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 ...

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 ...

A fairly new restaurant, Brim in Uptown, is one I have not tried yet but it sounds like my kind of place. They recently opened a second location in Edina, in the former Red Pepper Chinese location, ...

Starbucks workers are on an open-ended strike. I continue to stand in solidarity with Starbucks Workers United. I call on the Starbucks corporation to stop union busting and meet the demands of ...

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 ...

The history of summer camps goes back further than you would think. Maybe that’s why I came across many camps for “pioneers” while researching the topic. Created by Canadian Anglicans, the Soviet ...

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 ...

Another city election year is here. Campaigning has already started, and at least two independent political committees are already raising money to influence the results. Since the Supreme Court’s ...

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 ...

A while back I reviewed a place that was not only a chain (small and local, but still a chain) but it was in Rochester, Minnesota. Nobody complained, so this month I am going to push the envelope even ...

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 ...

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 ...