‘Miscellany’ Archives
Phillips Area Local Election Results
Compiled by Lindsey Fenner from preliminary election results from the Minnesota Secretary of State MN State Legislature: MN Senate District 62: Incumbent DFL Senator Omar Fateh defeated Republican challenger Andrew Schmitz with 90.28% of the vote.MN House District 62A: DFL Representative Aisha Gomez ran unopposedMN House District 62B DFL Representative Hodan Hassan defeated Republican challenger Taylor Hammond with 90.28% of the vote.Representatives Gomez and Hassan are incumbents who swapped districts due to redistricting. Hennepin County: County Commissioner District 4: Incumbent Commissioner Angela Conley ran unopposedHennepin County Sheriff: Dawanna Witt defeated Joseph Banks with 63.99% of the vote. Incumbent Sheriff David “Hutch” Hutchinson did not run for reelection.Hennepin County Attorney: Mary Moriarty defeated Martha Holton Dimick with 57.59% of the vote. Longtime incumbent County Attorney Mike Freeman did not run for reelection. Minneapolis School [...]
Giving Back
A short list of community organizations with volunteer opportunities working in the Phillips neighborhood and beyond. Centro Guadalupano: Support for immigrant families in South Minneapolis. https://www.guadcenter.org/ Meals on Wheels/ Open Arms Minnesota: The Kitchen of Opportunities is where volunteers can help with meal prep.https://meals-on-wheels.com/blog/new-volunteer-opportunitieskitchen-opportunities/ Simpson Housing Services: Housing and support for those experiencing homelessness. https://simpsonhousing.org/ Sisters Camelot: Focused on food justice and distribution of free organic food. https://sisterscamelot.org/ Southside Harm Reduction. Harm reduction for those who use substances. https://southsideharmreduction.org/ And of course, you can always reach out to neighborhoodassociations for volunteer opportunities.In Phillips these are as follows:Midtown Phillips Neighborhood AssociationEast Phillips Improvement CoalitionThe Ventura Village Neighborhood [...]
Poem: Bubbles of Frustration
By SHELIA BLAND Bubbles of Frustration Rise up to engulf me As I struggle to hang on To my optimism. Frustration bubbles Cloud my vision As I try to maintain My “Seeing everything As for the first time” view. Grasping at my idealism As to some coveted treasure I rescue from burial – I lash out at the bubbles Popping them Sending up little squeals Of delight with each pop. Goodbye frustration One bubble at a time Steady but sure – Knowing that even those bubbles That escape me Will suffer the certain Eventual Pop! Shelia Bland lives in Midtown Phillips. She has been writing most of her life to help herself understand the experiences and people in her shared world.
