‘Miscellany’ Archives
Boost Your Immune System for Fall
By Sara Jean Barrett, ND As the manager of Running Wolf Fitness Center I always want the Alley readers to get to know the wonderful people who come and volunteer their time and talent with our clients at Running Wolf. So this month I asked Dr Sara Jean Barrett, N.D to share her wisdom with you all. Dr Barrett is Naturopathic Physician and a regular presenter on health topics at Running Wolf Fitness Center and anyone who attends her sessions always wants to come again!- Connie Norman-Running Wolf Fitness Center Manager Here is an excerpt from Dr. Sara Barrett”'s blog: (used with her permission) Fall is officially here! To gear up for the cooler weather let”'s review some things you can do to make sure your immune system is going strong. Exercise: Once cold weather hits it can be tempting to hibernate on the couch. Make sure to keep up your exercise routine. Even doing a little yoga every morning alters your gene expression and helps keep you healthy! Avoid [...]
SOMALI MUSEUM: Now Right on Lake Street
Sarah Larsson, SACM, Outreach Director A new museum celebrating Somali culture and art has just opened on Lake Street. The world”'s only Somali Cultural History Museum used to be in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. In the last 20 years of war in Somalia, that museum”'s contents have been scattered across East Africa and the world. Now this community-led project offers hope to the large Somali diaspora. On the block between 15th Avenue and Bloomington Avenue on East Lake St, in a basement office suite, a group of Minnesotans has been working for months to fill rooms with camel bells, goatskin water jugs, and ancient wooden writing tablets. It is the first time a collection of Somali cultural artifacts has been assembled outside of Somalia, and it is a new gem of the Twin Cities”' cultural landscape. The Somali Museum was founded by Osman Ali, a local entrepreneur. When Ali traveled to visit his family in 2009, he saw a change happening in [...]
Spirit on Lake Grand Opening
Alley Collaborated News Spirit on Lake opened and celebrated the region”'s first housing (46 units) built to serve older members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community and the new home of Quatrefoil Library, one of the few libraries in the country specializing in materials for GLBT patrons. Spirit on Lake began due to the inspiration of GLBT Generations and the United Church of Christ congregation Spirit of the Lakes Church which had purchased and remodeled the Grossman Chevrolet auto body shop for a worship sanctuary, education center and meeting place. The church decided to use the property to serve the broader GLBT community; GLBT Generations was delving into issues of aging for the first openly out generation of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender elders. That originating focus made this project unique in the Upper Midwest. The drastic fluctuations in the housing market resulted in abandoning the original plans of a co-op housing ownership as [...]
