News & Views of Phillips Since 1976
Sunday July 28th 2024
Comments by residents who distributed the Alley insert on the BYI Assessment results on May 6th
“I met a lot of great people who work for the Alley newspaper.”
“Community gardens.”
“Burst into song with my neighbor!!!”
“ONE THANK YOU!”
“Met nice neighborhoods; getting together to garden later!”
“Nice neighbors”
“Beautiful gardens.”
“Clear litter-free sidewalks.”
“Encountered Census workers.”
“Very pretty clean yards.”
“Very quiet neighborhood.”
“I had a great time serving the community.”
“Powderhorn is beautiful in the spring!”
“Jude (new chiropractor) at Sabri Bldg (26 & Bloom) is interested if neighborhood is on the upswing ”“ I thought (think) so.”
“I really enjoyed the nice people & viewing my old neighborhood. Also got good exerciseïŠ.”
“Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender pride flags.”
“We were invited in to visit.”
“Nice to see, actually see the homes & businesses in the area.”
“Fun to get out in the community.”
“One woman came out & got the paper right after I dropped if off and said “thanks”.”
“People who were gardening were friendly.”
“Gave a copy of the Alley to two Latino men getting off work.”
“Was greeted by a friendly young peace person. He agreed to check-out the center-fold and to read my column on p.7.”
“A young kid said he reads the Alley all the time ”“ his dad asked for one too.”… Read the rest “Comments by residents who distributed the Alley insert on the BYI Assessment results on May 6th”
Are you curious what”'s happening in your “Backyard?” Backyard May Activities & Year”'s Results
by Janice Barbee, Cultural Wellness Center
Have you seen the BYI Health Assessment Report?
Community residents learned about the results of the Backyard Initiative community health assessment in several gatherings in May. The completed report includes the findings and recommendations from 21 Listening Circles and the walk-around survey of 676 community residents, with over 1,000 residents participating. The Citizen Health Action Teams (CHATs) that are now meeting to plan actions for health improvement are making sure that their ideas address the state of health and health concerns reported by residents in this assessment.
A full copy of the report is available at http://www.allina.com/backyard. Anyone wanting a hard copy of the complete report can call Ifrah Biyou at 612-262-0667.
A special four-page insert presenting the highlights of the report to the community was published in last month”'s Alley newspaper (May edition). If anyone did not receive this edition and would like a copy of the insert, please call or drop by the Cultural Wellness Center.
On May 6, community residents, Allina employees and youth volunteers from the Augsburg Fairview Academy gathered at the Midtown Global Market to share food and pick up copies of the Alley to distribute the insert door-to-door within the Backyard.… Read the rest “Are you curious what”'s happening in your “Backyard?” Backyard May Activities & Year”'s Results”
Keep citizen journalism alive!
Thoughts From Smith Foundry
Smith Foundry 1855 East 28th St for over 80 years surviving to be the last manufacturer of metal in the Neighborhood. Smith employs 74 workers doing “green sand casting.” Check their website which includes artistic and industrial awards; www.smithfoundry.com
by Peter Molenaar
Folks driving 28th Street en route to Hiawatha Avenue and perhaps to Lake Street shopping are asked to glance right just east of Cedar Avenue. The rather unattractive dirty brown building seen there is home to Smith Foundry. Molten iron is sand cast within. This writer has survived 31 years of employment with Smith.
Actually, I am part of the aging remnant workforce which is credited with having saved the company. Such was the result of labor heroism coupled to the sad fact of our acquiescence to a one year take-away contract. For this we recently were rewarded with an all-you-can-eat in-plant pizza feed at which the office manager declared in her address: “You are the best.” Yes, I stuffed myself. But now a better contract has come due.
At present, more than half the laid-off guys have been rehired. This appears to bode well for business and employment in general inasmuch as foundries are bedrock to the “real” economy.… Read the rest “Thoughts From Smith Foundry”