Obama's not so bold plan for transportation
Erik HarePresident Obama came to St Paul to propose an aggressive new investment in transportation infrastructure, $300B over 4 years. It was a good show that messed up traffic throughout the city,...
View Article"I did not want to live like an animal...," death row exonoree tells U.S....
Staff At one point, Damon Thibodeaux, on death row for a crime he didn’t commit, wanted to be executed instead of live in solitary confinement.“I did not want to live like an animal in a cage for...
View ArticleThe new Saint Paul teacher contract: What's in it?
Michael DiedrichAfter an intense negotiations process, the Saint Paul Federation of Teachers and the Saint Paul Public Schools have reached agreement on a wide range of proposals. The union will vote...
View ArticleLonely Soldiers
lonelysoldiers-022814.jpgp1 On top of terrorists, IEDs, hostile populations and hellish conditions, female soldiers in the U.S. military face another enemy -- sexism -- that must be battled at the...
View ArticleEncyclopedia 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 ArticleDinner & Dialogue with Dr. Waziyatawin & Oyate Nipi Kte
Sun, 03/16/2014 - 5:00pm - 7:30pm3100 Elliot Ave S, #1Minneapolis, MN 55407$10 - $100 suggested donation(no one will be turned away)RSVP by March 10 to jasonrodney [at] gmail [dot] com / (651) 233-4949...
View ArticleHarlem Globetrotters 2014 Fans Rule World Tour
hg-920-15.jpgp1 The show-stopping dunks, amazing ball-handling skills and hilarious antics that made the Harlem Globetrotters legends just got even more fun. This year, the fans (that's you!) get to...
View ArticleLive at the Museum: The Czar's Clavichord ... With Henry Lebedinsky
live-at-the-museum-920.jpgp1 Listen to music fit for an emperor ... literally. Through the power of his playing, Henry Lebedinsky, a modern master of the clavichord, takes you into the gilded private...
View ArticleSinging in the Rain at the Oscars — At least it isn't snow
Barb Teed TC Daily Planet HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA---Legend has it that it has never rained on Oscar Sunday. It may rain the day before, or the day after, but the clouds part for Hollywood royalty...
View ArticleBest Steak House
POINT(-93.136679 44.955396) We don’t just view The Best Steakhouse as a place of business. We try to remember that every person who walks through our door is a potential friend, and eventually, a...
View ArticleNgon Vietnamese Bistro
POINT(-93.133766 44.956054) Ngon Bistro is a modern Vietnamese restaurant located in Frogtown that specializes in providing French-Vietnamese food, using fresh, local, and sustainable ingredients....
View ArticleBroken Bells find the high road at First Avenue
Todd Wardrope TC Daily Planet When people talk about shows they’ve been to, they generally talk about the artist. They talk about what they liked, what they didn’t like, or how much of the famous...
View ArticleBig Daddy’s Old Fashioned Barbeque
POINT(-93.126676 44.9558721) At Big Daddy´s Old Fashioned Barbeque, we combine age-old southern and BBQ recipes to give our entrees a unique, delicious flavor and tenderness. Good BBQ should excite...
View ArticleHa Tien Grocery
POINT(-93.1150602 44.9560667) Following in his parents’ entrepreneurial footsteps, Son Dao, along with his wife, Ne Dao, opened Ha Tien Grocery Store on University Avenue in 1996, now employing 22...
View ArticleHa Tien Grocery Store
POINT(-93.1150602 44.9560667) Following in his parents’ entrepreneurial footsteps, Son Dao, along with his wife, Ne Dao, opened Ha Tien Grocery Store on University Avenue in 1996, now employing 22...
View ArticleHis Holiness, The 14th Dalai Lama at the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Forum in...
Dick BernardGive yourself a gift this week, and enroll for one or more days of the rest of the Nobel Peace Prize Forum at Augsburg College, Minneapolis MN (Friday through Sunday Mar 7-9). Here’s up to...
View ArticleA chicken-and-egg funding conundrum
Lee Blons Since we know that supportive housing is effective to stop homelessness, what are the barriers to going to scale? Why does it remain so difficult to assemble the funding?On Feb. 27, 50 key...
View Article2014 session starts with a bang for Working Family Credit
Nan MaddenOne of our top priorities for this legislative session is off to a great start.On Tuesday, the first day of the 2014 Legislative Session, I testified at a House Tax Committee hearing in...
View ArticleCOMMENTS of the WEEK — Rents and real estate
Anthony Morley TC Daily Planet Daily Planet articles touching tangled urban real-estate questions drew attentive comments by readers this week. In the news were the Frogtown neighborhood in St. Paul...
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