Jesus (pbuh) is also a revered prophet of Islam
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Worlds of change at the Blaisdell YMCA
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At the end of 2008, many pivotal forces are being put into place for the soon-to-be completed, remodeled and much expanded Blaisdell YMCA. Members and neighbors who have watched the construction process move rapidly over the course of the last six months can hardly believe the transformation. Simultaneously, several key staff members have moved to different positions within the YMCA and so, in addition to a new building, we will be welcoming a new executive director, as well as new membership and fitness directors. For the past 10 years, Mike Melstad has been the executive director of the combined Hiawatha/Blaisdell branch YMCA. Mike started his career with the YMCA as a detached worker providing services to at-risk youth in 1977. Continue Reading
Almost famous
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When the crew of A Serious Man, the latest Coen brothers film, asked Jean Sabre if they could shoot a scene at Uptown Vision, she had no idea what to expect. On the corner of 36th and Hennepin, Jean Sabre and husband Dr. Mark Sabre have been co-owners of Uptown Vision for 19 years. During the setup process she admits that the film crew was very considerate, organized and generous. They coordinated with her client schedule, landscaped and they even agreed to install a new sign after the shoot. The old “Uptown Vision Clinic” sign was temporarily replaced by a “Great Bear Dental” sign for the shoot. Continue Reading
Joyce Food Shelf
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Joyce House on the quiet corner of 31st and Fremont was purchased by the Methodist Church across the street in 1968. It’s a little house that has reliably been a saving grace to hundreds and even sometimes thousands of Uptown residents for over 40 years. During the early years, it housed a coffee shop, a thrift shop, an organization that served meals to senior citizens, a Sunday school and a playroom for the nursery school. Some time in 1970 the need for food became apparent to the community and Joyce House finally settled down into a bilateral mission that still serves as transitional housing for a homeless family upstairs with the Joyce Uptown Emergency Foodshelf in the basement. With borders from 25th street to 62nd street, and France Avenue to 35W, the population it serves is extremely polarized economically, and includes both the wealthiest as well as the most impoverished citizens in the Minneapolis area. Continue Reading
Mr. Positive: Carl Bentson.
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Something Bright To Be Seen in Our World from Trilobyte Pictures on Vimeo.Winner of Honorable Mention at the Fargo Film Festival and Audience Favorite at Big Water, Mr. Positive will play in the 2008 MNTV series on Channel 2: Sunday, December 14, 10 pm and on Channel 17: Saturday, December 20, 10 pm. Co-directed by Media Mike Hazard and Emily Rumsey, the doctor and writer Tim Rumsey says in the film, “Carl is like a light in the neighborhood. He loves to watch out for people. He is just good, and wants to make the world cleaner and better. He is the neighborhood.” Continue Reading
No bad thang: On this our 33-3 day
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By Rachel Dykoski • I logged in today and noticed something. I’ve been active with the Twin Cities Daily Planet for 33 weeks and three days, exactly.
Don’t bad things happen in 3s?
Where did that come from, this superstition? Well, with a quick google search I get a host of examples of common beliefs, but no explanation for 3s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition
One example that I did not believe to be a superstition, was our common use of the phrase, “bless you” when someone sneezes. Continue Reading