‘Miscellany’ Archives
The Burma Shave Historic Vine Church Legacy
By Steve Sandberg The City of Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission voted 7-2 Tuesday to approve the Minneapolis Public Schools application for demolition of the historic Vine Church/Hugnad Hall/Winget Manufacturing/Burma Vita building at 2019 East Lake Street in Minneapolis. Commissioners Hunter Weir and Olson voted no. Save the Shave is considering an appeal. Save the Shave reps Steve Sandberg, Shari Albers, Erin Berg and David West all presented various, historical, environmental, educational and cultural reasons for saving the building and other neighbors spoke up and showed up as well but in the end the politics of money and convenience prevailed over history and imagination. Many of the Commissioners voiced respect for the rich history of the building and were not aware that the Winget Manufacturing started there with its owner Nell Walter Winget who patented several hat, clothing and undergarment designs and built a predominantly women employed company into a growing [...]
Our devoted Editor/Outreach Coordinator is getting very, very tired as you can see. In fact, so tired, he will RETIRE in September 2017!!!
Harvey Winje has been the volunteer/stipend-receiving Editor of The Alley Newspaper for the last 14 years. The Alley Newspaper is published by Alley Communications, a 41 year old nonprofit, community governed organization. Oh, my!!! What will happen to The Alley Newspaper? Will it be retired, too? Or, will it continue and take on new faces, new ideas, new formats? The answer to that question rests in YOUR hands! You can help a small group of stakeholders who are examining this dilemma by answering these questions. Answer ONE or ALL of the following: 1. YES or NO - Do YOU read The Alley Newspaper? 2. WHY do YOU read The Alley Newspaper? 3. WHAT should be kept the same? What should change? 4. WILL you join a conversation with a core group of Alley stakeholders to discuss how to keep The Alley going after September of 2017? YOU can answer ANY or ALL of these questions by: Phone message: 612-605-7532 (no human contact) Email: editor@alleynews.org Mail: Alley [...]
“Peace to all who enter here.” What is this large, old house at 25th Street &18TH Avenue?
BY PATTI LAZARUS This large, old building may seem a bit out of place in our community or even a bit unfriendly. However, if you listen closely when you walk by you might hear children giggling, or making music, or running around on those very old, sturdy wooden floors. You might see parents and grandparents walking inside for a meeting or a family night ”“ it happens all the time. This is Southside Family Nurturing Center, and for over forty years, teachers have been helping Phillips Community”'s children get ready to be successful in kindergarten and beyond. Children from the age of 16 months to five years arrive at Southside in the morning to learn what they need to know to move on to kindergarten ”“ how to trust themselves and others, how to share, how to disagree with someone and not yell or hit, how to become part of a noisy, happy, healthy group of children. And their parents come to learn too. Southside believes in the strength of families and community, [...]
