Community Voices
The making of a tent city
It’s time for people with housing to not cling to the story they heard that someone chooses to be homeless or that it’s too expensive to fix.
Twin Cities
Artscape
‘Berlin Diary’ to open Playwrights’ Center season
ALSO: Cyrus Chestnut Trio at Vieux Carré; The Theater of Public Policy’s Civil Fest 2018; Bob Woodward coming to State Theatre; Dan Buettner lecture; and more.
Community Voices
Affordable housing update: You’re right, we need better zoning
Lisa Bender’s inclusionary zoning proposal is the best solution to the problem I can think of — now that MinnPost readers have set me straight.
Artscape
‘The Bookshop’ opens at the Edina; ‘Inspired by Books’ tours at Mia
ALSO: Erik Koskinen at Mears Park; “Hamilton” Digital Lottery is under way; Geoffrey Keezer Trio CD Release at Crooners; and more.
State Fair sizzlers and fizzlers: What new food becomes a classic — and what doesn’t?
Deep-Fried Alligator came to the fair with some fanfare in 1997, and it’s still going strong. Blarney Beans, however, were introduced in 2012 and have disappeared.
Artscape
The Minnesota State Fair’s Fine Arts Exhibition celebrates the art of the state
Fine-art photographer R.J. Kern has submitted three times and been accepted three times. For 2018, his photograph won the First Glance Award and the Great State of Minnesota Award.
Artscape
Rose Ensemble’s last season; ‘Tapestry Violin: Musical dialogues’ at Mia
ALSO: Aizuri Quartet to return; Nichols/Bates/Bates at Vieux Carré; Karin Slaughter at Club Book; and more.
Politics & Policy
‘The emergency is now visible’: How the Hiawatha homeless encampment came to be. And what Minneapolis officials are trying to do about it.
Minneapolis officials want to clear the homeless encampment by the end of September. But that is probably just the beginning of an effort to connect the camp’s residents with shelter and other services before winter.
Artscape
New leadership for the Cedar; Jeune Lune photo exhibit to open
ALSO: Hook and Ladder to host “Jazz Indeed” series; “Somalis + Minnesota” at the History Center; “2001: A Space Odyssey” in IMAX at the zoo; and more.
Politics & Policy
Why ‘fixing’ Minneapolis’ housing crisis is going to be lot harder than people think
City planners, housing experts and elected officials all pretty much agree that Minneapolis needs to build a lot more affordable places to live. What’s less clear is whether city officials understand how hard that’s going to be.
Artscape
Fearless performances in Dark & Stormy’s ‘’Night Mother’; State Fair opens
ALSO: Elliot Park Art Walk; Happy Apple to perform Friday at the Dakota; “The Registry” at Third Place Gallery; and more.
As renovated Ye Old Mill readies for State Fair action, ex-owners look forward to just enjoying the fair
This year, the third generation of Old Millers — John and Marna Keenan, who are in their 70s — enjoyed their first truly relaxing summer ever, after the family sold the historic ride in January to the State Fair.
Artscape
SPCO hires principal clarinet; MnSpin expands
ALSO: The Minneapolis Fed welcomes ‘Hamilton’; ‘What I Thought I Knew’ at MJTC; and more.
Artscape
Street photographer Wing Young Huie on his life, his work, and his new McKnight Distinguished Artist Award
Huie: “My goals have been, number 1, to continue making work I think is interesting. And number 2, be relevant. And number 3, make a living. The McKnight makes number 3 a lot easier, and it affects numbers 1 and 2.”
Eric Black Ink
How the numbers geeks see Minnesota’s congressional races
FiveThirtyEight doesn’t just have a list of which U.S. House races are in play. The site has assigned a precise percentage likelihood to every single House race in the country.
Artscape
Saxophonist Irv Williams to celebrate 99th birthday at the Dakota
“All of the money collected at the door will go to a scholarship fund in Irv’s name for one of the students in the Dakota Combo at MacPhail,” said Dakota owner Lowell Pickett.
Politics & Policy
No, Minnesota Democrats did not choose ‘boring, conventional, and white’ in the primary
Instead of a victory lap for the Democratic old guard, Tuesday’s results instead looked like a rebuke of it: In key races around the state, primary voters selected young and diverse faces to pick up the party’s banner.
Artscape
‘Sound for Silents’ on the Walker hillside; 6 artists receive Cedar Commissions
ALSO: IndiaFest on the State Capitol grounds; St. Paul Food Truck Festival coming to Mears Park; and more.
Artscape
Mixed Blood fills in the blank on 2018-19 season; Lowertown Guitar Festival coming to Lake Como
ALSO: Mischa Santora named Boston Ballet music director; “Dear Lenny: Bernstein’s Life in Songs & Letters” at Open Eye; and more.
Politics & Policy
Congress: Omar expected to become one of the first Muslim women to serve in U.S. House; Smith and Housley to face off for Senate seat
In other congressional primaries, Joe Radinovich cruises to victory in the CD8 DFL primary, and Jim Hagedorn triumphs in the CD1 GOP contest.
