All kids ready for kindergarten: New report card shows income and racial...
Richard Chase Our infants, toddlers, and preschoolers have the distinction of being the most racially and ethnically diverse Minnesotans. Children of color now make up about 30 percent of the 420,000...
View ArticleE-DEMOCRACY | St. Paul streets terrifying
E-Democracy issues forums From: Shannon O'Toole Date: 3:18am, Dec 06Driving back and forth between St. Paul and Minneapolis this evening revealed no trace of salt on St. Paul streets characterized by...
View ArticleWho's teaching in Minnesota? Licensure, language complicate St. Paul...
Alleen Brown TC Daily Planet Principal Melisa Rivera started in September to look for next year’s staff. It’s just that difficult to find elementary-level licensed teachers that are fluent and literate...
View ArticleBlack community raises issue of racial profiling as University of Minnesota...
The Minnesota Daily With the recent string of crime alerts emailed to the University of Minnesota student body, the black community has an additional safety concern: racial profiling.Six groups sent a...
View ArticleNEWS DAY | Update: Initial testing reveals widespread TCE contamination...
Mary Turck News Day What's new in the Como neighborhood / General Millls / TCE pollution story? Almost a month after the community meetings, dozens of homes have shown problematic levels of TCE, two...
View ArticleHypocrisy in Minneapolis: When push comes to not getting mine
Julie LandsmanSometimes you just have a bad week. Or a bad month. Or a year that was so-so. And if you are white these times are usually not connected to being white. They are just what they are. So,...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY VOICES | MN's exceptional education results threatened by lack of...
Community Voices Recent results of the biannual National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) show that Minnesota students continue to be among the most proficient in the country at reading and...
View ArticleMN Videos | Talkin' Dinkytown
MN Videos The historic business district of Dinkytown has been a staple point in the cultural fabric of the University of Minnesota for decades. One could easily spend a day (or week!) exploring the...
View ArticleComing soon: The Rabbit Hole, Sonora Grill, Freehouse, La Fresca and maybe...
Jeremy Iggers Iggers Digest Some exciting new restaurants are opening up in the next few days, and Midtown Global Market is the incubator for two of them.The Left Handed Cook has closed its counter in...
View ArticleAFRODISIAC Presented by Red Carpet Burlesque Productions
afro-blb-web-promo.jpgSat, 01/18/2014 - 10:00pm - 11:30pmWARNING! This is a bootie-shaking event with all the things you just don't see on TV! Burlesque! Poetry! Dance! Art! Music! Get down with The...
View ArticleThe Bible Cabaret A Comedy & Music Revue Starring the Old & New Testaments
bible_cabaret.jpgFri, 01/31/2014 - 10:00pm - 11:30pmIt's bawdy, ballsy, brainy…and the Good Book! Comedian and ordained United Methodist pastor Jane Voigts joins Betsy Salkind (The Tonight Show;...
View ArticlePUSH BUTTON. GET BACON. Written and Directed by Joshua Will Presented by The...
bacon_4_web.jpgFri, 01/17/2014 - 7:00pm - 8:30pmSat, 01/18/2014 - 7:00pm - 8:30pmFri, 01/24/2014 - 7:00pm - 8:30pmSat, 01/25/2014 - 7:00pm - 8:30pmFri, 01/31/2014 - 7:00pm - 8:30pmSat, 02/01/2014 -...
View Article2nd Annual Fireside Cuddle
fireside_cuddle_image_1.jpgTue, 12/17/2013 - 9:00pm - 11:59pmWith Christmas just around the corner, what better way to get into the spirit than to pull up a bar stool, order a hot toddy, and let the...
View ArticleUrinetown: 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...
View ArticleThe Warmest Christmas
piano-generic-2-920.jpgp1 Local composer Kurt Metzger wants his holiday show to feel like he's invited his friends over for an intimate Christmas party, so this year's version of The Warmest Christmas...
View ArticleBippy’s Burlesque-O-Rama
bippysbg.jpgFri, 01/10/2014 - 10:00pm - 11:30pmIf you think you've seen all that burlesque has to offer, you haven't seen Bippy's Burlesque-o-Rama. What started out as merely an idea, Bippy's has grown...
View ArticleCafé Scientifique Presented by The Bell Museum of Natural History
cafescsmall.jpgTue, 01/21/2014 - 7:00pm - 8:30pmThe Bell Museum's Café Scientifique is a happy-hour exchange of ideas about science, environment, and popular culture featuring experts from a variety of...
View ArticleVilification Tennis
vilten_generic.jpgFri, 01/24/2014 - 10:00pm - 11:30pmVilification Tennis has been offending audiences at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival since the mid 80′s. In 2007, they brought their show to the...
View ArticleRevolution Church
revolution_church.jpegSun, 01/05/2014 - 4:00pm - 5:00pmSun, 01/12/2014 - 4:00pm - 5:00pmSun, 01/19/2014 - 4:00pm - 5:00pmSun, 01/26/2014 - 4:00pm - 5:00pmRevolution strives to provide an all-inclusive...
View ArticleJunie 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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