Bye Bye Liver: The Twin Cities Drinking Play
1408168499-bye_bye_liver_tickets.jpgp1 Drunken friends, overserved basket cases, pushy bouncers and all the other hallmarks of bar culture collide in the hilarious, booze-fueled sketch comedy of Bye...
View ArticleMcDonald's Liquor and Fine Wine
POINT(-93.2227489 44.9091003) McDonald's Liquor is a family-run liquor store in the Keewaydin neighborhood near the intersection of 34th Ave S and 50th St. The store opened in 1948 and moved to its...
View ArticleAlley Cat Cycles
POINT(-93.285733 44.971945) Alley Cat Cycles, formerly Kitsune Cycles, is a hidden gem tucked, appropriately enough, in the alley just south of Hennepin Ave., between Utrecht Art Supplies and Joe’s...
View ArticleLowertown Bike Shop
POINT(-93.0901841 44.9513188) Lowertown Bike Shop (LBS) is a small non-profit bike shop that is dedicated to bringing new life to old bikes. The shop opened in 2011 and has thrived mostly due to good...
View ArticleNokomis True Value
POINT(-93.2227489 44.9091003) The neighborhood hardware store is a Twin Cities institution and Nokomis True Value is no exception. With merchandise piled to the ceilings, True Value is a...
View ArticleFrom crocodiles to refugee camps, Habibo Haji's incredible journey
Kristoffer Tigue TC Daily Planet The Twin Cities is well known for its strong Somali community, but soon it may be known for their authors as well.Somali-Minnesotan author Habibo Haji is showcasing her...
View ArticleHabibo Haji presents 'Conquering the Odds: Journey of a Shepherd Girl'
91whib4xal._sl1500_.jpgTue, 08/26/2014 - 7:00pm - 8:00pmThis story tells the incredible tale of a Somali woman's trials and tribulations endured on her journey from the plains of Africa to her arrival...
View Articlecoup d'etat
coup d’état is a 9,000 square foot restaurant that was designed with the neighborhood in mind.coup d’état opened in January 2014 and has immediately been recognized for setting a new standard of dining...
View ArticlePolice violence against Blacks incites unrest nationwide
Last year, long before most people had heard of Ferguson, Missouri, the United States Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, in essence declaring that racism in the United...
View ArticleAmeriCorps tutors program gets short end of stick, but it's North Minneapolis...
John HoffA recent article republished on Twin Cities Daily Planet, but originally published in Insight News, (click here for the article) highlights the fact our North Minneapolis schools need 150...
View ArticleAiming at the Moon (and hitting ourselves): Redefining how we relate to the...
Dick BernardEarly Wednesday morning, August 21, I was heading out for coffee from my motel in LaMoure ND, and a sight begging to be photographed appeared a few steps to my left, and I couldn’t pass on...
View ArticleAt the NCSL: Sabo recognition and a middle-class agenda
Dane SmithThe 40th annual summit meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures was held in Minneapolis last week and lawmakers from 50 states and 26 countries fittingly honored one of NCSL's...
View ArticleNorth Minneapolis bus riders: Fill the gap in the map
Bill Sorem The Uptake A press conference sponsored by Neighborhoods Organizing For Change (NOC) presented requests to the Metropolitan Council to follow up on previous commitments for equity on transit...
View ArticleThe biggest transit show in Minnesota: The State Fair
Aaron Isaacs If you want to see the biggest transit show in Minnesota, or anywhere between Chicago and the West Coast for that matter, hop a bus to the new State Fair bus terminal between now and...
View ArticleDoggie date: Wiener Dog Race at Sandcastle
Staff WHAT: Sandcastle’s 2nd Annual Wiener Dog Race, in which daschunds race against each other and a man in a hot dog suitWHEN: Labor Day Monday, September 1st at 1:00 PM (registration ends at...
View ArticleBack to school, by the numbers
Mary TurckThink that the number of students in school is declining? Think again — according to the report of the National Center for Educational Statistics, the total number of U.S. public school...
View ArticleDuring extreme drought, farmers try for resiliency
Olivia LaVecchia This entry is part of IATP's Story of Drought, examining the impacts, causes and perception of drought in the U.S. and around the world.Lamar, Colo. – In a good year, the wheat on the...
View ArticleSAVED BY THE BASS ft: MILK N COOKIES
milkcookies.jpgSat, 09/20/2014 - 9:00pmSaturday, Sept 20thSkyway Theatre presents...Saved By The BASS - Back to College Party 2014!2 Level | 4 Stage Rager!ft.Milk N CookiesTopher JonesThe Fall Semester...
View ArticleSAVED BY THE BASS ft: MILK N COOKIES
milkcookies.jpgSat, 09/20/2014 - 9:00pmSaturday, Sept 20thSkyway Theatre presents...Saved By The BASS - Back to College Party 2014!2 Level | 4 Stage Rager!ft.Milk N CookiesTopher JonesThe Fall Semester...
View ArticleState Fair diaries: State Fair peeps
PatriceWhen I first met T he wasn't exactly a State Fair Peep. He'd do his best pretending to drum up enthusiasm when I'd get into State Fair Mode, hobbling alongside me for an hour or two only to ask...
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