Clik here to view.
Equity Atlas calls for racial equity in labor market
Camille Galles The majority of Americans will be people of color by 2040, according to Policy Link’s brand-new National Equity Atlas. Through interactive maps, figures and charts, the Atlas...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Transit-oriented development: Quality over quantity
Sam Newberg A colleague of mine (from a more urban city) recently visited. When he arrived, I offered to show him around and he wanted to see transit-oriented development (TOD). Hmm…. I wanted to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Katar River Restaurant and Bakery
POINT(-93.235219 44.952513) Katar River, a vision of Sara Wordofa, officially opened its doors in September of 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The vision was to bring authentic Ethiopian food and...
View ArticleStarting a fire, to improve health
Paul Mattessich“If a community wants to bring organizations together to carry out a project to improve health, what’s the most effective way to get action started?”A member of the audience asked that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol
dont-hug-me-920.jpgp1A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol is one part Fargo (minus the woodchipper) and one part A Christmas Carol shaken vigorously and served over ice. It's Christmas Eve in Bunyan Bay,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Stocking Full of Awesome IV: HUP! the Herald Angels Sing
1410374771-dvorak_tickets.jpgp1 Holiday gatherings are known for the exchange of cutting jabs -- passive-aggressive "questions," snide remarks, steely sideways glances... It's exhausting. The Danger...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Doyle & Debbie Show
1409772706-doyle_and_debbie_tickets.jpgp1 The show The New York Times calls "a gloriously tacky send-up of a washed-up country duo" not only spoofs the genre with plenty of clever comedy, but it also...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Encyclopedia Show Minneapolis
encyclopedia-012814.jpgp1 Live music, mascot dancing, movies, stories and more -- it's all part of the monthly variety extravaganza Encyclopedia Show Minneapolis at Kieran's Irish Pub Titanic Room....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Brooklyn Rider
1415994440-rider3_tickets.jpgp1 Hailed by String magazine as "the future of chamber music," genre-defying string quartet Brooklyn Rider comes to the one-of-a-kind venue Aria. Credited with revitalizing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Make your fruitcake this weekend
Teresa BoardmanIt is Friday and Fridays are for fun. There are a lot of people who do not like fruitcake. In fact we could even say most people don’t like fruitcake. I am not most people. There is a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Was it political cowardice or bad strategy?
Eric FergusonUPDATE: Heard from the Speaker of the Minnesota House, sadly shortly to be minority leader (replaced by this guy), and looks like some state-specific comments of mine might not hold up....
View ArticleClik here to view.
In Facebook status, Big Stone Co GOP chair calls Muslims "parasites," writes...
Sally Jo SorensenUPDATE: Whitley appears to have removed his profile from Facebook, following a wave of condemnation from both Democrats and Republicans following Jennifer Brooks' post about Whitley in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Loyce Houlton's Nutcracker Fantasy
1414078788-nutcracker_50_tickets.jpgp1 This year marks the 50th anniversary of Loyce Houlton's Nutcracker Fantasy enchanting Minnesota audiences during the holidays. The story begins at a Christmas...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tonic Sol-Fa: 2014 Holiday Tour
1415393341-tonicsol_tickets.jpgp1 Tonic Sol-Fa brings their holiday show to Ames Center. This local all-male a cappella quartet has a growing fan base -- they've sold over two million records and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hauptmann
1412288199-hauptmann_tickets.jpgp1 John Logan's Hauptmann is an intense dramatization of the 1932 investigation into the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's young son. When the primary suspect...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Family Christmas
1415130954-kidsfamilychristmas-tickets.jpgp1 Get in the holiday spirit and expose the little ones to the joy and magic of live music with this Christmas concert designed especially for families -- and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Magnificent Magnificat
1414777870-exultate_christmas_tickets.jpgp1 For most 13-year-olds, it's an achievement to finish their homework, let alone compose a masterpiece for choir, full orchestra and soloists. But of course,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Exultate Chamber Choir and Orchestra: Magnificent Magnificat
1414797242-exultate_christmas_tickets.jpgp1 Most 13-year-olds have so much on their minds that performing even the most basic tasks is a challenge. Not so for Felix Mendelssohn, who composed a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Musician Shaun Johnson
1415397926-shaunjohnson_tickets.jpgp1 Frank Sinatra might be gone, but Emmy-winning singer/songwriter Shaun Johnson is keeping Sinatra's spirit alive with the Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience. Imagine...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Disenchanted!
1411690675-disenchanted_tickets.jpgp1 Think fairy tales are a little overexposed these days? Well, so do their stars. Disenchanted! features all of your favorite disgruntled princesses as they come...
View Article