Archive for November, 2022
Metro Transit: December Disaster!
By JOHN CHARLES WILSON The latest news out of Metro Transit isn’t good. Thanks to a shortage of drivers, one of the worst cutbacks in recent years is coming soon. Unlike past cutbacks, this isn’t due to lack of funding, lack of riders, or a pandemic. It is literally because they can’t hire enough drivers. As of 15 October 2022, Route 27 (26th/28th Streets between Hiawatha and I-35W) has been suspended. People are recommended to take Route 21 (Lake Street) instead. In addition, the following cutbacks in the Phillips community will start 3 December 2022:The Orange Line will be reduced from once every 15 minutes to once every half hour during the weekday midday period.Route 9 is being reduced from once every half hour to once an hour except during rush hours.Route 67 is being reduced from once every half hour to once an hour except during rush hours. Many other transit routes in various areas of the Twin Cities are also being cut. However, the 9 and the 67 are pretty [...]
COMING SOON: The Phoenix of Phillips
Youth artists working on a new mural. Photo provided by Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts By PHOENIX OF PHILLIPS,SEMILLA CENTER Hoping for surprises this holiday season? The next issue of The Phoenix of Phillips will soon be in the alley. This issue, whose theme is “Seeding a New Community” will be co-edited by a group of wonderful youth artists. We hope you will be surprised at what they come up with.
Remembering Patricia Anita Young
Patricia Anita Young. Photo courtesy the authors. By DANETTE BILLUPS and DARLENE MCPHERSEN Patricia Anita Young, long time resident of the Ebenezer community, has transitioned from her role as artist, writer, and community member, on to the next part of her journey. She was an awesome writer for the Phoenix of Phillips and Access Press. Patricia wished to be remembered for her love of family, and as a writer, artist and designer. She was a loving and sharing person. She was a proud graduate of Minneapolis Central High School and Minneapolis College. She was an administrative assistant at the Animal Care Foundation, a former community editor and freelance writer at Saint Paul Almanac, and a community editor and writer at the Arthritis Foundation. Although she is absent in body, she is ever present in our minds and hearts as a vibrant part of the Phillips Community.