‘Cover Stories’ Archives
Semilla Mural Complete!
Photo by Carol Lee Chase Semilla Youth Leader's creative art work on the front steps and doors of St. Paul’s Church on 15th Av was highlighted in the alley, September 2024. This month the alley presents the completed work of art celebrating the different cultures, old and new, that make our Phillips Community as vibrant as the colors in the mural. Visit the mural in person for the full glory at 2742 15th Ave So.
Relaunch of Ballot Petition for All-Elected Police Accountability Commission
Earlier successful petition rejected by the city on technicalities By MINNEAPOLIS FOR COMMUNITY CONTROL OF POLICE COALITION On Thursday, September 12th, 2024 at 5pm in front of the charred remains of the former 3rd Police Precinct, Minneapolis for Community Control of Police (M4CCP) and Twin Cities Coalition for Justice (TCC4J) organizers held a rally announcing the relaunch of a petition effort to establish an all-elected Civilian Police Accountability Commission (CPAC). The previous petition for CPAC was launched in 2021, and over the last 3 years community organizers collected thousands of signatures from Minneapolis residents who believe the people in Minneapolis deserve self-determination and substantial police accountability. In May of 2024, M4CCP organizers turned in 10,208 signatures to the Minneapolis City Clerk’s office, exceeding the minimum requirement of 8,943 signatures needed to get CPAC on the November, 2024 ballot. Close to 5,000 signatures were rejected by [...]
Full Circle for May Day Cafe
By MARY ELLEN KALUZA Powderhorn Food Community Co-op, c.1975 Early days of the May Day Cafe, c.1996 The Mala yearsSign painted by Phil Vandervaart The Andy YearsSign painted by Forrest Wozniak I have to disclose that I have a familial connection to May Day Cafe’s early years, before the doors were even open. I babysat my young niece while her mother spent long days at the old Powderhorn Food Co-op deep cleaning, reconfiguring the interior, developing business plans, menus, finding kitchen equipment, tables, seating… It was a huge amount of work transforming 3440 Bloomington into the beloved community treasure that May Day Cafe became after opening in February 1996. Mala, my sister, was one of three original partners in the enterprise; within a couple of years she was the only partner left. Mala really set the tone for the Cafe’s personality. She was very generous with the space, letting community groups use it in the evenings for fundraisers or meetings, or [...]
