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Tales in the dark
PatriceWith the ongoing weather- and age-related home issues we've had in recent years, I have been (sort of) joking to T that I am ready to just pack up the cats and a few sentimental items, quietly...
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Jesters Comedy Improv
jesters-comedy-improv-920.jpgp1 In the vein of Whose Line Is It Anyway? comes Jesters Comedy Improv, a hilarious improv troupe who will do anything for a good laugh. Unlike the famous show, these...
View ArticleCOMMENTS of the WEEK | Beyond 'Right on!' and 'Drop dead'
Anthony Morley TC Daily Planet Many reader comments in the Daily Planet are of the “Right on!” variety, praising or thanking our writers for their reporting or opinions or both. Almost as many are of...
View ArticleThe Beacon Celebrates PRIDE with Bottomless Mimosa Bar
The Beacon Public House is celebrating its support of the LGBT community with a Bottomless Mimosa Bar during Twin Cities Pride weekend — providing guests with unlimited access to sparkling wine, fresh...
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PHOTOS | Great Bull Run and Tomato Royale
Emmerlee Sherman TC Daily Planet On Saturday, June 21 the The Great Bull Run and the Tomato Royale riled up the Twin Cities.On Saturday, June 21 the The Great Bull Run and the Tomato Royale riled up...
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Minneapolis pursues a 'Racial Equity Action Plan'
Led by 8th Ward Minneapolis City Council Member Elizabeth Glidden, a Racial Equity Action Plan for the City is in the planning and formation stages. It is expected to be implemented by a Racial Equity...
View ArticleGetting insurance is just the start
Colleen OConnor...Good news from MNsure: in the first seven months of its operation, Minnesota’s uninsured rate has dropped by 40 percent. That represents over 180,500 more people with health...
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This week in Saint Paul: Monday, June 23–Sunday, June 29, 2014
Clarence WhiteWe have been busy this summer. We have only just begun. You might think we would be all tuckered out, but we have a great bunch of young people pulling the Storymobile, fueled by a...
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A crash lesson in crash causes
Della Kurzer-Zlotnick A friend of mine recently had a bike-riding experience worthy of story-telling, and agreed to share it here. Della Kurzer-Zlotnick, the author, will be moving to Oberlin for...
View ArticleTHEATER REVIEW | Ordway Center for Performing Arts captures the wit of Betty...
Basil Considine TC Daily Planet The Ordway Center's latest installment of its Broadway Songbook® concert series hit the stage with a few old friends, a new face or two, and some surprise antiques in...
View ArticleGOP outreach: Lietenant governor candidate once asked activists to harass MN...
Sally Jo SorensenBluestem is beginning to wonder about the Republican Party's commitment to be more inclusive interms of demographics, in that some of the candidates in the governor's race--and their...
View ArticleHale, Page, Diamond Lake Ice Cream Social and Expo
Thu, 07/10/2014 - 4:00pm - 7:00pmAn Old Fashioned Neighborhood Ice Cream Social. Hot dogs, ice cream, vendors and entertainment. Get to know your neighbors and neighborhood businesses.56th and...
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New Bell Museum: A tale of tenacity
Rep. Alice Hausman was understandably upbeat after the 2014 session of the Minnesota Legislature. After a 10-year struggle, funding for a new Bell Museum of Natural History—and planetarium—was finally...
View ArticleRace, class, opportunity, and deeper learning
Michael DiedrichWhat happens when two sets of education advocates with valid perspectives collide?A recent post at Education Week’s “Learning Deeply” blog discussed the tension between advocates of...
View ArticleMNCD1 GOP primary challenger calls border humanitarian crisis "flash mob,"...
Sally Jo SorensenIn an effort to win the Republican primary in Minnesota's First Congressional District on August 12, challenger Jim Hagedorn has delved into immigrant bashing about the humanitarian...
View ArticleRules for school tools, privacy in danger
Rich Neumeister The surprise announcement by the District administrators to have every St Paul student be given an Ipad (mini-laptop) took many people (even the school board) and public by surprise....
View ArticleHilltop Korean grocery store has an élite secret
Stephanie Fox Global Groceries Central Plaza Shopping Center, at 45th and Central Ave. in the landlocked town of Hilltop, is a great place to go for food. Drive down the narrow parking lot and you'll...
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SaulPaul at Sonshine Festival
saulpaul-music-headshot.jpgWed, 07/16/2014 - 12:00pm - 6:00pmThu, 07/17/2014 - 12:00pm - 6:00pmFri, 07/18/2014 - 12:00pm - 6:00pmSat, 07/19/2014 - 12:00pm - 6:00pmPart rapper/part singer songwriter,...
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Forever Young Summer: America, F*ck Yeah! (Late 90s/Early 00s Jams from the USA)
wednesday.jpgWed, 07/02/2014 - 9:00pmForever Young Dance Party has a summer residency in First Avenue's Record Room every other Wednesday! These parties start at 9PM and are 18+. Cover is $3 with RSVP...
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