We are going to stop publishing Southside Pride with this edition. I’m 87. And, lately, I think a lot about the hereafter. I go into a room and I wonder, “What did I come in here after?” Like with ...

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, ...

We will be looking at two of these organizations. First is Tubman – Chrysalis Center at 4432 Chicago Ave. The overall organization, now just called Tubman, is nearly 50 years old. They provide a huge ...

In his book “The Land Knows the Way—Eco-Social Insights for Liberation,” well-known artist/activist Ricardo Levins Morales offers a unique perspective on activism and politics as he finds parallels ...

The East Phillips Neighborhood Institute (EPNI) gives away locally-grown, organic vegetables and herbs to neighborhood residents. The Farm Team sets up a folding table in Cedar Field Park across from ...

Once again, I don’t have a lot of new openings to tell you about. In fact, only one, plus one re-opening. The new place is downtown, in the former Bank restaurant space inside the Westin Hotel. It’s ...

Those of you who were around in the late 1960s and 1970s may remember the young, white “hippies” with shaved heads chanting in the airports and handing out literature about Krsna. They were known as ...

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 ...

The Mayor’s race is the big one. After that, people notice candidates for City Council, and only after that, and only if they follow local government very closely, do they pay attention to Park Board ...

On May 6, Mayor Jacob Frey delivered the annual state of the city speech. During an election year, like this one, when a mayor is running for reelection, like Frey is, the speech is often used not ...

The role of special interest money in Minneapolis is growing. A new — mostly rental property owner-funded — independent expenditure political committee (IEPC) is here. They call themselves We Love ...