gimmenoiseblog:

The Chalice: Collaborating in Minneapolis has helped us all out

“Could there be a better group than the Chalice to play host to 10 Thousand Sounds’ first go around? In short, no. It’s only been 12 months since these three ladies dropped their first single, “Push It,” but they’ve been quick to leave a mark with their brash, sassy, and fun-loving brand of hip hop. They even topped City Pages’ Picked to Click poll last fall.”

Read Full Interview Here

(photo: Anna Gulbrandsen)

tcdailyplanet:

Not sure about the difference between streetcars and light rail? Or why anyone would think a streetcar is better than a bus?

The city of St. Paul has been conducting a feasibility study on the opportunity to bring streetcars back to the city, in moderate fashion, for the first time in decades. One of the intentions of the study has been to seek input from the public, to gauge interest and solicit informed opinions. The city has opened and maintained a forum page, Open St. Paul, where residents can interact with municipal officials and post opinions on the concept of streetcars in the city.

Public forums will be scheduled later this summer, with opportunities for public input. (The first was scheduled for June 5, but then postponed — stay tuned for notice of the rescheduled times.) Before then, here are some of the basic issues, and some background information.

(Read more here.) 

-Forrester Pack

mappingtwincities:

Making Sense of Crime

Here’s another attempt to tap into public data. Minneapolis Police Dept. provides weekly crime reports. They are are pretty nice and contain detailed location and description on each call. However, tabular data and spreadsheets aren’t particularly user-friendly. The tablet app makes crime look easy by displaying current activity in any given neighborhood. The icons correspond to various types of crime, and  the heat map reflect overall crime activity in the neighborhood. Detailed crime statistics are provided by time of day, week, month. 

mplsfarmersmarket:

Our top cheerleader, Susan Berkson, is part of the Star Tribune Taste 50.  Go, Susan!  Thanks for all you do. 

firstavenuempls:

Tickets on sale this week include: The Dodos, Alexander O’Neal, Cold War Kids, Flume, Budo, San Cisco, Young Galaxy and more. Click to here for all the details

artsorbit:

“Even gifted artists sometimes work harder on their way up to stardom than they do when they get there. Jamie Foxx used to do killer comedy on the groundbreaking show In Living Color, but after he become a name himself, he did stand-up that phoned it in.  Even the wonderful Wanda Sykes, as generally engaging and entertaining as she was last year headlining the Orpheum Theatre, was, several seasons ago, so strong opening for Tommie Davidson that her performance was worth the ticket price while his was weak as diet water.  The talented Aziz Ansari, who a while back was hilarious opening for Kathy Griffin at the State Theatre, on April 6 at the same venue simply was not the same comic.”

keep reading Dwight Hobbes’s review

hereinandyland:

The Hastings Highway 61 Mississippi River Bridge (1951-2013) was shut down permanently last night, with all its traffic being rerouted to the new bridge next to it. Demolition of the south approach will begin immediately so access to the new bridge’s other lanes can commence. The main structure’s dismantling will wait until November, when shipping season ends.

mightyflynn:

Target Field

May 30, 2013

Photo by TS Flynn