Sirens of the '60s
1411150924-girl_singers_tickets.jpgp1Sirens of the '60s honors that decade's grooviest girls -- from Cass Elliot to Marilyn McCoo to Barbra Streisand. Colleen Raye and her nostalgia-loving co-stars...
View ArticleNeighbors helping neighborhoods
Corcoran News Last month I had the opportunity to learn a lot about a wonderful group of people who are making our neighborhood a better place to live – right now – and for generations to come. The...
View ArticleFeedback on newspaper
Oscar Del Sébastien Corcoran News Last month CNO put out a request from our neighbors to send in suggested titles that would potentially replace the current newspaper name. We received a few...
View ArticleReach out to elder neighbors
Corcoran News On a recent afternoon, I walked through the Corcoran neighborhood to the Bloomington Avenue post office. As I passed each home, I wondered if there was an elder inside, sitting all...
View ArticleCorporate wolves and the sharing economy
Mary TurckThe new sharing economy masquerades as a people-to-people economy. That sounds friendlier than the corporate, profit-driven economy. Take a second look, though, and this new sharing economy...
View ArticleCURA housing forum
Corcoran News Reyna Flores, 18 year Corcoran resident, and CNO Lead Organizer Ross Joy were invited to present at a Housing Forum on August 4th at the University of Minnesota, hosted by the Center for...
View ArticleHerb talk at Milly's Peace Garden
Corcoran News Local herbalist Cynthia Thomas (right) giving a most interesting talk on July 26 at Milly's Peace Garden, one of Corcoran's community gardens, on the herbal medicines growing in her...
View ArticleOil train safety, passenger train timeliness get legislative hearing
KFAI Radio An increase in the amount of oil train traffic traveling through Minnesota to serve the fracking operations in western North Dakota has had a ripple effect on the passenger rail operations...
View ArticleMN Human Rights Commission updates community on new legislation at...
On September 10, at the second C.h.a.t. in a series (Community Health Talk Series) Kevin Lindsey, the Commissioner of MN Department of Human Rights, highlighted the state’s efforts to achieve equity...
View ArticleLet's Dance Gala
letsdanceleadgraphic2014.jpgSat, 11/08/2014 - 6:00pm - 11:00pmLet’s Dance is a festive, annual Gala fundraiser for CornerHouse. The event includes a dance-off between local celebrities who are paired...
View ArticleCollective Courage: African American Cooperatives and the Struggle for...
Mon, 09/29/2014 - 6:00pm - 8:30pmPlease join CoMinnesota and its convening partners on Monday, September 29, for a community conversation with Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard about the history of...
View Article17 debates that could determine Minnesota's future
Michael McIntee The Uptake Could a handful of debates really determine Minnesota’s future?Consider this: Minnesota’s legislature has changed hands twice in the last four years on what amounts to a few...
View ArticleStudent bonfire sheds light on college access
SKennelly TC Daily Planet Huddled around a bonfire in Como Park, eating s’mores, 14 college students sat and told each other a different kind of horror story — the story of the state’s achievement...
View ArticleHmong Youth Engaged in the North Minneapolis Greenway
David Kang Community Voices "Greenway yog ab tsi?", or "What is a greenway?" in the Hmong language, is a question that has been asked more than 100 times of North Minneapolis community members in and...
View ArticleAutumn Wine Dinner at Ristorante Luci
autumn_wine_dinner_-_fb_image.pngWed, 10/15/2014 - 6:30pm - 9:30pmJoin the Smith Family & Luci Stafffor a memorable evening enjoying our Chef’s Creativity + Multicourse Wine PairingsWednesday,...
View ArticleThe Doyle & Debbie Show
dnd_facebookimage-472x394.jpgFri, 09/19/2014 (All day) - Sun, 10/26/2014 (All day)Country music’s hardest working duo is back with a rip-roarin’, foot-stompin’, beer-by-the-bucket, GOOD TIME!Doyle...
View ArticleNext to Normal
1412025547-next_to_normal_tickets.jpgp1 A contemporary rock musical about the devastating toll that mental illness takes on a suburban family, Next to Normal has become one of Broadway's biggest and...
View ArticleThe Music Man
1412018241-musicman_tickets.jpgp1 There's trouble in River City! Maplewood Performing Arts Theatre presents the heartwarming family favorite The Music Man. Lovable swindler "Professor" Harold Hill is...
View ArticleNice Work If You Can Get It
1410458990-nice_work_if_you_can_get_it_tickets.jpgp1 Everything that made the Jazz Age so jazzy -- flappers, bootleggers and the music of George and Ira Gershwin -- comes together in Nice Work If You...
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