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A guide to the 2013 holiday film season
Jim Brunzell III The Optimistic Pessimist Wednesday November 27 marks another day on the movie calendar where (big and small) distributors start making plans on unleashing a few counterprogramming...
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Deserted, century-old Frey Mansion will be converted into apartments
The Minnesota Daily Two century-old houses near the University of Minnesota are set to be the next pieces of the campus apartment boom.The Minneapolis Planning Commission approved a land-use...
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Urinetown: The Musical
urinetown-112713.jpgp1 When a terrible water shortage leads to a government ban on private toilets, a greedy company profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs -- until a hero...
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Jim Brunzell III The Optimistic Pessimist We are still close to four months away from the 86th Academy Awards on March 2nd but for 76 different countries, January 16, 2014 is a bigger day. Those 76...
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InstantGaming
images.jpgSun, 01/05/2014 - 9:00am - 6:00pmInstantGaming is an event that will tell the details about all the latest computer games that will be released until the date of the event!! You can buy all...
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AFRODISIAC - Get Down With The Brown in Uptown
afrodisiac-mpls-web-jan.jpgSat, 01/18/2014 - 10:00pmWARNING! This is a bootie shaking event with all the things you just don't see on TV! Burlesque! Poetry! Dance! Art! Music!Red Carpet Burlesque...
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Downsville, WI showing of Inequality For All
ifa_image.jpgThu, 12/05/2013 - 7:00pmCommunity showing of the award-winning film Inequality For All, starring Robert Reich. This film explores the problems with income inequality in the US, and what...
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Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells
junie-b-jones-temp.jpgp1 Just in time for the holidays, Barbara Park's beloved creation Junie B. Jones comes to life on stage in this adaptation of the best-selling children's books. In Junie B. Jones'...
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Beyond Black Friday: Supporting local business and artisans
Paige Elliott TC Daily Planet It’s the most wonderful time of the year … especially for retailers and those who love to shop. “Black Friday” remains the biggest shopping day of the year, but now “Brown...
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Washington Wizards vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
nba-wizards-timber.jpgp1 Two days after Christmas, see two of the NBA's best young squads as the Timberwolves host the Washington Wizards. 25-year-old Kevin Love is already a star for Minnesota, one of...
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The Church Basement Ladies in The Last (Potluck) Supper
3211641-cbl.jpgp1 Set in 1979, while the rest of the church is outside wrapped up in the Centennial Celebration, the Church Basement Ladies are busy in the kitchen cooking up some time travel fun as...
View ArticleTake Great Photos with Point-and-Shoot & Smartphone Cameras
Wed, 12/11/2013 - 6:00pm - 8:00pmLooking to improve your smartphone photography skills? Still having trouble with that point-and-shoot you bought a while ago? Come learn from freelance photographer Tom...
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Holiday Workshop at Hallie Q. Brown
Sat, 12/07/2013 - 12:00pm - 2:00pmMake your own gifts, the Hallie Q. Brown Center wants to help! On Saturday, December 7, we are hosting a Make-N-Take crafting workshop from noon to 2 p.m. Candles,...
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Teacher (field) trips can help students learn
Joe NathanLocal field trips for students are common, but not so much for teachers. But a Minnesota school recently took its teachers around neighborhoods they serve to help them understand more about...
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Sylvia BurgosAt the end of my 80-minute commute from St. Paul, I was greeted by the sound of sizzling hamburgers smothered in sauteed onions and pressed between grilled slices of home-made, multigrain...
View ArticleJohnson Controls, "private" data, and public programs
Public Record MediaThe Minnesota Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in the Helmberger v. Johnson Controls open records case. The case involved a suit brought by the publisher of the...
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Begging for simplicity at pedestrian crossings
David Levinson Pedestrian actuators call for a pedestrian signal at an intersection which is semi-actuated (where the green-time goes to the mainline except when a vehicle is on the side street,...
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