Salif Keita to grace Dakota Jazz Club stage September 1
Mshale When Salif Keita stepped on stage as an 18 year old in Mali, West Africa, it was 1967. World headlines looked much the same as they do now: Israeli and Arab forces were at battle; racial...
View ArticleMinnesota state officials scramble to calm Ebola fears
Issa A. MansarayAs fear grips West Africa with an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus wreaking havoc in unprepared countries — Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leona and Nigeria — the Minnesota Department of...
View ArticleThe cross and the Molotov cocktail
Christena Cleveland[Content note: discussion and photos of lynching and other forms of brutality]Can you see the Imago Dei in these young men? Can you see the suffering Christ in their rage?This...
View ArticleMinneapolis Urban League
POINT(-93.3073948 44.9918259) Founded in 1926, the mission of the Minneapolis Urban League is to link African descendants and other people of color to opportunities that result in economic success and...
View ArticleNational Moment of Silence 2014- Minneapolis
13621_876513518125_1606302462876469706_n.jpgThu, 08/21/2014 - 5:30pm - 7:00pmJoin others in Minneapolis at the Minneapolis Urban League to observe a moment of silence to remember those who have been...
View ArticleJantsen and Dirt Monkey
Thu, 09/25/2014 - 9:00pm - Fri, 09/26/2014 - 2:00pmThe Loft Thursday, September 25th Skyway Theatre is proud to bring you on SUPER SWITCH THURSDAY....>> JANTSEN & DIRT MONEY **BOUNCE CITY...
View ArticleTwin Cities Saudi woman bridges gap between Islamic and Western worlds...
Ibrahim Hirsi MinnPost Have you seen the tree trunk standing before a corner house where Hague Avenue intersects with Pierce Street north in St. Paul?That elm tree was alive and flourishing for many...
View ArticleThe Misfits
Tue, 10/14/2014 - 5:00pmThe Misfits LIVEw/Jerry OnlyDez CadenaEric "Chupacabra" Arce Tuesday, October 14thSkyway TheatreDoors: 5pmAdv: $20From hell they came… 30 years ago in a small town in New Jersey...
View ArticleSavoy
Fri, 11/07/2014 - 7:00pm - Sat, 11/08/2014 - 2:00pmSkyway Theatre POINT(49.5279996 37.1171617)
View ArticleMinnesota's suicide rates
Deborah BalzerThe Minnesota Department of Health expects to share new data in early September on suicide deaths across the state with the hope rates decrease, or at least hold steady. Minnesota has...
View ArticleGLOBAL GROCERIES | Cinco de Mayo Mercado deserves its many fans
Stephanie Fox Global Groceries I came across Cinco de Mayo Mercado almost by accident.I had gone into another not-to-be-named Mexican market and butcher shop to research it for a story. I asked the two...
View ArticleDemocrats turn up heat on McFadden cheaper Chinese steel comment
Bill SoremMichael McIntee The Uptake Minnesota Democrats are trying to turn a comment about steel from Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Mike McFadden into a major campaign issue to unite Iron Range...
View ArticleMinnesota schools make "most LGBT-friendly" list
Cirien Saadeh TC Daily Planet Four Minnesota schools were recently placed on the annual 2014 CampusPride top-50 list of LGBT-friendly colleges and universities. Augsburg College, Macalester Colleges,...
View ArticleWNBA Playoffs: San Antonio Silver Stars vs. Minnesota Lynx
1408391676-lynx_stars_playoffs_tickets.jpgp1 Last season's WNBA champions the Minnesota Lynx are back in the playoffs and ready to defend their title, but first they have to dispatch the San Antonio...
View ArticleJesters Comedy Improv
jesters-comedy-improv-920.jpgp1 In the same vein as the hit TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? Jesters Comedy Improv features a hilarious troupe of off-the-cuff performers who'll do just about anything...
View ArticleBoolaay Restaurant
POINT(-93.277539 44.9646283) African, Italian and Middle Eastern food at Boolaay Restaurant and Coffee Shop. We serve breakfast, lunch and dinner!ReadJeremy Iggers' review of Boolaay here.1819...
View ArticleSOUNDING OFF ON SOUNDS | Zsamé Morgan carries the act in The Rebirth: Mind,...
Dwight Hobbes Sounding Off On Sounds Wenso Ashby featuring Zsamé, was, at one point, the last word in Twin Cities smooth jazz/neo-soul. Then, pianist-producer-composer Ashby ignored the old adage: If...
View Article20 for 20, Celebrating Textile Center's 20th Birthday
20for20web-470x140.jpgThu, 08/28/2014 - 5:30pm - Sat, 10/25/2014 - 5:00pm20 for 20 celebrating Textile Center’s 20th birthday.20 for 20 brings together 20 artists to celebrate 20 years of connections,...
View ArticleTake Back Labor Day!
labordayflier1.jpgThu, 08/28/2014 - 7:00pm - 9:00pmJoin the East Side Freedom Library in Celebrating Labor DayThe History of Labor DayEXPLORE: How did Labor Day become a holiday?HEAR: Readings from...
View ArticleHome for Life's Fall Fancy Feast with Michael Hingson
michael.jpgSun, 10/05/2014 - 10:00am - 3:00pmMichael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author and international lecturer. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks, walking down from...
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