Hunting season is upon us, which means Minnesotan hunters everywhere are donning their traditional fall colors: blaze orange and camo. Part of what people love about hunting is the chance to watch their dogs at work doing what they love most, and although pups can be handy friends when hunting, the sad truth is that running around in the wilderness can be dangerous and sometimes even fatal for our dogs. So while we don’t propose that dogs be denied the chance to hunt, we do think there’s more to be done to keep our dogs safe. And Dog Lovers 4 Safe Trapping MN has the perfect solution. Continue Reading
Fifty-two and newly divorced. Sounds like the symptoms for something fatal. I moved to Cathedral Hill and started going to Nina’s Coffee Café for daily dialysis. Out goes the old, sad blood, in comes the new, highly caffeinated stuff. Some of my friends said, “Why don’t you date?” And other friends said, “Forget about dating. Get comfortable with being alone.” Continue Reading
Many children look forward to the presents they’ll receive for their birthday. Ten-year-old Ainsleigh Jensen believes so much in the importance of Minneapolis Animal Care and Control (MACC) that she requested donations for the organization in place of receiving presents for herself.
Polar vortex. El Niño. El Niña. Swirling weather concoctions made it nice to get out and enjoy our fair city. We will see what this week brings, as far as sun and warmth and cold and beautiful colors. Who knows how long before it gets cold and icy, but we will continue to have great reasons to get out and great things and people to see. I have a few ideas for this week. Maybe you have some, too. Continue Reading
It looks like the gorgeous weather will continue this weekend, with mild temps, plenty of sun and warm fall hues. Scroll down for this weekend’s roster of events, featuring more literary and film fun, tasty food truck festivities and pumpkins! See Pumpkins, caramel and more; Twin Cities fall fun for more fall ideas.We’re gearing up for the holiday season! If you know of great holiday/seasonal events, use our calendar to upload the event, or send an email to tcweekend@tcdailyplanet.net to spread the word!Twin Cities Film Fest, October 16 – 25The fifth annual Twin Cities Film Fest kicks off this week, offering 10 days of big-name releases and independent films. Some of the bigger draws include “The Imitation Game” starring Benedict Cumberbatch, “Wild” starring Reese Witherspoon, and Lynn Shelton’s comedy “Laggies” starring Keira Knightly and Chloe Grace Moretz, to name a few. A ticket stub for the day’s film is good for entry into the nightly mixer where attendees, filmmakers and sponsors can talk all things cinema! Go here for the full festival schedule.Kerasotes ShowPlace ICON Theatre1625 West End Blvd, St. Louis Park Find ticket info here. Northside Writers Group’s Annual Fall Reading, October 17Writers in the community share their creative gifts at this annual fall reading, centered on the themes: What I Learned from My Travels, and Mindfulness. Continue Reading
On Saturday, October 11, the Zombie Pub Crawl took over downtown Minneapolis.Coverage of issues and events that affect Central Corridor neighborhoods and communities is funded in part by a grant from Central Corridor Funders Collaborative. Continue Reading
The Paradigm Symposium, a four-day journey into the realm aliens and the paranormal, descended upon the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis this last weekend, and while the themes of the event were truth and bridging the gap between the fringe worlds of Ufology and paranormal studies with mainstream society, the theme just as easily may have been “everything you know is a lie” and “the world is out to get you.”From “black budgets” and “breakaway civilizations” to modern shamans and spirits, the Paradigm Symposium was a headfirst dive into the sort of topics that the modern History Channel would absolutely love to make programming about. The event was attended by individuals who have made frequent appearances on History’s Ancient Aliens series, such as Richard Dolan and Graham Hancock, as well Ghost Hunters International’s Barry Fitzgerald. All in all, roughly a dozen individuals, self-proclaimed experts in their fields, were on hand to give presentations and attend panels on all manner of subjects, but in the end it all boiled down to the idea that they were the keepers of a secret truth that they had unraveled a grand theme and that if you would only buy their book and listen to what they had to say, you, too, could be in on the secret.While the Paradigm Symposium’s stated purpose was to bridge the gap between the fringe and the mainstream culture, the presenters would often vacillate between an open desire to engage with the general public and be taken seriously and a total contempt for a society which they perceive to be willfully ignorant of the secret hand that guides the world and keeps them down. The entire concept of openness seemed contradictory in the face of what seemed to be going on, which was an insular community reaffirming all of their own notions without being critical of one another’s ideas at all.The cause of bridging the gap was also not terribly well served by the constant use of weasel words to constantly avoid being pinned down to a claim. You will never in your life see so many people use words like “maybe” and “possibly” with so much confidence as you would if you attended an event like this.Who would attend such a conference? Continue Reading
Last week was a big arts week for Saint Paul, with the first three readings of the 