Ani Difranco in Minneapolis: poetry Thursday, concert Friday by Colette Davidson, Special to the TC Daily Planet The Righteous Babe herself, singer-songwriter Ani Difranco, made a last-minute appearance at Minneapolis’s Parkway Theater at 48th and Chicago on Thursday night, previewing her concert tonight at the State Theater in Minneapolis. More murals coming – Corcoran paints on Lake Street tomorrow Corcoran Neighborhood Advocate FOOD AND RESTAURANTS Namaste Café by Bruce Schneier and Karen Cooper, The Mix Traditional Nepali fare with modern sensibility Hungry hunt in the skyways by Tricia Cornell, Downtown Journal I was wandering the skyways looking for lunch. Chances are, if you spend your noon hours Downtown, you’ve been there, too, taking unfamiliar turns, hoping whatever’s around the next corner will offer exactly what it is you don’t know you’re craving. NEW IN VOICES Thoughts on the Larry Craig case by Michelle Gross By now, most folks know that conservative Idaho senator Larry Craig pled guilty to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge in order to escape a more serious–and more embarrassing–charge that he solicited sex in the men’s restroom of our own Minneapolis-St. Paul airport. After years of observing the criminal justice system at work, it’s hard not to compare and contrast Craig’s predicament with that of many of the people we have assisted. NEW IN BLOGS Obama: Senate vote on MoveOn ad a cheap political stunt by Paul Schmelzer, Eyeteeth
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