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We are delighted by winning the Premack award! And now, back to our regularly scheduled news—including Branding, beautification and business in three Minneapolis neighborhoods. Pride and progress: Beautification, branding, business in three Minneapolis neighborhoods It's a concept that makes logical sense: Improving a street's aesthetics will also improve commerce, reduce crime, and raise the pride of the residents. Though it's rather an abstract idea, which makes obtaining data to support the theory difficult, there certainly seems to be funding—both public and private—readily available for projects that seek to beautify neighborhoods. Both public funding—such as Minneapolis's Great Streets program, which includes façade improvement grants, and foundation funding have helped various districts—particularly commercial districts—look better. MORE » "Troubled Waters" scoop places Twin Cities Daily Planet among 2010 Premack Award winners On Saturday, the Minnesota Journalism Center announced the winners of the 2010 Premack Awards for Public Journalism. Among the winners are Twin Cities Daily Planet reporter Molly Priesmeyer and editor Mary Turck, who will receive the George S. Hage Award for excellence in coverage of breaking news about public affairs. The award specifically honors Priesmeyer's September 2010 story "Who pulled the plug on University of Minnesota's Troubled Waters?" MUSIC | Minnesota Opera's "La Traviata" is a treat I need to begin this review with an apology to the people sitting near me and my friend Katie at the Ordway on Saturday night. When the dying courtesan Violetta beckoned her lover Alfredo close, then closer, than even closer, and there was a moment of silence, I couldn't resist leaning over to Katie and whispering, "It would be really funny if she farted right now." I am sorry about that...well, actually, I'm not really sorry, but I am sorry if Katie's stifled laughter distracted anyone from the climax of this exhilarating production of the towering opera La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi.MORE » Community Actions seeks community power brokers By Alexander Holsotn With the state budget deficit weighing in at $5.03 billion (down from a projected $6.2 billion) it is inevitable that public services in the areas that see large amounts of funding, such as health care and education, are going to be facing large cuts.MORE » OPINION | Pay equity works for everyoneShould Esther, the city clerk in Lake Wobegon, be paid $250 a month less than Joe who shovels the sidewalk and sweeps the floor in city hall? That was the kind of hypothetical question posed when the Minnesota Legislature passed the Local Government Pay Equity Act in 1984.MORE » 'Africa Rising': Advocacy and education through women's human rights film series In many parts of the world, to be a woman is to be treated like a dog with a bad master, beaten and treated with horrific inhumanity. While the problem is minuscule in comparison here, American women can find their human rights tromped upon, as well. Inside the Daily Planet, 03/07/11MUSIC | Dropkick Murphys bring South Boston to downtown Minneapolis by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet • At First Avenue on Thursday night, the Dropkick Murphys played a fierce 90-minute set that let up only for a couple of brief interludes of instrumental color (pennywhistle solo!) and the space between the main set and the single encore. The band have been playing since 1996-though guitarist/vocalist Ken Casey is the only member who's been constant for all 15 years-and they know how to deliver the goods. STYLE | University of Minnesota fashion design senior spotlight: Hilary Hubanks by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet • If these clothes were in a movie, what would it be named? Skortalls: The Musical. More produce possible for food shelves By Lee Ann Schutz, Session Weekly/Session Daily • Approximately 82,000 people visit a food shelf in the state at least once a week; nearly double the number since 2005. Newell Searle, vice president for Second Harvest Heartland, a regional food bank, told the House Taxes Committee that HF505 would provide a mechanism to increase the amount of fresh produce available at food shelves. MUSIC | Tapes 'N Tapes, Oberhofer, and Alpha Consumer at First Avenue by Eric Petersen, TC Daily Planet • On February 25, Tapes 'N Tapes, Oberhofer, and Alpha Consumer performed at First Avenue in Minneapolis. MUSIC | Murs plays Minneapolis, "the new hip-hop Mecca" by Emily Weiss, TC Daily Planet • For a guy from L.A., Murs sure loves him some Minneapolis. Like, rap-about-Pizza-Luce-for-a-minute loves it, and I'll be the first to say the feeling is mutual. Political fission by Frank Bi, The Minnesota Daily • In February, the Minnesota Legislature voted to lift a moratorium that prevents building any future nuclear power plants in the state. The fate of the moratorium, enacted in 1994 after concerns of the storage of spent fuel at the plants, is now in the hands of Gov. Mark Dayton. NEW IN BLOGS NEWS DAY | Unabashed civic promotion: St. Paul edition by Mary Turck • Did you know that St. Paul is in the running to become a Fan Favorite among a Dozen Distinctive Destinations chosen by the National Trust for Historic Preservation? Well, now you know-and you can help St. Paul win! "Vote for your favorite destination between February 15 and March 15," the NTHP tells us, "and not only could your town become the 2011 Fan Favorite, but you will also be entered to win a two night stay at any Historic Hotel of America." If that's not enough incentive, consider this: right now, St. Paul is ranked number nine. That's right, folks, we are NINTH out of twelve, trailing such notables as Paducah, Kentucky and Sheridan, Wyoming. I don't know about you, but that hurts my St. Paul pride. Vote early! Vote often! PLUMB TUCKERED OUT | I am an e-mess. by Melanie Danke • Technology leaves me befuddled. Thursday night, I spent the better part of the evening cussing out my failing printer and then attempted to fix it through the brilliant technique of staring gloomily at it for 35 minutes, pushing random bits with a pencil and repeatedly plugging and unplugging the cord. You will be shocked to learn that this had no discernible effect on the machine. MN PROGRESSIVE PROJECT | Fannie and Freddie going down? by Dan Burns • The government-backed home mortgage behemoths Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are being targeted for the executioner's block, kind of: "... the Obama administration outlined plans to unwind the government-sponsored mortgage agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, essentially asking Congress to hand over responsibility for the nation's home mortgages to the very industry whose reckless support of the corrupt lending practices that provoked the current crisis." EVERYDAY PHOTOS | Shabelle Grocery and Deli by Jennifer Larson • This week's Seward business is Shabelle Grocery and Deli on Franklin Ave. We had our monthly meeting there for the Seward Civic and Commerce Association, and I stuck around for some photos. Super yummy Ethiopian food, and warm, friendly staff. I'll definitely be back again. LOON COMMONS | Ag conservation's unfair burden by Brian DeVore • At a time when the budget mantra "we must all share in the pain" is being repeated ad nauseam, it doesn't take much searching to find some hypocritical exceptions. Take, for example, the Congressional proposal to cut $60 billion from the federal budget: farm conservation programs are practically eviscerated, while commodity crop subsidies remain untouched. As a recent article in Minnesota Conservation Volunteer points out, supporting initiatives such as the Conservation Stewardship Program isn't just good policy, it's a key strategy for getting the public involved in working lands conservation. |  |
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6 Mart 2011 Pazar
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