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Sunday January 11th 2026
Midtown Phillips Neighborhood Association annual meeting
Dan Wilder and daughter at the Midtown Phillips annual meeting
On February 22 friends and neighbors gathered at Anderson School for the Midtown Phillips Neighborhood Association”'s annual meeting. The evening started with a delicious meal from Open Arms and Holy Land Deli. A discussion of neighborhood business from the past year followed.
Elections came next ”“ there were two open board seats in addition to the one-year presidential term, which needed to be filled after Todd Rasmusen had to step down because of a new job. The two open board positions were filled by Jana Metge and Kelly Wilder. I was elected president for the upcoming year (I”'ve been on the board for a year already), and I cannot wait to get to work building a better community for us all. I”'m most passionate about making our neighborhood all it can be, especially for future generations like my two-year-old daughter, Helena, and all of the other little youngsters running around.
Midtown Phillips had some amazing triumphs this past year: We hosted the first Midtown Phillips Festival, received the city”'s approval for our NRP Phase Two Plan and completed the first phase of the new CEPRO site park, which will blossom for the first time this spring thanks to the diligent work of members from around our community.… Read the rest “Midtown Phillips Neighborhood Association annual meeting”
SPORTS TALK
By Raymond Jackson and Dexter Jackson
It is with great love and respect that we once again make the announcement, made three years ago, only by The Alley”'s sports prognosticators; that the next Minnesota Professional National Sports Champions, would not be the old man Brett Favre led Vikings; nor would it be the Kevin Garnettless Timberwolves”' nor would it be the NEW STADIUM brings champions, minded Twins, or the simply Tame Wild. No, as we stated, and the only sports team to state such; it would be, and did become, The WNBA Team, our Minnesota Lynx. Congratulations to each and every one of you, and big thanks for keeping The Alley newspaper on your appreciation list. Right now the sports scene is somewhat lucid, but there are some very tantalizing sports possibilities on the horizon. The one that hugely excites us is the emergence of our Minnesota Timberwolves. They have something that they have never had before and that being an experienced and down to earth Coach. Our next prognostication is as follows: The Timberwolves will make the playoffs this season as the number 7 or 8 seed in the Western Conference, but go down to defeat in the first round against whoever they play, and returning to The Timberwolves as a result, partially of the showing, will be number 21, Mr.… Read the rest “SPORTS TALK”
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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Cast: Tom Hanks (Thomas Schell), Thomas Horn (Oskar Schell), Sandra Bullock (Linda Schell), Zoe Caldwell (Oskar”'s Grandmother), Max von Sydow (The Renter), Stephen Henderson (Walt the Locksmith), Viola Davis (Abby Black), Jeffrey Wright (William Black), Hazelle Goodman (Hazelle Black, Jim Norton (Old Mr. Black), Ryka Dottavio (Maris Black), Carmen M. Herlihy (Dennis Black), Adrian Martinez (Hector Black), Gregory Korostishevsky), (Boris Black), Marco Verna (E.S. Black). (PG-13) Running time:129 minutes. Director: Stephen Daldry.Â
The title of this movie “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” is probably the most insidious title for a movie in 2011. Full of emotion”“without being mawkish”“full story”“without resorting to soap opera”“Stephen Daldry”'s “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” tells a story through a boy”'s eyes of tragedy, turmoil and redemption. Thomas Schell (Thomas Hanks) and his son Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn) share their interests in science until Oskar ”˜s father meets fate in the Twin Towers on 9/11, turning Oskar”'s life into a tailspin of emotions. To maintain a better link to Oskar”'s emotional roller coaster, many flashbacks of Oskar and his dad in heart warming sequences set the tone for an impressive performance by the nine-year old boy Thomas Horn.(Thomas Horn was a contestant on the television show “Jeopardy”, which he won.)… Read the rest “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
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