After a delightful walk through a shared history of Lake Harriet memories, Tim asked the $64,000 question about who should manage the Concession Stand. "Why doesn't the Park Board run it. Efficiently. Stop laughing!" Well Tim, when I stopped laughing I thought, that is a good question. Then I
Longtime civil rights activist James Forman to speak Thursday
In celebration of Black History Month, James Forman, a civil rights activist
for more than 40 years, will address the Minneapolis City Council on
Thursday, February 28 at 11 a.m. during its regularly scheduled Committee of
the Whole
A friend of mine teaches youth entreprenuership, and
kids here have started, and now run, a successful ice
cream business. It can happen.
Pamela Taylor
(Tampa, FL formerly 8th ward MPLS, who believes in the
YO -youth opportunity- grants)
--- Lynne All For One One For All
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on 2/28/02 9:21 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
How about Ben Jerry's instead of DQ? Both large corporations that
started somewhere else, but have local franchise...except Ben Jerry's has
that social conscience and those crappy all natural ingredients.
I'm not sure where
Dairy Queen at the Harriet/Calhoun concession stands? An
evil Illinois-originated international corporation (all
corporations are evil, aren't they?) selling their wares on
public property at the lakes? I say not only don't we allow
them to infiltrate, but we need to put every DQ in the state
on
After reviewing EPA air quality trends data, one finds that the concentration
in the air of the criteria pollutants declined in the period 1980-1999
(the latest) as follows:
www.epa.gov/air/aqtrnd99/brochure/brochure.pdf
o airborne lead down 94%
o PM-10 (dust) down 18% 1990-1999, 75%
Gayle Bonneville said:
Can anyone shed any light on the City of Minneapolis notice I read today about
the proposed zoning ordinance changes that would allow fast-food
chains in Pedestrian Overlay Districts and drive-throughs in some areas
where they apparently are now prohibited?
I believe
Kris says:
oh no! i realize its bad enough that i publicly suggested a preference for
Ben Jerry's over DQ at Lake Harriet, but now somehow folks will think I
called DQ evil. huh??? (Ben Jerry's is a big company too!) now i will
lose all my friends and family and be run out of Linden Hills in
Man, I wish people on this list had given my post
asking for opinions on What is Community Development
this much attention.
But, I will throw my two cents worth in here too. I
like the idea of Dairy Queen. Of all of the ice cream
places suggested here, it can definitely be considered
the low
1) The Mpls Redistricting Commission met again last night
2) Still no media. Attendance by noncommissioner, nonstaff persons nearly nonexistent
(myself, Peter Wagenius-probably counts as staff as he is from the Mayor's office- and
two Republican gentlemen)
3) Commission adopted a retention
Not that I don't like blizzards of the DQ kind, but if you want a great cold taste
check out Caruso's Gelato in Calhoun Square for genuine home-made Italian gelato in
many flavors. My favorite is tiramisu, but peanut and dark chocolate are wildly
popular. Caruso's is owned by Minneapolis
--- Clark C. Griffith wrote:
I think that the Park Board should go to the very
excellent managers at
Dairy Queen and ask them to manage the Harriet and
other concessions
stands. They do not need to put Dairy Queen
marquees on the roof, just
manage the business. This is what they do
If anyone want to speak out about the Dairy Queen
issue at the next MPRB board meeting you need to call at leasta day in
advance and get your name on the open time list. You can call 661-4800 and
ask to have your name added to the
list.
Speaking about single adults, many are working during the day. (Wilder
survey shows 41% working; a local survey of shelters last year showed 65%
working, 45% working full time). Those who aren't working often spend time
at Drop-in centers, like those run by Catholic Charities or Mary Jo, or
I got the following the other day from Heritage Homeowners. This is an
organization of Homeowners in the Central Neighborhood.
You may have already been informed that the Planning Commission approved
the conditional use permit and variance requested by Unbank. This approval
came in spite of
Sorry to the list for the duplication -- but I sent before the post was
finished.
I got the following the other day from Heritage Homeowners. This is an
organization of Homeowners in the Central Neighborhood.
You may have already been informed that the Planning Commission approved
the
Title: Legislative stuff on the Minneapolis list
Just a caution here folks discussions of state legislature efforts are cool here as long as you restrict yourselves to the effects of policy on Minneapolis not statewide impacts. Its also cool to focus on Minneapolis legislators votes during
Kris - I originally voted for Dairy Queen but would like to change my vote to
Ben and Jerry's. When I consider all the ice cream my son would eat if there
were an ice cream stand at Lake Calhoun I feel better with BJs. I think he
would like it just as much as DQ.
Also, if it makes the
List,
I haven't ranted on the list for a bit, so when I saw the post about the
Planning Commission's support for Unbank and the unarticulated
unhappiness by a group of Central residents -- I thought to myself no
time like the present
For many, driving down a commercial street and seeing
I don't think city residents passed a new library referendum thinking it
would double as a homeless shelter! What is the position of the Library
Board, management and staff; and most importantly library users, regarding
such arrangements? How about the City Council and County Commissioners?
In a message dated 2/28/02 2:50:26 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
MINNEAPOLIS - Whether Minneapolis residents love where they live depends
greatly on which neighborhood they call home, a citywide survey released
Tuesday shows.
While 73 percent of residents in
This doesn't even include non-profit corporations that receive private and
public funds to address social problems.
Does anyone know how much money these organizations receive each year from
public and private sources? Is there a way to compile a list.
It might make sense to document the
Our Park Board staff have asked me to forward the following message so
people are not confused about next Wednesday evening if they choose to come
down and visit the Park Board.
I like John Erwin's response except for the comments about signage. Not
only do I have a problem with signage of
I just sent off this email query to the Star Tribune.
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I am wondering as to your criteria on publishing the name of a Minneapolis
neighborhood in a shooting death story. It seems to me that you oftentimes
list neighborhoods names like Harrison, Jordan, Hawthorne or
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