Category: Feature
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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?…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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A Century of Civic Action
In September, 1919, Minnesota became the 15thstate to ratify the 19thAmendment to the Constitution, which prohibited the states and the federal government to refuse the…
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The Women of Claddagh Coffee
by Jerry Rothstein When Claddagh Coffee opened in August, 2011, it didn’t take very long for it to become one of the neighborhood’s favorite spots.…
