News & Views of Phillips Since 1976
Sunday January 11th 2026
Pictures from the Alley Annual Meeting 11-11-11
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- Alley Board member Leon Oman greets new arrivals to the 11-11-11 36th Alley Birthday Party and Annual Meeting while others wait in line to eat before the program.
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- Attendees of The Alley”'s 11-11-11 200th Birthday Party for Wendell Phillips included Janet Gillespie, sitting beside her 100 year old father, Carl Peterson and across from Mark Welna talking with his parents, Virgil and Pat Welna.
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- Raymond Jackson who read Louis Alemayehu”'s poem “Thrones”' that is on a brass plate of Amen Corner at the Franklin and Chicago Touchstone Plaza listens as Dee Henry Williams acknowledges the original dream and creative genius of Rafala Green who designed the sculptured ceramic mosaic covered “thrones” and mosaic walkway and vine covered arch to be a place for cultures to come together to talk. Dee spoke of how the spoken word of many diverse peoples is happening there again and how the community has reclaimed that corner and Peavey Park for all to use through listening to one another.
Alley Communications, Inc., producer of The Alley Newspaper: Accomplishments in 2011
Carl Peterson shown standing on the 24th Street pedestrian Bridge during the “Bridging Minneapolis” Event in 2011. Carl became 100 years old in 2011 and has lived with his wife Helen in Phillips over 70 years. Carl was at the 11-11-11 Birthday Party for Wendell Phillips and 36th Birthday of The Alley and was featured in a beautiful slid show presentation by Robert Albee that was done to music with remarks by the Bridging event creator, Dallas Johnson. Carl was “the man” behind the citizen movement to have the 24th S. bridge built forty years ago. Picture by Robert Albee
- The Alley Newspaper was able to produce a unique issue each month that also had continuity with previous issues and past years which regularly featured articles and art produced by: Bob Albee, Erin Thomasson, Sue Hunter Weir, Patrick Cabello Hansel, Howard McQuitter, Peter Molenaar, Dave Moore, and Janice Barbee.
- Continued multi-year exclusive publishing of these unique features found in no other newspaper:Â Tales from Pioneers and Soldiers Cemeteries, “Spirit of Phillips” Cartoons and Dave”'s Dumpster, Raise Your Voice, Searching, Backyard Initiative Updates and Annual Report, and Movie Corner.
- Published the complete monthly Calendar of the Franklin Community Library and Computer Center each month.
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