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Andrea Richards has been reporting as an intern for a semester, including today's article on affordable housing. Now she's committed to being Frogtown's neighborhood correspondent. If you're interested in becoming a neighborhood correspondent, email editor@tcdailyplanet.net. MOVIES | "Ana's Playground," filmed in Cedar-Riverside, advances in nomination process for Academy Awards A little movie featuring the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis is making big news in Hollywood.MORE » Affordable rentals coming to Frogtown Can sixteen rental units revitalize rental housing and landlord responsibility in a neighborhood deeply affected by the foreclosure crisis?MORE » Limited property tax hikes for 2011? Minnesota property taxes are expected to increase by 2.6 percent from 2010 to 2011, based on preliminary levy information compiled by the Minnesota Department of Revenue-relatively modest growth by the standards of the last eight years.MORE » Minnesota Family Council's Anderson talks with "hate group" founderThe Minnesota Family Council's Barb Anderson sat down with Peter LaBarbera of Americans for the Truth About Homosexuality (AFTAH) for a radio interview recently.MORE » THEATER | Joking Envelope's "Super-Powered Revenge Christmas #1": Superheroes save Christmas with Minneapolis Theatre Garage logic The downtown Minneapolis Macy's staff seem to have no budget for, and little interest in, changing the subject of their eighth-floor auditorium holiday display—and even if they did, it's proabably highly unlikely that they'd choose to adapt Bill Corbett's new play Super-Powered Revenge Christmas #1. That said, it's both a compliment to and a criticism of the play that Macy's would almost be on safely inoffensive ground producing the story as a family-friendly animatronic display, despite the fact that the plot climaxes with alternate-universe incarnations of Santa Claus and the naked baby Jesus flying through the sky on a blood-red rocket, punching and kicking at brutal hordes of evil drones.MORE » Transit Funding 101 in St. Paul and MinneapolisHave you ever rushed to the bus stop in the morning only to find that ominous sign informing you that your bus route has suspended service? Inevitably, you wonder who is in charge of the bus routes and how their decision making process works. This week, you have the chance to find out. On Wednesday and Thursday, Transit for LivabMORE » Inside the Daily Planet, 12/08/10THEATER | Open Eye Figure Theatre's Holiday Pageant sticks a pincushion under the holiday season by Lea Sorrentino, TC Daily Planet • In search of holiday cheer this past Friday, I joined an audience of people who poured into the small reception area at Open Eye Theatre. We were greeted with warm hot cider and an array of cookies that would have made Santa green with envy. As we filed into our seats the lights dimmed, and we could hear was the sweet sound of an accordion transporting us into a fantasy world filled with puppets, angels, and the dark lord Lucifer. Sylvia Perez Sanchez: Changemaker in Powderhorn by Mollie Hoben, Minnesota Women's Press • It soon became clear that Pérez Sánchez is a woman with leadership skills, abundant energy, and dreams, and Community Organizer Tina Tavera encouraged her to begin a group in her neighborhood. Mujeres en Acción y Poder was born. MUSIC | Tony Ortiz's Someday: Hear him, feel him by Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet • It was an evening at MJ Kroll's School of the Wise II showcase and veteran singer-songwriter Tony Ortiz had just stepped off the stage. You could feel in the air how much admiration the crowd members have for his ability. Kroll, Twin Cities Radio's Jazzy J, and very pleased members of the public were sitting around tables, eyes wide taking Ortiz in as he walked over to shoot the breeze with this and that person. I felt like I was in the presence of royalty. University of Minnesota begins to adapt to conflict of interest policy by Adam Daniels, Minnesota Daily • After implementing the new conflict of interest policy in August at the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center, the policy committee's challenge became finding a version that was appropriate and inclusive enough for use University-wide. NEW IN BLOGS TINY YURT | U of M faculty members call for an investigation into death of research subject by Molly Priesmeyer • Dan Markingson was deemed incompetent. Then, days later, he was deemed competent enough to take part in a research study that ultimately netted the U of M hundreds of thousands of dollars-and possibly led to Markingson's violent death. FLYOVER LAND | Local food gift ideas by Amy Rea • It's that time of year--time for gifts. Lots and lots of gifts. Why not some food gifts? MINNESOTA BUDGET BITES | Lame duck Congress facing key decisions on tax policies, unemployment insurance by Steve Francisco • The Minnesota Budget Project was joined by 57 nonprofits from across the state on a letter to our Minnesota Congressional delegation urging that the tax cuts for high-income households (i.e., those with incomes over $250,000) be allowed to expire as scheduled at the end of this year. HINDSIGHT 2020 | Energy assistance cuts leave Minnesota's economy in the cold by Mina Bakhtiar • The coldest winter months are here, and for some Minnesotans, that means hoping for assistance to cover their heating bills. Federal funding for low-income energy assistance programs have decreased significantly, impacting Minnesota's urban, suburban, and rural communities. ARTS ORBIT | You sure this is how Richie Havens got famous? Part VII: Hangin' with heavyweights by Dwight Hobbes • Nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. What have I got myself into?
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7 Aralık 2010 Salı
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