‘Miscellany’ Archives
Marine Vet Gets back in shape at 52
By Connie Norman We want to continue to share the great success stories from our Running Wolf members. So here is Sal’s story! Salvador Pacheco lives and works in the Phillips neighborhood and said that he heard we were re-opening the Running Wolf Fitness Center in the neighborhood. So in September he went to NACC and got his fitness exam [...]
Augustana Lutheran Church is Relocating “…Now, it’s a new day.”
By Rev. David Spong* A “pillar”… for 146 years Augustana Lutheran Church, a pillar in the Swedish and Lutheran community for 146 years, is relocating to 1900 11th Ave. South. Church-members and friends will process to their new location on Sunday, May 6, where they will have their initial worship. Augustana will make this their new [...]
“Blooming Town” at MayDay Festival – Powderhorn Park – May 6
By “Blooming Town” Town Council As this year’s MayDay Parade flows into Powderhorn Park culminating its trek since 1 PM along Bloomington Avenue from 26th Street to 34th Street; “Blooming Town” will miraculously emerge on the ball fields at the end of the Parade in Powderhorn Park. “Blooming Town” created by Southside residents [...]
Monthly Diabetes Breakfast Moves to Phillips Community Center
By Robert Albee After six straight years of monthly breakfasts for people with diabetes, friends and loved ones, the Native American Community Clinic (NACC) is handing this service over to A Partnership Of Diabetics (A-POD) who will be moving the feast to the Phillips Community Center (PCC), 2323 Eleventh Avenue South. According to A-POD’s [...]
Sportstalk; Farewell Mama
By Ray Jay and Young Dex This May issue of Sportstalk is dedicated to, and in honor of my Mother and Dex’s Grandmother, Mattie Mae Jackson, who passed on April 2, 2012. Mother, born December 5, 1927, has been our sports supporter throughout our lives. Even though she did not know a free throw from a dunk, and to her, off sides meant rummaging [...]
Midtown Phillips Neighborhood Improvement Association News
By Dan Wilder I am happy to report that at our March monthly members meeting the Midtown Phillips neighborhood voted to support a plan to put a streetcar on the Midtown Greenway. We feel it will bring a much needed connection to the light rail lines and businesses along Lake Street for all the neighborhoods along the Greenway. You can learn [...]
Xcel Underground powerline Substations Planning-Public Hearing in June
By Shirley Heyer, MPNIA rep to the Hiawatha Project Substation Design Advisory Committee Xcel held 3 design workshops with an Advisory Committee of 20 folks, including neighborhood reps, for proposed Hiawatha and Midtown South Substations (SS) as directed by Minnesota Pubic Utilities Commission. Final schematic designs to be presented June [...]
El Taller A.C. Social Justice Theatre Portrays Commonalities using Brazilian Augusto Boal’s “Theatre of the Oppressed Forum” methodology At 15th Ave St. Paul’s Church May 7th 7PM
El Taller A.C. (The Workshop, non-profit) Puebla, Mexico-based social justice theatre organization, is literally crossing borders to bring the message that borders affect people on both sides, albeit in very different ways through their tour Women Opening Borders: A Journey in Equity, Culture and Art. The troupe members—six Mexican citizens [...]
Come Celebrate Re-Opening of Phillips Community Center May 12!
By Shirley Heyer, MPNIA rep to the Phillips Community Parks Initiative and PCC meetings After saving the PCC from demolition or sale to private ownership, residents of the surrounding neighborhoods can sigh with relief! Their four-year effort saved the building with its double gym and swimming pool. Their efforts also resulted in a new [...]
