‘Miscellany’ Archives
Why walk?
By the Phillips Wellness 50+ Team Walking in one of the easiest ways to increase physical activity and improve your health. Almost anyone can walk, it can be done anywhere and it doesn”'t cost a cent. Walking provides all sorts of benefits, including: Lowering blood pressure Reducing weight Preventing onset of diabetes Improving memory Here are tips to help you stay safe on your walks: Cross streets at crosswalks. Better yet, cross at corners with traffic signals. Wear bright color clothing to be sure that you can be seen. Never assume a driver sees you crossing the street. Try to make eye contact with drivers as they approach. Walk on sidewalks whenever possible. Keep an eye out for uneven surfaces that can be hazards for falling. Wear good quality shoes. Look for shoes that have a thick sole, a wide base, closed back and good arch support. Carry your ID and emergency contact information. Phillips Wellness 50+ invites you to join us for [...]
Will Another Important Building Be Demolished by Children”'s MN?
BY HARVEY WINJE “In 1916, the cornerstone was laid for the Messiah Lutheran Church at the intersection of East 25th Street and Columbus Avenue in South Minneapolis. It was designed by Harry Wild Jones, a leading Minneapolis architect. “Today, the two-story red brick Gothic Revival structure rests comfortably within this mildly compact urban environment and is still serving its original religious purpose though no longer for a Lutheran congregation which began In service to a Northern European immigrant community. Now the building hosts Mennonite and Latino immigrant congregations.” (see Harry Wild Jones, Architect Messiah Lutheran Church: Deserving Historic Preservation” by Bob Roscoe The Alley Newspaper, April 2017, pg. 6) If Children”'s Hospitals MN fulfills their plans, that Sanctuary will soon not be there. The block of Phillips Community bordered by Chicago and Columbus Avenues and East 25th and 26th Streets was devastated a decade [...]
Hospital land grab angers Phillips residents
By Julie Miller;* The Alley Newspaper  May 25, 2006 If it would wreck your whole day to come home from work and discover your house was gone, then you need to read this story, because it could happen to you! This is real. It is not a test. It is not science fiction and you have not just entered the Twilight Zone. You have entered the Lifesciences Corridor, another dimension where homes are dispensable, parking ramps are the future, and hospitals can go from “good neighbor” to “perpetrator” in the blink of an eye. Don”'t take my word for it folks, take a walk or drive around the 2500 block of Chicago Ave. and you will see what the future has in store for you. The once stately and solid Victorian houses are gone now””nothing but a memory and a flat place in the dirt. This is the awful truth. It is not a cruel hoax, a bad joke or a dream from which you can awaken to find a world that still makes sense. This ain”'t no disco, fellow [...]
