Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Dan Haugen
Minneapolis Public Schools officials fielded frustrated questions from students, parents and community members Monday evening at an Edison High School meeting.
A flier from Public Education Northeast, which was posted on the district’s website, invited people to a conversation about Edison’s future in the wake of the recent suspension of Principal Larry Lucio. Lucio is on […]
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Filed under: Education, Holland
Posted on February 26th, 2007 by Dan Haugen
Don’t get tagged or towed today! Snow emergency rules are in effect. It took me a good half hour yesterday to dig my wheels out of the even side of Van Buren and shuffle it over to the odd side. Look up information on where you can and can’t park today on the city’s snow […]
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Filed under: Transportation, Weather
Posted on February 23rd, 2007 by Dan Haugen
It’s a strange world made of old magazine clippings and primitive sharpie drawings, and a Northeast animator has made it all come to life.
Wargoon Flishe a feature-length film by Sheridan resident John Akre, debuts Sunday at the Bedlam Theater. Based on a novel he wrote with the same name, Akre describes the film as "a […]
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Filed under: Art, Film, Sheridan, To-Do
Posted on February 22nd, 2007 by Dan Haugen
A confrontation that started at Gabby’s Saloon ended in a fatal shooting along Interstate 94 earlier this month , according court documents, the Star Tribune reports. The incident took place Feb. 11 and involved a group of men in their mid-20s. The shooting happened after the bar closed and the victim and suspects had left […]
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Filed under: Bottineau, Crime
Posted on February 22nd, 2007 by Dan Haugen
Diamonds Coffee Shoppe customers could soon be able to enjoy a pint of beer with their grilled cheese deluxe. The four-and-a-half-year-old coffee and sandwich shop in the Thorpe Building is preparing to apply to the city for a beer and wine license.
"The only thing that’s going to change is we’re going to add some […]
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Filed under: Food and Drink, Logan Park
Posted on February 20th, 2007 by Dan Haugen
A home improvement loan program in the Windom Park neighborhood has helped pay for more than 500 projects worth over $3.5 million. Tonight, the neighborhood association will ask residents about reauthorizing the program, said Doron Clark, co-president of Windom Park Citizens in Action.
Clark said the program has played a role in improving the housing stock […]
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Filed under: Central Avenue, Housing, Windom Park
Posted on February 19th, 2007 by Dan Haugen
By Melissa SlachetkaNortheast Beat Contributor
When you’re driving on Lowry Avenue and your eyes catch sight of a space shuttle, it’s the kind of thing that gets your attention.
Even if it is just a few feet tall and propped up on the sidewalk like a sandwich board.
The little rocket ship’s launch pad is at the […]
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Filed under: Art, Business, Windom Park
Posted on February 17th, 2007 by Dan Haugen
City housing inspectors answered questions at a resource fair Saturday about the upcoming inspections sweep in Northeast. Starting the first week in March, inspectors will be doing a "curb-to-alley" sweep in the Audubon Park, Holland, Waite Park and Como neighborhoods. The Northeast Beat was there, and talked with JoAnn Velde, the city’s deputy director for […]
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Filed under: Audubon Park, City Hall, Holland, Housing, Podcast, Waite Park
