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Spectacular May
By Harvey Winje In the Heart of the Beast”'s MayDay Parade and Festival, hallmarks a new Spring season and the month of May which is full of other wonderful events in the neighborhoods surrounding Powderhorn Park, the destination of the Parade and the site of the Festival of Life that will draw tens of thousands of people on Sunday May 6th. The Parade and Festival - originated to help unite the neighborhoods surrounding Powderhorn Park - has now, broadened becoming a unifier of individuals, groups, and organizations city-wide, an icon of the City of Mpls. nationally, and, this year, embellished by including the local “Transition Town” movement as an “umbrella” theme that advocates for a more sustainable, oil-independent place to live in South Minneapolis and across the globe. The hundreds of people creating the Parade and Festival have chosen their focus from HOBT “Avalon” Lobby Story Board and auditorium/workshop workbench [...]
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 Robert Albee, “This has been a time-honored tradition for folks along Franklin Avenue and in Phillips who are diabetic. The wonderful tradition will continue with NACC initially leading the monthly presentations and planning the food selections. We see this as a hand-off, not a take-over!” With the Grand Re-Opening of the PCC on Saturday May 12th, all of the PCC tenants will be in place and finally the vision cast as a wellness-oriented service and recreation center will be clear. There now will be the opportunity for guests to come to breakfast, stay for exercise downstairs at Running Wolf Fitness Center or sample an open [...]
