‘Miscellany’ Archives
Movie Corner: 19B
5/5 Stars Film Clinic 2022, Drama By HOWARD MCQUITTER II Howard McQuitter II 19B is the sixth film by Egyptian director/writer Ahmad Abdalla at The Minneapolis- St. Paul International Film Festival. I had the honor to meet Mr. Ahmad Abdalla after the screening.19B is about an elderly Egyptian gentleman, “The Guard” (Sayed Rogab), who stays in a dilapidated apartment building in a once affluent neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt. He’s been a longtime resident in the neighborhood. He acts like a caretaker in an abandoned building where he takes care of stray dogs and cats. He’s like the zoophilist in a tumbledown neighborhood where the streets can often be bare.His daughter Yara (Nahed El Sebaï) visits him at least once a week, but she insists that he come and live with her. He stays in his pajamas when he gets up in the morning, and often wears them all day. He strolls around the villa, going to the gate, sometimes opening it to look out when he talks to his next door [...]
Applications Are Open for Minneapolis Edible Boulevards!
By MICHELLE SHAW, Minneapolis Edible Boulevards The big news this month in the world of Minneapolis Edible Boulevards is that applications for this season’s resources are now out and due May 15. Once approved, you’ll go through a process of doing a one-on-one meeting, completing a soil test, and discussing your needs of available resources: seeds or seedlings (depending on availability), a few bags of new soil to go on top of your current, mushroom compost, a trowel, a pair of gloves, and education on how to create a garden. Resources are free for approved applicants in our participating neighborhoods, and we’d love to have you participate! Summer Step-Up Youth work with Growing North Minneapolis to create an Edible Boulevard at Oak Park Center in 2022. Source: Minneapolis Edible Boulevards At this time, these are the participating neighborhoods: Cedar Riverside, East Phillips, Midtown Phillips, Phillips West, Ventura Village, Longfellow, and Powderhorn Park on the [...]
Big Gratitude to Rico Morales, New Alley Board Member!
Rico Morales, newest Alley Communications Board Member, resident in Phillips Community for 31 years, renter in permanent supportive housing. In a recent conversation with Rico Morales at Pow Wow Grounds between an existing board member and Rico, they talked about why Rico joined the Alley Communications Board in February. Here’s some of what he had to say: “I was invited to join the Alley Board, the invitation felt like an opportunity to be celebrated rather than tolerated. My participation, presence, and very existence will make new pathways to dismantling White Supremacy.” Rico went on to describe what he thought were the most important stories to be amplified in the alley: BIPOC storiesStories of recoveryRestoration or restorative justice storiesStories of success There are exciting contributions that Rico is already making to the Alley Board like his passion for bringing in new voices, his energy and good ideas. One of the specific improvements Rico is working on [...]
