‘Cover Stories’ Archives
MURDERED & MISSING but not forgotten
THEY WALKED FOR WOMEN ON VALENTINE”'S DAY by Tesha M. Christensen Over 1,200 people braved the winter weather to march for missing and murdered Indigenous women on Feb. 14, 2019. Twenty-nine-year-old Amber Brunelle, who works in South Minneapolis, was walking to raise awareness of this issue. She pointed out, “Most cities don”'t have a number on how many Indigenous women are missing in this country.” She is pushing for policy changes that will pinpoint why so many Indignous woman are targeted and what can be done to fix the problem. Brunelle was walking in memory of her friend Brandi, who was murdered 1.5 years ago. “We”'re all part of the same life. We all live here,” Brunelle said. “I just want the violence against Indigenous women and men to stop.” Organized by Minnesota Indian Women”'s Resource Center with help from the Minnesota Indian Women”'s Sexual Assault Coalition and others, this year”'s [...]
Franklin Aldi closed until mid-April
Remodel will remake store with wider aisles, more fresh foods, and more refrigerated products by Tesha M. Christensen TESHA M. CHRISTENSENFinding it hard to get to the grocery store since the Franklin Aldi”'s closed? Get free delivery via Instacart, Aldi's grocery delivery service. Look for an updated Aldi at 1311 E. Franklin Ave. in mid-April. The Franklin Aldi store closed on Jan. 28, 2018 for an extensive remodeling that will make the store over into one similar to the new Aldi that opened in the former Rainbow Foods at 2912 28th Ave. S. It will feature wider aisles, more refrigerated items and a wider selection of fresh foods. “The new store layout will provide an improved in-store experience and features additional refrigeration space to accommodate even more fresh, healthy and convenient products,” according to Matt Lilla, Aldi”'s Faribault division vice president. Compared to last year, 20 percent of the Aldi product selection [...]
One of busiest food shelves right here
Donate or check out Waite House Food Shelf during March Minnesota FoodShare Campaign by Meghan Muffett Waite House staff, Jovita (left), assists a community member in the Waite House Food Shelf. Located right here in the Phillips community, the food shelf at Waite House Community Center is one of the busiest in the Twin Cities, serving nearly 4,000 families on an annual basis. It serves as a much needed resource for many single-family households, homeless and highly mobile community members, seniors, immigrants, and others who ”“ for a variety of reasons ”“ are having a tough time making ends meet. Yet, in the past four years, the amount of participants have increased 25% while funding changes have been minimal. This means that more than ever, this March is a critical time for the Waite House food shelf to garner support. During the Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign, both monetary and food donations made to Waite House (and all participating [...]
