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Mina Leierwood, dressed as a polar bear, bites the hand off of a faux Gov. Sarah Palin during the Bedlam Theatre’s production of “Because We Still Live Here” last Thursday night. “Because We Still Live Here” is a series of ‘creative reflections’ documenting the experiences of various community members during the RNC.

Activists: “We still live here”

Published September 22, 2008

For three nights last week, Mina Leierwood was a polar bear. She, along with more than a dozen other individuals and groups, were players in a production at the Bedlam Theatre that encouraged proactive...

Nathan Palpant, 2, eats corn-on-the-cob at the Como Cookout held Saturday at Van Cleve Park. This year’s cookout was held exactly five years after three University students were killed in a Como neighborhood house fire.

5th anniversary of 3 students who died in house fire

Published September 22, 2008

The typically festive Como Cookout was marked by a somber reminder of the importance of fire safety in houses. Saturday marked the five-year anniversary of the house fire that killed University students...

Tailgate lots ban kegs

Published September 22, 2008

Jimmy Snyder and his friends showed up to tailgate before the Sept. 13 Gophers football game, but were turned away from several parking lots because they had a keg. After many downtown lots near the Metrodome...

Fire trucks, emergency response vehicles, and police cars cross the Interstate 35W bridge as others follow close behind Thursday morning. The new bridge was complete and open to traffic only 13 months after the original bridge collapsed.

Hundreds gather for bridge opening

Published September 19, 2008

History and breakfast âÄî thatâÄôs how they like their morning. At 5:04 a.m., after horns were honked and American flags were waved, the Interstate 35W bridge opened to traffic only 13...

Isaac Hayes’s “Shaft” coming all up in the Oak Street Cinema!

Published September 18, 2008

A Soul Cinema Tribute To Isaac Hayes 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Sept. 19 âÄì Sept. 25 Oak Street Cinema $8 or $5 with a student ID or Membership www.mnfilmarts.org Sure Isaac Hayes called Shaft...

Freudian Heimlich

Published September 18, 2008

âÄúChokeâÄù Directed by: Clark Gregg Starring: Sam Rockwell, Angelica Huston, Brad William Henke Rated: R Showing at: Local theaters beginning Sept. 26, 2008. In a society where cinematic...

Brad Pitt playing a character that looks indisputably “Chad-y”
-Photo Courtesy Focus Features

A league of morons

Published September 18, 2008

âÄúBurn After ReadingâÄù Directed by: Joel & Ethan Coen Starring: George Clooney, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt Rated: R Showing at: Area theaters Fresh off their Oscar...

A Seward Community Café worker empties food into a compost bin Wednesday. Each week, the accumulated compost is transported to Rosemount, Minn., where it is transformed into nutrient-rich soil to be used by local farms and Hennepin County development projects.

Compost program trashes landfills

Published September 18, 2008

By late Wednesday afternoon, the trash bin at the Seward Community Café in South Minneapolis, which opens at 8 a.m., contains only a plastic take-out container from the co-op next door and...

Study could improve housing near U

Published September 17, 2008

The University District Alliance is conducting a study that could lead to improvements in off-campus housing. The study, which will take six to eight months, will address land use and development concerns...

Tim Pawlenty stands in the background while Congressman Keith Ellison speaks during a press conference announcing the opening date of the 35W Bridge on Monday.

I-35W bridge to open Thursday

Published September 16, 2008

The new Interstate 35W bridge will open Thursday, just more than 13 months after the old bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River. Gov. Tim Pawlenty, joined Monday by local, state and federal officials...

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