On the High Seas Summer Camp
Tue, 07/22/2014 (All day) - Thu, 07/24/2014 (All day)Ahoy Mateys! Set sail on a pirate adventure as we draw a treasure map of Kenwood Park, paint a Jolly Rogers flag, sculpt a giant octopus and learn...
View ArticleWildlife Jamboree Summer Camp
Tue, 07/29/2014 (All day) - Thu, 07/31/2014 (All day)Safari over to the jungles of the world as we paint animals, construct musical instruments and party in the wild! Extended care available....
View ArticleForest Friends Summer Camp
Tue, 08/19/2014 (All day) - Thu, 08/21/2014 (All day)Find your way through the forest as we create art inspired by the fairy folk and furry forest animals along the way. Extended care available....
View ArticleArt on Stage Summer Camp
Mon, 06/23/2014 (All day) - Fri, 06/27/2014 (All day)Mon, 07/21/2014 (All day) - Fri, 07/25/2014 (All day)Mon, 08/18/2014 (All day) - Fri, 08/22/2014 (All day)Explore the creative world of theater and...
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TC Weekend | Mother’s Day, Fishing Opener, National Train Day & more!
Paige Elliott TC Daily Planet Last weekend felt like a spring explosion with its many festivals and long-awaited burst of sun. This weekend continues the spring fun with Mother’s Day events, the...
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Photo exhibit highlights life in '70s and '80s Twin Cities' Black community
Charles HallmanThe daily life of Minneapolis’ Black community during the 1970s and 1980s, which has been documented in black and white and color photos, is now on display at the Minnesota History...
View ArticleNEWS DAY | Minnesota connections with kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls,...
Mary Turck News Day 276 girls kidnapped from their school in Nigeria. Oromo students shot down by police in Ethiopia. What do these tragedies have to do with Minnesota?The #BringBackOurGirls campaign...
View ArticleLeading by sharing
Peggy Nelson For years, I’d passed the sign-up sheet for Families Moving Forward hosting weeks without putting my name down.That changed in 2007 when I finally signed up to volunteer -- without any...
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Dog Park detective: Minnehaha Park
Staff The Day: May 3, a gorgeous sunny morning, following five days of rainThe Dogs: Rosie and Brick, English bulldogsThe Park:Minnehaha Off-Leash Dog Park, off Hiawatha and 54th in MinneapolisThe...
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Allegations of sexual assault of high school student in jail not surprising
Michele Garnett McKenzie Last month the Star Tribune reported that an 18-year-old high school student who was being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Sherburne County Jail suffered...
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"Little Oromia" unites to advocate for justice and human rights in Ethiopia
Amy Bergquist Last Sunday afternoon, a steady stream of people poured into the Oromo Community of Minnesota’s meeting hall in St. Paul. They gathered for a forum to discuss how the Oromo people living...
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From kitchen catastrophe to grilled banh mi
PatriceThere is nothing like a kitchen catastrophe to keep a homecook humble. Occasionally I remove the shaker tops from spices in order to dip a measuring spoon into the jar. The next time I reach for...
View ArticleImpact of minimum wage increase
Jeff Van WychenLast week, the long push to increase Minnesota’s minimum wage to $9.50 per hour came to a successful conclusion with the signing of House File 2091 into law. The Economic Policy...
View ArticleNetwork neutrality update: Market power, regulation, and the battle to...
Christopher MitchellThe FCC is hearing the massive public outcry over its plan that would allow the big cable and telephone companies to create fast and slow lanes on the wires most of us depend on to...
View ArticleFeeling very "David and Goliath" as a 'Supermom against Superbugs'
Sylvia BurgosChicago O'Hare Airport 7:26 AM: I pulled out of our farmhouse driveway at 3:24AM and wondered if I'd make the plane. I'd overslept by over an hour and hadn't packed before hitting the...
View ArticleSt. Mark’s Tuesday Night At The Movies: “Normal”
Tue, 05/20/2014 - 7:00pm - 9:00pmThis movie is about a sexual transformation that challenges a family, a marriage and a career. When confronted with such a transformation, it is all about who you are,...
View ArticleSt. Mark’s Tuesday Night At The Movies: Transamerica
Tue, 06/03/2014 - 7:00pm - 9:00pmA funny, touching story with award winning Felicty Huffman that is an original look at the American family. Host: Deb Thorp MD More information:...
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COMMUNITY VOICES | Minnesota Oromo demonstration against killing in Ethiopia
Helen Duritsa Community Voices In the bracing chilly winds Friday morning May 9, 2014, the Oromo community of Minnesota began their 3-day demonstration, hunger strike and 24 hour vigil, seeking to end...
View ArticleWomen's economic security on the move
Caitlin BieglerLegislators and advocates have been working hard this session to build opportunity for all Minnesotans through closing the achievement gaps in education,improving racial health equity...
View ArticleJim Oberstar…Congress' best and what an ally
Arne CarlsonWithout question, Jim Oberstar will long be honored as one of Minnesota’s most effective members of Congress. He had an uncanny ability to get things done and never shied away from what may...
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