“With the convening of a new Legislature just around the corner and signs of an economy in recovery, advocates for the poor aren’t wasting any time in revisiting the 2009 recommendations of a bi-partisan commission that laid out a blueprint to end poverty in the state by 2020.
via MinnPost.
“Tonight’s ‘Jingle Ball’ at the Xcel Energy Center brings together some of the hottest acts in the pop music scene, including the South Korean phenomenon Psy(his real name is Park Jae-sang).
“Psy is the man behind ‘Gangnam Style,’ a video that has gone viral over its funny dance moves, catchy tune and campy humor. The video is a send-up of the posh Gangnam neighborhood in Seoul,” via State of the Arts.
“Hours before Tom Decker’s family and community gathered at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Cold Spring, Minn., for the slain police officer’s visitation, the man arrested on suspicion of killing him walked out of jail,” via Pioneer Press.
“A Houston County frac sand mine won’t be allowed to operate during the county’s moratorium, a judge has ruled.
“Wabasha County Judge Terrence Walters ruled late last week not to lift a stop work order issued by Houston County for the mine, known as the Erickson Quarry and located a few miles southeast of Rushford,” via Winona Daily News.
“More families might join a racial discrimination lawsuit against the St. Paul school district, the Heights Community School principal and a former teacher, an attorney for the plaintiffs said.
“The families of three former Heights students filed the suit last spring. They allege that Timothy Olmsted, who taught sixth grade at the East Side school, discriminated against black students and that supervisors did not act on complaints. The defendants have denied the allegations and moved the suit to federal court over the summer,” via Pioneer Press.
A cultural heritage with a scent and a story.
Green beer isn’t just for St Patrick’s Day anymore and it doesn’t have anything to do with food coloring.
“Sandy and Jay Boss Febbo are bringing a new meaning to the word ‘microbrew.’
“Their 1,300-square-foot brew house at 2320 Capp Road is ‘small by design,’ said Sandy Boss Febbo. ‘We are a super-small building with a small footprint,’” via Twin Cities Daily Planet.
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*Note an earlier version of this TOP 5 indicated the mining project near the St. Croix was up for a vote tonight. Tonight’s meeting of the Scandia planning commission is scheduled to only include discussion of the matter.
“Tiller Corp. said it will reclaim the Scandia mine area and make it profitable, but opponents fear it will mean noise, dust, heavy truck traffic — and a falloff in tourism,” via Star Tribune.
School in St. Paul, Minn., plays a piano designed by current students of the school. The instrument features images of Gordon Parks as well as the signatures of those who painted it. The piano was unveiled during a celebration of Parks’ 100th birthday. MPR Photo/Nikki Tundel
“It’s hard to motivate students with grades these days… What can motivate young people is when real people from the community come in and react to the work our students create,” – Paul Creager, Gordon Parks High School, via MPR News.
