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Spring is here, hooray! Or, at the very least, vaguely less winter-ish weather. Although it could be warmer, I’m no longer in danger of freezing to death while waiting for the bus, so that’s good. One teensy, tiny complaint, however; once all the snow receded it revealed that apparently we did a horrible job picking stuff up before winter hit. Continue Reading
MUSIC | Movits! and Koo Koo Kanga Roo swing by the Varsity Theater by Courtney Algeo, TC Daily Planet • When the internet told me that there was going to be a Swedish swing hip-hop group named Movits! playing at the Varsity Theater in Dinkytown, I said to myself, “This is going to be stupidly hilarious. I have got to go.” I mean, come on, it sounds silly, doesn’t it? Continue Reading
Ellison introduces bill to allow permanent residence for Liberians by Nekessa Opoti, TC Daily Planet • Minnesota Representative Keith Ellison introduced the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2011, H.R. 1293 in March, and Senator John Reed (RI) introduced the companion bill, S.656, in the Senate. The bills would allow Liberians to finally adjust their immigration status from temporary to permanent. Sick of working sick, Jimmy John’s workers ‘quarantine’ Minneapolis sub shop by Michael Moore, St. Paul Union Advocate • Micah Buckley-Farlee was born with a severe medical condition that results in the spontaneous partial collapse of his lungs. On a Saturday night last year, while working his shift at a Minneapolis Jimmy John’s, Buckley-Farlee began suffering severe chest pains. Continue Reading
Wednesday: Art and taco sale supports Water Walk • What could be more enticing than art and tacos? “Indian Tacos”, that is, made with fry bread and all fixings. Both will be available for the Art and Taco Sale, hosted by the Indigenous Peoples Task Force (IPTF) on Wednesday April 13 from 10-4 at 1335 E 23rd Street. The tacos will be freshly made by Sharon Day, Executive Director of the IPTF and her sister Dorene. MUSIC | Cut Copy at First Avenue: 2011’s show to beat by Bobby Kahn, TC Daily Planet • Life must be pretty good right now for Cut Copy. Continue Reading
Yesterday a good friend of ours came over to the shop for a little Continue Reading
Landlords in Dinkytown by Ben Corey and Danielle LeBreck, TC Daily Planet • The hunt for housing at the University of Minnesota is happening now for many students. Many get their place for next year taken care of early, but several are still looking for a place to live. In this time of urgency, students may act quickly, paying little attention to what they are signing or who they are signing with. This video by Ben Corey and Danielle LeBreck highlights issues students have had with landlords and how they can be smart when looking for a house in the neighborhoods surrounding the U. All in the family: Legislation would allow familial DNA searches by law enforcement by Mike Cook, Session Weekly • Familial DNA is the use of family members’ DNA to identify a closely related suspect in jurisdictions where large DNA databases exist, but no exact match has been found. The process involves using the DNA found at the scene of the crime to determine if part of the profile matches existing DNA in the criminal database, presumably from a blood relative of the yet unknown suspect. This would allow authorities to focus on a potential suspect, and possibly get the first break in a case that has otherwise provided no leads. Plymouth Bridge update by Kerry Ashmore, North News • Does anyone have an extra seven to 10 million dollars? That’s what it’s likely to cost to repair the Plymouth Avenue Bridge. Continue Reading
Meeting at a McDonalds and a bank, an art gallery, and a couple neighborhood councils, we asked participants in the first round of “New Normal” community conversations where their neighborhoods should most focus their resources and energy.Consumer spending is down, unemployment is still up. It’s looking likely that cities are going to take a whacking in the state budget this year, and so are social services organizations that often deal with disparate issues like health, education, family services, and transportation. All these issues, judging by our community conversations, are also fundamentally neighborhood issues.Though times are still tough, most participants in our conversations just didn’t buy that that there will be permanent disinvestment to their neighborhoods, though they agree there may be serious short-term challenges. Many did admit other long-term trends, like an aging population and the need for new sources of energy, would certainly affect the way their neighborhoods operated in the long term. Support of local economy and business development When asked what his neighborhood’s priorities should be, one West Side resident answered, “Local. Continue Reading
THEATER | To Kill a Mockingbird: Park Square Theatre sings the gospel of civil rights by Jean Gabler, TC Daily Planet • This is an effective production of Harper Lee’s classic, still-timely tale. MUSIC | The Joy Formidable leave a sell-out crowd at the 7th Street Entry gasping for air by Kyle Matteson, TC Daily Planet • Sometimes in music there’s “hype” that is purely that: manufactured excitement and buzz for the sake of selling more albums and concert tickets. Then there’s the rare totally justified hype based mostly on word of mouth. Thankfully The Joy Formidable fit squarely in the latter camp, and that was made incredibly evident at their sold out (just the night of though; there were tickets at the door) show at the 7th Street Entry on Wednesday night. Van White Bridge: Seeking the right timing and price by Margo Ashmore, North News • Remember the Hollman decree? Continue Reading
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