‘Miscellany’ Archives
Carol Ann Armstrong Pass, 1942-2024
A Tireless Advocate for her Community is At Rest Excerpted from a eulogy read at the memorial and tribute held for Carol Pass on Sunday, June 9, at the East Phillips Community Cultural Center. Courtesy of Longfellow Nokomis Messenger Minneapolis lost a ‘powerhouse’ on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 when Carol Ann Armstrong Pass, 81, of Minneapolis, MN, died at 3 a.m. – fittingly the time of night she usually stopped studying or working on community projects.Moving through the world with a sense of purpose, Carol was a tireless advocate for her community. She served as president of the neighborhood organization, East Phillips Improvement Coalition, for 20 years, and most recently she helped found and was on the board of the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute. She raised the funds to build the East Phillips Cultural and Community Center, and for numerous housing initiatives in East Phillips, striving to bring happiness, resources, and attention to the community.Carol was born to [...]
Coliseum Reopens
A New Chapter for an Iconic Neighborhood Building Photo: LAURA HULSCHER Project collaborators Alicia Belton of Urban Design Perspectives and Taylor Smrikárova of Redesign, Inc. at the renovation jobsite. Photo: REDESIGN, INC. The Coliseum Building, located at the intersection of Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue, has opened its doors once again following a 3 1/2 year community-focused redevelopment initiative centering BIPOC voices. After sustaining heavy damage during the unrest in response to the murder of George Floyd in 2020, the historic building finally reopened to the public during the Soul of the Southside block party celebrating Juneteenth on June 19th. A destination for community commerce since 1917, the newly renovated, move-in-ready building at 2708 E Lake Street has been redeveloped as a beacon for BIPOC entrepreneurs and small businesses through a project led by the nonprofit community development corporation, Redesign, Inc. The new space offers [...]
Light-emitting Sculpture Gets Green Light
“New Dawn” Sculpture and a New Bridge By TIM SPRINGER Rendering of Heather Doyle’s “New Dawn,” a light-emitting sculpture to be installed alongside the Midtown Greenway’s 18th Avenue bridge in 2026. Artist Rendering Courtesy: Heather Doyle and Midtown Greenway Coalition Coming Soon, relatively! In 2026, Heather Doyle’s brilliant, light-emitting sculpture — ‘New Dawn’ —(see alleynews.org/archive/may2022/newdawn also see below*) “will invite users to connect more deeply with our urban environment” as it becomes a beacon alongside the NEW 18th Avenue Bridge over the Midtown Greenway!The Advisory Team for the proposed Midtown Greenway Light-emitting Sculpture has exciting news. The Minneapolis Arts Commission voted to approve the sculpture contingent upon subsequent approval by Minneapolis Public Works. For those new to this project, the sculpture is a project of the Midtown Greenway Coalition. It will sit at the top of the Greenway’s 18th Avenue [...]
