determine the best means to mark the bicycle and walking trail to help people find their way and learn about the community at the same time.The Dinkytown Greenway begins near the TCF Bank Stadium on the east end of the campus, diverges from the auto traffic at the north end of Oak Street, passes under Dinkytown, goes across the Mississippi River on bridge No. 9, and ends at Bluff Park on the West Bank. By mid July, the trail will continue from Bluff Park through a tunnel under I-35W to 13th Avenue South, ending about six blocks from the Guthrie Theater and the new Vikings Stadium.But because the greenway cuts across the grid under Dinkytown, many people have been confused about where to enter the trail. A walking entrance is a path across the street from CVS Pharmacy just east of the Fourth Street bridge. Continue Reading