The School for Girls Music and Highly Theatrical Comedy Revue Presented by...
school_for_girls_image.jpegWed, 06/18/2014 - 8:00pm - 10:00pmMinneapolis rock and roll outfit School for Girls just happens to be comprised of several of the city’s better-known improv comedy...
View ArticleMy Antonia
1398452798-my_antonia_042514.jpgp1 A story of the land and the people who came to settle the Great Plains, My Antonia is also the tale of a lifelong friendship that grows out of that tough soil. Based...
View ArticleThe Time of Your Life
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View ArticleStory Club Minneapolis Hosted by Mimi Nguyen
story_club.jpgThu, 06/26/2014 - 7:00pm - 8:30pmBurning bright after a strong opening last summer and fall, Story Club Minneapolis – a storytelling show featuring both an open mic segment and a curated...
View ArticleTracine Asberry
About meDr. Tracine D. Asberry is a long-time educator, former Bush Leadership Fellow, and Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) Board of Education Director who brings a wealth of knowledge on family...
View ArticleTax bill: A little of this and a lot of property tax relief
leeannwahi Session Daily The Lewis and Clark Regional Water System project that would bring water to parts of southwestern Minnesota, including Worthington and Luverne, became a surprise component to...
View ArticleMedical marijuana bill makes its final passage from House
Andrea Parrott Session Daily Medical marijuana has cleared its final hurdle in the legislative branch and now awaits the governor’s signature before it becomes law.The House adopted the conference...
View ArticleHouse passes supplemental budget package
Charley Shaw Session Daily The House on Friday passed the omnibus supplemental budget bill 75-55.A variety of state programs and operations would get $263 million from the General Fund in HF3172,...
View ArticleSupplemental budget bill includes report on overtime, agricultural employers...
Sally Jo SorensenWhile Minnesota Public Radio touts the conventional talking points about this year's session in What the 2014 Legislature did for you, Bluestem is finding all sorts of goodies in the...
View ArticleMaking sense of the 2014 Minnesota Legislative Session – A tale in four parts
David SchultzLegislative sessions in Minnesota produce defining themes. These narratives allow observers to make sense out the political debates and the policies that emerge. Often times these...
View ArticleLinden Hills Parade of Wheels and Pets, 2014
Alan WilfahrtRecently In the Heart of the Beast Theatre, celebrated a 40th anniversary. As it happens, another 40th annual event took place on Sunday May 18. The Linden Hills Festival has gathered in...
View ArticleCOMMENTS OF THE WEEK | The fight to keep co-teaching at Lucy Laney
Anthony Morley TC Daily Planet We return this week to issues highlighted at Lucy Craft Laney Elementary School in north Minneapolis. Three weeks ago featured open letter from a Lucey Laney parent...
View ArticleDr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat
1399148952-cat_in_the_hat_photo_920.jpgp1 Based on Dr. Seuss' classic children's book, The Cat in the Hat returns to Children's Theatre Company after its sold-out run. On a rainy day, Sally and her...
View ArticleWhy We Can't Wait
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View ArticleMUSIC REVIEW | Girl Germs worth catching: Local bands play tributes to women...
Ann Treacy TC Daily Planet I love a themed concert! I love girl bands and women who rock. So I was thrilled when I heard about the Girl Germs event at First Avenue, a night of tributes. Lots of bands...
View ArticleMy Antonia
1398452798-my_antonia_042514.jpgp1 A story of the land and the people who came to settle the Great Plains, My Antonia is also the tale of a lifelong friendship that grows out of that tough soil. Based...
View ArticleBlack & Single Blues
Dwight HobbesBlack & Singles Blues wraps at Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. Last episode was Wednesday. The book version is cleaning up nicely. After a bump in the road. Jerry Freeman, who's...
View ArticleVampire Dairies: The revolution that won't start without us
Rich BroderickLately I've been reading, even in the pages of mainstream publications, forecasts of how the world's growing inequality will result in a popular uprising that will overthrow predatory...
View ArticleBEHIND THE STORY | Let them have bikes
Sheila Regan Behind the Story I had a Marie Antoinette moment at Open Streets in North Minneapolis this past weekend. I was talking to a young boy — maybe eight or nine years old — and he was bummed...
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