Sheridan neighborhood sponsors outdoor lighting fair, CFL giveaway

With daylight hours on the downturn, the Sheridan Neighborhood Organization will host an outdoor lighting fair this Saturday.
“Lights On Sheridan” will feature outdoor lighting information from Home Depot, S&L Remodeling, Nilles Building Electrical and others.
The event will also include compact flourescent light bulb giveaways and information on gardening, rain barrels and energy conservation.
Sheridan neighborhood homeowners […]

Northeast venue, playwright join the Fringe Festival

By Melissa Slachetka
Northeast Beat contributor
Unique one-act plays, controversial playwrights, inspiring actors, exciting new venues. Every year experimental artists gather to perform original works in the Twin Cities’ numerous theaters. This year, the Fringe Festival will include the Ritz Theater as a venue, and feature the work of a young Northeast playwright in his début as […]

Young immigrants show their view of world in photography show

(Photo: The Sheridan Shooting Stars exhibit, on display through the end of the month at the Pierre Bottineau Library. BY MELISSA SLACHETKA)
By Melissa Slachetka
Northeast Beat Contributor 
A new youth camera club is sharing a peak into its lens.
These aspiring photographers are the Sheridan Shooting Stars, a group of immigrant youth in the Sheridan neighborhood.
Their photographs are […]

Underage sting leads to delay in 331 Club liquor license saga

By Dan Haugen
Northeast Beat Editor
A neighborhood bar that was already under the city’s thumb for license and entertainment issues has once again run into trouble with inspectors, this time for serving alcohol to a minor.
A City Council committee had just approved a long sought after liquor license upgrade for the 331 Club, when the following […]

Questions for the Council Member

On Monday I’ll be recording another podcast at City Hall with Council Member Diane Hofstede. Submit your questions here! Click on the comment link below to leave your question for the council member. Please include your name and the neighborhood where you live. Hofstede represents Ward 3, which includes the neighborhoods of Beltrami, Bottineau, Marcy Holmes, Nicollet […]

Podcast: Interview with Diane Hofstede

As a library board member and now City Council member, Diane Hofstede has pushed for green and sustainable design elements to be incorporated into public building projects, including the Central Library’s green rooftop. But years before the current green building trend, Hofstede used green design techniques to build an eco-friendly home in the St. Anthony […]

Questions for the Council Member

I’ll be heading down to City Hall again Monday for another podcast interview, this time with City Council Member Diane Hofstede.
Once again I’d like you to submit your questions for the council member. Leave them in the comments section of this post, and I’ll choose a handful of questions I think are most interesting or […]

Last call for… tots?

Just when it seemed the 331 Club had finally sorted out all its issues with city regulators, singer Quillan Roe shared news of another tough break for the venue during tonight’s Roe Family Singers show. A city inspector has deemed the bar’s kitchen not appropriate for a fryer, he said. That means after tonight no […]