‘Cover Stories’ Archives
100th Tale: From Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery
Thank You Sue Hunter Weir Alley Communications, on behalf of hundreds of families and thousands of individuals express our tremendous appreciation to Sue Hunter Weir, local resident historian and writer of 100 “Tales from Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery.” The lives of many people have been enriched by her extensive research, honoring of personal stories and legacies, anecdotes, statistics, and personal quotations woven into 100 narratives . Each of the 100 Tales has its own engaging stories so it is remarkable that she can end each “Tale”; the secret of anticipation that keeps readers awaiting the next Tale. Readers need not fear the end of the Series because about 28,000 people (7,000 were moved, but their stories remain) have been buried at this place formerly Layman”'s Cemetery at Lake Street and Cedar Avenue. These stories live on in family photo albums and scrapbooks, websites and oral storytelling traditions. Alley Communications is honored [...]
Phillips West Winter Social Honored Muriel Simmons
By Robert Lilligren The Phillips West 16th Annual Winter Social was celebrated Thursday evening February 7th. The Winter Social was started by legendary Phillips West activist Muriel Simmons and her family in 1997. The first Winter Socials were held in her home on the corner of 27th Street & Park Avenue. Muriel”'s intent for starting the Winter Social was to give neighbors an opportunity to “come together and enjoy each other”'s company away from the daily fight” of reclaiming and improving our neighborhood. The Social grew from a few dozen people in the Simmons”' home to several hundred today. It has changed venues several times before landing at the Lutheran Social Service Center for Changing Lives, 2400 Park Avenue four years ago. Sadly, we missed Muriel this year because she died on January 15th this year; but the Winter Social lives on in her honor. Neighbors young and old, of all colors, shapes, sizes and [...]
SECULAR/SACRED
By Harvey Winje Here”'s the church, and here”'s the steeple Open the door and see all the people Try this old nursery rhyme with your hands the way it is illustrated here and then fold your hands again with your fingers outside and open the doors again to see all of the people gone from the church. Churches, like synagogues, mosques, and all gathering places of worship are just places. People go in and out of the places of worship taking their faith and their practices with them thereby combining the secular and the sacred. That is what was dramatically portrayed by “La Natividad” in December”'s seven performances in Phillips Community and one night at St. Mary”'s Basilica in downtown Mpls. (more…)
