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Northrop lines up an eclectic season; 'Star Trek' exhibit at MOA
Back in its brilliantly reimagined home on the U of M campus after three years in downtown Minneapolis, Northrop announced its 2014-15 dance season earlier this week. It’s an eclectic, international...
View ArticleAfter three healthy seasons, champion Lynx must learn to win hurt
Practice was over, and Seimone Augustus needed a chair. “Can I sit down?” she said Wednesday, shortly after the defending WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx finished up on Target Center’s main court.The...
View ArticleMinnPost introducing weekly Lynx coverage
A couple of weeks ago, MinnPost reporter Pat Borzi wrote a story about Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve’s irritation with local media for marginalizing her team compared to the so-called Big 4 men’s sports...
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Abortion foes kill 'corporations aren't people' legislative push
Rep. Peggy ScottThe mere mention of abortion has appeared to derail a Minnesota push for a constitutional amendment overruling the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizen United decision.That decision ruled...
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Minneapolis poised to ban cigarettes — and e-cigarettes — throughout parks
Creative Commons/Quasic“I think people are comfortable with banning smoking throughout the parks,” said Park Commissioner John Erwin. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation board is poised to ban smoking...
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Kevin Terrell seeks Independence Party nomination for U.S. Senate
Kevin TerrellKevin Terrell, 50, a business consultant with previous involvement in foreign intelligence work for the U.S. government, will announce his candidacy this afternoon for the Independence...
View ArticleTracking Supreme Court justices' rulings: principles of law or politics?
Following up on the recent McCutcheon v. FEC ruling — in which the U.S. Supreme Court broke along the familiar five conservatives versus four liberals to allow wealthy donors to give more to candidates...
View ArticleVoters (especially conservatives) prefer women politicians with quickly...
When voters can almost instantaneously determine a female politician’s gender from her facial features, that politician is more likely to win her election — above and beyond any issues of...
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Target’s Jeff Jones’ LinkedIn message: Cowboy move or brilliant...
Communications Conversations Earlier this week, you may have heard about the most recent kerfuffle retailer Target found itself in (yes, again). This time, Target’s culture was the bullseye. A former...
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Tracking the Green Line: Will urban renewal by transit turn into poor-people...
As you've no doubt heard, unless you've been on an extended visit to Planet Beta Zeta V, the Green Line — aka, the Central Corridor LRT — will have its grand opening June 14. The train will provide a...
View ArticlePoliticians to throw out first 'pitch' at Target Field rail station opening...
The new rail station near Target Field in downtown Minneapolis will open with speeches and festivities Saturday afternoon for several hours leading up to the Twins game.The grand opening of the station...
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Democrats run toward, not away from, Obamacare
Just a guess, but we may be seeing a lot more of this … . Brett Neely of MPR reports,“Democrats appear to be less worried about the political fallout from the troubles of the Affordable Care Act....
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In bid to unseat Kline, Democrat Obermueller embraces Obamacare
Mike ObermuellerWASHINGTON — President Obama’s approval ratings have dipped in Minnesota. The public remains divided on the health care law nicknamed after him.But Democratic congressional candidate...
View ArticleRed Lake Band elects Darrell Seki as new president; Jourdain out after 10 years
Darrell Seki, the treasurer of the Red Lake Band of Ojibwe has been elected tribal president, beating Floyd “Buck” Jourdain, who's been president for the past 10 years.The final results:Darrell G. Seki...
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Reflections on hopes and dreams deferred after Brown v. Board of Education
When Minnesota schoolchildren learn about Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark school desegregation decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court 60 years ago Saturday, it’s as a chapter in...
View ArticleMN Blog Cabin Roundup, 5/16
Travel times on existing Central Corridor routesfrom streets.mn by Mike HicksWith the recent news about Green Line training and test trains taking long amounts of time to travel end-to-end from Saint...
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Jacqueline would have cast a gimlet eye on Monica — and all the others
Wikimedia CommonsI have a very hard time picturing Jacqueline Kennedy sitting on the "Tonight Show" couch, weeping to Jack Paar about President Kennedy’s affairs.In light of Monica Lewinsky’s recent...
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Dot.Org Awards showcase Minnesota nonprofits at the forefront of technology
Every year, the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and MAP for Nonprofits honor organizations that achieve innovations in technology and presents them with the Dot.Org Award. Created in 2007, Dot.Org...
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Car-free and carefree in MSP: Why Ali Lozoff kicked car ownership to the curb
Whether she’s scooting across town for a meeting about Rock the Garden, bopping over to First Avenue to catch a band, or heading to the Fitzgerald Theater to live-Tweet the Wits radio show, Ali Lozoff...
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Tricia Cornell finds inspiration at the farmers market
Tricia CornellMinnesotans get weirdly giddy about our farmers markets. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that we’re thrilled to see that something besides icicles can grow here, or maybe...
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