A Choice of Weapons, Honor and Dignity: The Visions of Gordon Parks, Jamel Shabazz

Minnesota Museum of American Art (the M) is presenting A Choice of Weapons, Honor and Dignity: The Visions of Gordon Parks and Jamel Shabazz through April…
’Til Death: A Marriage Musical Returns for Sixth Year

’Til Death: A Marriage Musical at Art House North in St. Paul drew many plaudits last year, including topping the @visitsaintpaul list of “best spots in…
Phi Chay Thai Cuisine comes to West Seventh

by Jerry RothsteinChong Ku is definitely an “older brother” (Phi Chay) in the restaurant business. After being displaced by war from Laos, his home country, his…
There’s a lot of common ground around gun sense

By Marit BrockThe debate around the role of guns in our culture often happens right in our own homes. How many of us had a…
Who are the people in your neighborhood, in your neighborhood…?

By Deb Padgett Overheard at a local café. “He bought me a 9mm for the living room, a shotgun for the bedroom, a Glock (something…
Ways of Knowing Minnesota Compass Provides Data that Matters

By Jerry RothsteinWhat do we know about our city, our neighborhood, our street, not to mention the wider world of the great state of Minnesota?…
Building a Non-racist Community Racism: A Hidden History

by Tim Johnson, Retired pastor of Cherokee Park United Church[Editor’s note: This is the second in a series that Tim Johnson is writing for the…
Building a Non-racist Community: Embracing Solidarity

by Tim Johnson, Retired pastor of Cherokee Park United Church [Editor’s note: This is the first in a series that Tim Johnson is writing for…
Keystone/West Seventh Providing for our Future

I believe the children are our futureTeach them well and let them lead the wayShow them all the beauty they possess inside… [Creed and Masser/Whitney…