January 2010
95 posts
School Choice Due
midtownphillipsnews:
Please remember that school choice cards are due this Sunday, January 31st. You can complete it online at http://schoolchoice.mpls.k12.mn.us/ or submit a paper copy that is available at schools (post marked or received by January 31st). Who needs to fill out a choice card? · All incoming kindergartners · All pre-kindergarten/High Five students · ...
Way the fuck out in Prior Lake.
Twin Cities: We may be more average than exceptional http://bit.ly/7hDaTb /via @MinnPost [Good read. Click through to text of speech, too.]
RT @pfhyper: .@minnewebcon breakout session proposals are due in one week. We want you! http://is.gd/7irri
Today’s the day! You have ‘til 5 CST to apply for Fringe 2010. In Mpls? Stop by for treats, 10-5! http://bit.ly/mnfringe10 /via @mnfringe
Couple's Commitment Ceremony Leads To Controversy →
stuffaboutminneapolis:
Michael Cole-Smith and Jamil Smith-Cole only meant to share snapshots with friends but a stranger got a hold of their commitment ceremony photos on Michael’s Facebook page — and with the click of a mouse — Michael and his partner Jamil found themselves in a world of controversy. The e-mail and pictures popped up on YouTube and on a variety of blogs. A woman in Atlanta...
“See, here’s the thing about making art in Minnesota (or, more to the point, in...”
– Andy Sturdevant, “Art in an Outpost” (via mediation)
RT @sciencemuseummn: Bring in your African Americans in Science print ads this Sat. to get $4 off your tickets to the event. http://is.g …
RT @panopticon13: Michelle Obama gives a shoutout to Minneapolis farmers markets http://bit.ly/bdyPWM
Burglary Prevention Info - 3rd Precinct MPD
midtownphillipsnews:
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Burglary Tip of the Week - What you can do before the burglar shows up at your door. We’re starting a series of weekly tips about burglary and burglary prevention. The information is in the attachment to this bulletin. If you are having trouble...
Internet Stranger: so why are you in minneapolis?
Me: because fuck duluth
Twin Cities Participating in Global Pecha Kucha... →
Our local chapter (PKN-MSP) is participating in this global event. (What is PKN-MSP?)
Image a Pecha Kucha Night on a global scale. That’s right, a Pecha Kucha Night happening in every city…
RT @PunchPizza: Vikes were so close - damn! to ease the blues, how about free pizza tomorrow night at Punch. bring this coupon with u h …
Take care of your sidewalks, Minneapolis!
willisistalking:
My wife and I like to take walks in our neighborhood even in the winter, and the sidewalks are pretty horrific right now. Salt and Sand, people!!
From the City:
Pedestrian Update Subscribers:
Now that the temperature has warmed up a little, the City of Minneapolis would like your help in making sure that sidewalks are free of snow and ice this winter. Here are a few ways...
Have the Vikes gone far enough in the playoffs that Vikes fan won’t whine abt being disappointed yet again if they don’t make it to the SB?
Watchiteeth:
Time lapse of Broken Crow, installing their lion-man stencil mural on downtown Minneapolis’ Merit Printing building.
RT @Project_515: The announcement is here! Ann Kaner-Roth Becomes @project_515’s new Executive Director http://bit.ly/595kU8
Art Shanty Projects 2010 →
The Art Shanties opened for viewing on Medicine Lake this weekend. What I love about the art shanties is that this is such a quintessentially Minnesotan thing to do: it’s arty, and it’s outside on…
Dear 2nd Moon, Consider taking seasonal items off the menu board when out of season. That was a frustrating ordering experience. Thx, E.
Smoothie from Smoothie King in SLP was terrible. The joint is a caricature of a health-oriented smoothie bar.
“Put your mittens in the air, everybody say yeah, yeah, yeah!” #MinnesotaStateOfMind http://twitpic.com/yan6i /via @dkix [First Ave?!]
dears:
Dear Pat Robertson,
I know that you know that all press is good press, so I appreciate the shout-out. And you make God look like a big mean bully who kicks people when they are down, so I’m all over that action. But when you say that Haiti has made a pact with me, it is totally humiliating. I may be evil incarnate, but I’m no welcher. The way you put it, making a deal with me leaves...
RT @dkix: Quest for the Voice slams announced http://twitpic.com/y7eid. Winners compete in LA at Brave New Voices Intl Youth Poetry Slam!
So, how’s this idea? A Downtown Journal cover story with both Whalen and Augustus on the cover? It’s in the works. /via @stephenlitel [YES!]
“HUGE’s new production for 2010 is Overheard in Minneapolis, inspired by the...”
– Voix de Michèle: Show your support, etc.
Huh. (via boomd)