Hey, capitalist hype aside, I like Dairy Queen. The DQ in Elliot Park got closed when they built East Village and the one on Franklin got closed when they started assembling sites for Portland Village. For a lot of inner-city kids on bikes or foot it was quick access to cheap Ice Cream. It's way under a buck for a cone.
I also like Sebastian Joe's and Sonny's. Both locally owned and operated. But, not cheap by any stretch of the imagination. I can afford $3 bucks for a "gourmet" ice cream cone. Many kids in my neighborhood cannot afford that. Yes we have the irritating Ice Cream Truck that drives through the hood playing off key music through a bullhorn but their ice cream doesn't hold a candle to DQ. At least DQ is headquartered in Minnesota. I guess I would like to see a concession that is affordable to everyone, including the kids in my neighborhood that travel by greenway to get to the lakes. If that's a DQ, so be it. Barb Lickness Whittier ===== "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
