The awful, awful thing about bureaucracy is its cold indifference. Many of my colleagues sought comfort, salaries and pensions while wallowing in self-pity and whining like gold medalists. Humanity ...

You’ve probably noticed it- that expansive 250 acres of green behind the large iron gates along 36th St. near Hennepin Ave. (Uptown.) But have you explored it? There is much to explore, including ...

A queer community under increased surveillance. Queer bodies under attack—psychologically, ideologically, physically. Nudieland—where two men shot seven and killed one at a queer punk show in Phillips ...

In a state where opioid-involved drug overdose deaths have more than quintupled in the last decade, a hero comes to the forefront: Narcan. Naloxone, which is commonly known by Narcan, is an ...

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Twin Cities have notched significant victories on the Minneapolis City Council, pushing forward city ordinances like a ceasefire resolution, a ride-share ...

The DOJ and the Minnesota Attorney General have been engaged in a lengthy legal battle with RealPage over alleged antitrust violations. In response, Minneapolis is taking swift action to protect ...

After the depression, the mid 1930s saw many labor strikes across the country. In Minneapolis they began in 1934 with the teamster’s strike. Before that year, Minneapolis was an “open shop” town ...

In 1990 Ed Felien started the newspaper Southside Pride to protest the First Gulf War. Southside Pride has always been an anti-war paper. So it seemed like an anti-war article was what I should write ...

MINNEAPOLIS – The U.S. Small Business Administration has named Ingebretsen’s Nordic Marketplace the 2022 SBA Minnesota Family-Owned Small Business of the Year. In recognition of National Small ...

You can be an actual superperson with these three weird tricks. 1. Eat superfoods! 2. Use superherbs! 3. Move your superbody! But, I hear you say, how do I know what is really a superfood when almost ...

Lots of hot restaurant news! Lynette (3753 42nd Ave. S.) is open. This is the new restaurant, greatly anticipated, in the former Riverview Wine Bar space. Tender Lovin’ Chicks (2700 Lyndale Ave) is ...

In April, I reported on false assurances made by Xcel Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding the November 2022 leak from the Monticello nuclear reactor of some 829,000 gallons of ...