‘Cover Stories’ Archives
East Lake Savers closes
By Tesha M. Christensen After 27 years, the Savers on East Lake St. shut its doors for the last time on April 3, 2019. The closure came as a surprise to staff members, shoppers and building owner, Wellington Management, Inc. “We are disappointed with their departure,” said Wellington Management Executive Vice President David Wellington. He pointed out that they were mid-lease and the rent had not changed recently. “We are actively attempting to backfill their vacancy with other soft-good retailers including other well-known thrift stores,” remarked Wellington. “We have a deep understanding of how the Hi-Lake Shopping Center operates as an important community resource and we hope we will continue this tradition as we look for a new tenant.” Wellington acquired the shopping center in 2004 and has since doubled the density onsite with three new buildings that brought 30,000 square feet of additional retail and 100 new [...]
Heart of May Day
People ”“ gathering in workshops, conversation, rehearsals, and celebration HOBT/MayDay artist and staff member, Ramon Cordis and those quoted helped collect these testimonies. May Day Workshop 2019, by Bruce Silcox 36 Parades later (for me), I keep participating because it is so much fun work! My favorite aspect of the entire MayDay season, is the workshops. We create miracles of imagination. I love assisting an enthusiastic kid in designing a mask and costume ”“ together transforming the refuse of society into a beautiful creation. The kids who come year to year become masters of their ideas, visionaries and engineers of the impossible.” ~ Greg Leierwood Your MayDay Community Band” used to be called, “There Goes the Neighborhood ”“ Band.” We would gather by meeting on the street or in the park. Now we are on the internet. We always defy authority and almost never march in step! In the early years, there were usually [...]
MayDay 1974-2019: Everyone”'s an artist, and creator of the future using ceremony and ritual for peace, justice and equality
Dan Newman and Laurie Witzkowski-Denise Mayotte By DAN NEUMAN Dear MayDay People, Forty-four years ago a bunch of community activists and artists created a parade and a ceremony to welcome spring and the ending of a war. A few hundred people joyously marched from Phillip”'s to Powderhorn and rallied on the shore of the lake. What was different about MayDay then and now are two deep understandings that motivated the first organizers. Our studies and actions had taught us that ceremony and ritual are essential elements in the imagining, creation and the experiencing of a different future of peace, justice and equality. And that everyone is an artist, and a creator of the future. The future of MayDay has always been uncertain, with no assured funding. As it has grown the cost has also kept growing and every year has been an act of faith that, in the end, the community will provide. Today the cost has overwhelmed the organization and the community of [...]
