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The Cities Blog

Have a nice trip

Have a nice trip

The mind altering and expanding effects of mescaline, psilocybin, ayahuasca and other plant derived chemicals as, as U of M ethno pharmacologist Dennis McKenna describes them, can be profound.
by Dan Olson

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Tuthill bucks DFL, runs again for Minneapolis City Council

Tuthill bucks DFL, runs again for Minneapolis City Council

The DFL Party may be a powerful force in Minneapolis politics, but it’s not powerful enough to force incumbent city council members to abandon their re-election efforts. Council Member Meg Tuthill announced today she’s restarting her campaign, which she suspended in April after the DFL endorsed her challenger, political newcomer Lisa Bender. Bender was one…
by Curtis Gilbert

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Art makes Centro feel like home

Art makes Centro feel like home

Marlon Ferrey sits at the front desk of Centro, a social service agency in Minneapolis, answering questions about the food shelf and fielding calls for the center’s mental health counselors. But this building does not look like the average office or clinic. Art — both contemporary and folk — covers nearly every surface and wall.…
by Molly Bloom

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5 debates in 3 weeks for Minneapolis mayoral candidates

5 debates in 3 weeks for Minneapolis mayoral candidates

The candidates for mayor of Minneapolis will be seeing a lot of each other over the next three weeks. They have five debates scheduled before Minneapolis DFLers try to decide which of them to endorse on June 15. Because of the proximity to the party’s convention, most of the forums include only the DFL candidates.…
by Curtis Gilbert

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Minnesota, a safe haven

Minnesota, a safe haven

People who seek political asylum in this country must show they face persecution or even death in their homeland because of religious, political or ethnic differences with the government there.
by Dan Olson

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What Minneapolis and St. Paul won at the Legislature

Minnesota’s two largest cities can count on millions of dollars in new state money as they plan their budgets for next year. The DFL strongholds clearly benefited from the party’s total control of state government this session. Here’s what they got: Local government Aid:  Minneapolis and St. Paul get more than a quarter of the…
by Curtis Gilbert

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Officials: Tougher regulations may curb car and metal thefts

Officials: Tougher regulations may curb car and metal thefts

Amid the flurry of high profile measures, the Legislature made it tougher to steal a car this spring. That’s in response to a rash of brazen car thefts in the summer of 2011: tow trucks were snatching working cars off the streets in St. Paul and taking them to metal recyclers and scrapping them on…
by Tim Nelson

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Rainbow flags swapped with U.S. flags on Wabasha Freedom Bridge in St. Paul

Rainbow flags swapped with U.S. flags on Wabasha Freedom Bridge in St. Paul

The rainbow flags St. Paul installed atop the Wabasha Street bridge in St. Paul came down this morning. That’s Robert Kratzke up in the cherry picker basket, actually swapping out the flags. Kratzke and Tim Tesser switched out the banners, put up nine days ago to commemorate the legislature’s debate, and passage, of a measure…
by Tim Nelson

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Tax deal contains goodies for Minneapolis and St. Paul

Tax deal contains goodies for Minneapolis and St. Paul

Tucked away in the tax bill that passed the House yesterday were several items on Minneapolis and St. Paul’s legislative wishlists. A proposed Minneapolis streetcar line gets a $50 million dollar boost thanks to a provision allowing the city to redirect taxes collected from properties along the line to pay for its construction. The city…
by Curtis Gilbert

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Community singing in Minneapolis

Community singing in Minneapolis

The rich and interesting history of community singing events in Minneapolis. A new season kicks off this weekend at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis.
by Dan Olson

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