Blues Vision: African American Writing from Minnesota (Minnesota Historical Society/Minnesota Humanities Center), prose and poetry culled from the proverbial cream of the Twin Cities crop of African American authors, is a book you want to have sitting on your coffee table. Not just as some sort of intelligentsia ornament — though, yes, it’ll serve the purpose — preferably as … [Read more...]
Minnesota transplant recalls segregated Selma
Parents shielded children to prevent ‘negative attitudes’ Dr. Hallie Hendrieth-Smith watched the movie Selma with keen interest. She grew up outside of Selma, Alabama, and once lived in the city as a young adult after her family bought a house there that they occupied for many years. “One of the things I was proud to see,” said Smith after she and her husband were invited … [Read more...]
Cost of attending pro games steadily rising
Whether it’s the NFL, NBA, NHL or Major League Baseball, the average ticket continues to not be cheap. Game prices rarely go down, says the Chicago-based Team Marketing Report (TMR), which uses a Fan Cost Index (FCI) formula to determine the approximate cost of tickets, two beers, four soft drinks, four hot dogs, parking, two programs, and two adult hats for a family of four … [Read more...]
Brady & Belichick win Super Bowl XLIX!
GLENDALE, AZ — They did it! New England’s Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are champions again after winning a 28-24 gut-wrenching Super Bowl victory over defending champion Seattle. B&B is one of my favorite refreshments on ice with lemon; Sunday, Belichick & Brady put the Seahawks on ice. Seattle actually led 24-14 going into the fourth quarter only to have Brady throw … [Read more...]
Park Center sophomore plays varsity to honor dad
Craig Henderson walked into the Park Center High School gymnasium with a smile on his face. Henderson, 49, wasn’t smiling because he was being honored for his courageous fight against pancreatic cancer. The St. Paul native was smiling because his son Mykeal Henderson, a ninth grader at Brooklyn Park Junior High and member of Park Center’s sophomore boys’ basketball team, was … [Read more...]