News & Views of Phillips Since 1976
Friday December 19th 2025
NOW what”'s happening in East Phillips Park?
by Brad PassÂ
Construction has started on new athletic fields in East Phillips Park. This is the culmination of a community wide effort which started in July 2005 to transform “Cockroach Park” into a great community asset with the new East Phillips Park Cultural & Community Center which opened its doors in February 2011 and now, new outdoor athletic fields.
The park will soon feature two new youth-sized synthetic turf soccer fields (which when played full length will be 93% of a full size field ”“ an exhausting thought) and a baseball/softball diamond with dugouts. Completion of the soccer fields is scheduled for this fall while the baseball/softball diamond will be ready for play in the fall of 2013.
The new fields are funded through a 2009 Hennepin Youth Sports Program grant of $150,000 and $50,000 from East Phillips Improvement Coalition (EPIC)/Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP), with the remaining $550,000 provided by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB).
The July 12th groundbreaking ceremony was attended by MPRB Superintendent Jayne Miller, Third Park District Commissioner Scott Vreeland, MPRB Commissioner Bob Fine, Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin, State Representative Karen Clark, Brad Pass representing EPIC and many others.… Read the rest “NOW what”'s happening in East Phillips Park?”
Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom
By Howard McQuitter
Moonrise Kingdom
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Focus Features
Cast: Bruce Willis (Captain Sharp), Ed Norton (Scout Master Ward), Bill Murray (Walt Bishop), Tilda Swinton (Social services), Jason Schwartzman (Cousin Ben), Jared Gilman (Sam), Harvey Keital (Commander Pierce), L.J. Foley (Izol), Jake Ryan (Lionel), Neal Huff (Jed), Charie Kilgore (Lazy Eye), Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick (Roosevelt), Kara Hayward (Suzy). Running time:94 minutes. Director: Wes Anderson.
Wes Anderson”'s “Moonrise Kingdom” is a shinning star of a film that is catching audiences like bees to honey. He”'s the director of “Rushmore” “The Royal Tenenbaums” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox.” “Moonrise Kingdom” is clever, simple on some levels, complex in all others.
The setting is circa 1965, at a Boy Scouts camp on an island close to town in New England. Sam (Jared Gilman) decides he”'s not interested in his troop although he likes being a scout. Rather than stay to be bored or irritable, or both, he leaves the camp meeting with Suzy (Kara Hayward, a girl about his age, psychologically scarred by her parents Walt (Bill Murray) and Laura (Frances McDormant) Bishop, whom for ever reasons are miserable. Sam is a foster child but do not think the film goes schmaltzy on you.
The troop goes out looking for Sam but when they find him the lad refuses to come back to the camp.… Read the rest “Moonrise Kingdom”
“SING OUT FOR KIDS”
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- Dessa
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- Jeremy Messersmith
Join local hip hop star Dessa alongside Jeremy Messersmith, Toki Wright, Gabriel Douglas, Taj Raj, Robbie Robinson, and Caroline Smith & Jesse Schuster.
Join some of Minneapolis”' finest performers in concert to benefit Southside Family Nurturing Center on August 26th at 7:30pm at Hell”'s Kitchen, 80 South 9th Street.
Seven amazing artists are giving their time, talent, and energy to support this Phillips based community social service agency. SSFNC pioneered therapeutic early childhood education based on the belief that all parents want the best for their children and that the chaos and trauma of troubled lives can be overcome as families are stabilized with care, education, and support. www.ssfnc.org
Dessa, who helped coordinate the event, will host the evening and play a few songs with her band. Special thanks to Hell”'s Kitchen for donating the use of their Underground Room for this event! Ander Other will DJ the event. Come for this intimate night of amazing music and community.
Tickets (this show is open to anyone ages 18 and up):
$25 General Admission / $75 VIP Tickets (Includes pre-show meet and greet with some of the artists).… Read the rest ““SING OUT FOR KIDS””
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