Re: [Mpls] Swedish expansionism on Park Avenue, FEST!

this is not new news - I believe they were supposed to break ground originally in 2002. I do know that they are demolishing a building on the site. I do not believe that they are breaking ground for the new building as of yet since their capitol campaign has not raised enough funds. Liz Greenba

Re: [Mpls] Re: smoke or drink

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This smug little missive really grinds my grits. Going outside to smoke is fine in nice weather. What about January or when it's raining? This is the typical baloney used to justify an entirely unjustifiable move on the part of city council. Now all those who think the

Re: [Mpls] Pinched in the Zipper on Minnehaha

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Q. What terrible traffic problem did this solve? A. To keep traffic moving through the intersection it is necessary to keep the right turn only lane reserved for people that are turning right onto 32nd and not those people lining up illegally in that lane to exit on Lake S

Re: [Mpls] Re:Smoking

So I filled in the blanks and this is what I came up with: To paraphrase Michael Atherton paraphrasing Barbara Lickness: I have been reluctant to weigh in on this issue because I myself am a former athlete. One of the many good reasons I decided to give it up was that I found fewer and fewer plac

Re: [Mpls] Over the River to the Theatre

Funny how another can perceive things so differently. So would you also agree that it is considered fascist that illicit drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin etc. are made illegal? This ban does not force anyone to stop, however, it does allow someone who does NOT smoke be able for the firs

Re: [Mpls] Bullying

The Search Institute has created criteria called the 40 Developmental Assets that children need to become successful adults. One of the 40 Assets is having adults other than parents that are important influences in a child's life. This supports the concept that it "takes a village. Here's the l

Re: [Mpls] School Yard Bullying

This is circumstantial and not substantive, I'm sure Michael Atherton would agree. You would have to look at the total numbers of students who are taking pharmaceutical medications to come to any conclusion whether there was a cause and effect. Many thousands of children are on the same medicat

Re: [Mpls] School Yard Bullying

So my question is ... what is the MPS going to do about it other than talk to the media about it and try to smooth things over? My oldest daughter is in the public school and my 2nd will be there soon. I really want to believe they can get a decent education and also feel safe. Cayla has t

Re: [Mpls] Arts in the schools - revisited

that's YOUR job as the scientist - since I'm less of a person for being an artist I suppose I just don't have the desire or time or inclination - I have other fish to fry... May I suggest you go to Finland ... liz greenbaum Longfellow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Liz Greenbaum wrote: I found th

[Mpls] Arts in the schools - revisited

... it's back! I missed this in the Strib a while back. "National Anthem. By Kristin Tillotson, Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) , April 25, 2004, Pg. F1 Finland, a nation of 5.2 million people, has produced many of the world's top conductors and musicians. This may be

Re: [Mpls] Red Green on Hiawatha Ave.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems the problem is more no-brain driving rather than designing to prevent such drivers from receiving their Darwin award. Liz: Don't get me wrong - I have no intention of being on the Darwin list for thinning out the gene pool. I just continue to unnervingly witness

Re: [Mpls] Waiting on Hiawatha

I think we all would agree that traffic has increased, but the particular issue that has all our dander up is the lights and timing issue. They seem totally inappropriate (stopped in all directions), wasteful (time and fuel consumption - not being able to turn when LRT is on opposite side), and

Re: [Mpls] Speaking of Traffic on Hiawatha Avenue

or up to 10 minutes. Liz Greenbaum Longfellow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a gross exaggeration. The E-W lights are _not_ green when the crossing lights begin flashing. If the E-W lights just changed red as a train approaches, there is a short period when traffic is stopped in all directions.

Re: [Mpls] Speaking of Traffic on Hiawatha Avenue

Oh man oh man - I live over here too and it's driving me (no pun intended) and everyone I know around here crazy!!! Ugh. I talked to someone at the LRT booth at the state fair and they basically said this hand doesn't directly talk to that hand and as much as they've tried they are now calling

Re: [Mpls] Arts in the Mpls schools

I will ditto what WizardMarks implies. Children absorb language, math and reading (i.e. the basic alphabet) skills in the blink of an eye just by singing songs. Music, movement and visual ques are perfect for facilitating learning the 3Rs in ways that are very accessible to children. When it co

Re: [Mpls] Arts in the Mpls schools

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe that there are a couple of false assumptions here. First, math and science training is important regardless of whether students use it creatively. The majority of Americans are distinctly uncreative. For most jobs getting the correct answer IS the most important

Re: [Mpls] Arts in the Mpls schools

skills? It was highly successful - I need say no more ... Liz Greenbaum Longfellow -- Elizabeth Greenbaum Director ArtiCulture www.articulture.org 612.729.5151 REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list.

Re: [Mpls] Arts & Music

The point is they all go hand-in-hand. I would think it would be the downfall of any school to emphaise one subject over all others - particularly at the elementary level . I don't think any of us were saying that, nor were we saying it's happening in the public schools with the exception of Mi

Re: [Mpls] Arts & Music

Who knows if it enhances "creativity" in the realm of arts, if that's what you're getting at. It may not enhance one's "artistic" creativity, but it's been shown to be a great educational tool for teaching about thinking outside the box, higher learning skills of problem solving, helping undera

[Mpls] Art in the City - for Charity!!

Local artist Jodi Reeb-Myers was chosen to create the 2004 Metris Uptown Art Fair Commemorative poster print. Jodi will be auctioning the original artwork with proceeds donated to ArtiCulture, to support the organization where she was a board member for two years. ArtiCulture is a 501(c)3 nonprofit

Re: [Mpls] Smoking Ban: What to do now?

- the simple point is ... the primary purpose of governernment is to govern - to create laws, regulate, administer etc. I could say the primary purpose of the government is to issue my marriage or driver's license or have 911 availible 24/7 or whatever. It's all the above, and as was mentioned

Re: [Mpls] Smoking Ban: What to do now?

the simple point is ... when there is smoking I don't have a choice to go there. Because of a smokers habits my choices are taken away - and believe me those are a lot of choices. the simple point is ... the option to smoke is not taken away from smokers. They can go puff all they want still as

Re: [Mpls] Smoking Ban: What to do now?

What about the people who are constantly exposed to second-hand smoke who work there - this is a major infringement on their health. I remember working many hours as a server years ago in college - it was horrible, and I have since become very sensitized to smoke exposure. And that "everyone el

Re: [Mpls] Schools

Mark Anderson wrote: Doug, what are you talking about? I've heard lots of confusing discussion on the List as to what's happening and who's to blame, but I sure don't remember any suggestions that the school board wants to re-segregate our schools. My understanding of the discussion is that th

[Mpls] arts (or other nonprofit) in the city

as a practice, performance space, and/or event space = could be physically divided up if necessary address: ArtiCulture, 3745 Minnehaha Ave. S., Minneapolis phone: 612 729-5151 contact: Elizabeth Greenbaum REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROT

[Mpls] More arts in the city

Just a heads up for the next monthly meeting of the Twin Cities Artists' Forum for anyone who is interested. Information below: Liz Greenbaum Longfellow Dear Artists' Forum Supporters, The next meeting of the Twin Cities Artists' Forum is Monday, April 19th, from 7:00-9:00 pm at ArtiCulture, 37

[Mpls] Twin Cities Artists' Forum

I'm passing on this information to any artists who would be interested in getting involved in this fairly new group. They meet monthly at ArtiCulture for critiques, invited speakers and various other subjects that interest group participants. For questions: contact name, email, and phone number bel

Re: [Mpls] School enrollment decline

I didn't see any statistics here discussing imigration and students of color other than African-Americans - latino populations have dramatically changed over the last several years. My understanding is that the change in national policy towards imigration has had a huge impact on the number of

Re: [Mpls] Referenda / Urban Ventures

So, what are you saying exactly - the YMCA, YWCA and Girl Scouts are not affiliated with the schools or parks and would be (and already are) affected by not being able to put flyers through the schools - the girl scouts spoke, pointing out that their numbers dropped this past fall. Where do you

Re: [Mpls] Urban Ventures - it's the dishonesty

And what does this mean exactly? - "checking out the organization"... From what I've heard - the references about religion and God were not in their website originally but were added on when this confrontation started last summer. The schools checked out the website and didn't find anything and

Re: [Mpls] Urban Ventures in the News

I checked out the nonprofit status of Urban Ventures. As I posted below, the report from the Charities Review Council shows them having a 501(c)3 nonprofit status with no mention of their religious affiliations. Interestingly, I also found this other web site for Peace Church openly regarding U

Re: [Mpls] Urban Ventures in the News

I know for a fact they were not just teaching morals - they were pushing Jesus and Christianity BIG time - I know two Jewish children this happened to (one of them is the one who blew the whistle by saying something to her mother who obviously became livid). She found out about the program thro

Re: [Mpls] How many transexuals?

and one works for my organization. She still has yet to go through the operation - has a way to go... Yes, and there are also a lot more handicapped parking spaces than often are actually used... What's your point? Liz Greenbaum Longfellow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dyna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot

Re: [Mpls] How many transexuals?

and one works for my organization. She still has yet to go through the operation - has a way to go... Yes, and there are also a lot more handicapped parking spaces than often are actually used... What's your point? Liz Greenbaum Longfellow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dyna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot

[Mpls] Minneapolis smarts...

Saw this article in netscape and thought I'd pass it on to the forum list... see below Liz Greenbaum Longfellow U.S. City With the Smartest People Is... ...Minneapolis, Minnesota. That's the word from researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater who studied statistics from five cat

[Mpls] COMMUNITY ART OPEN HOUSE...

. Elizabeth Greenbaum Longfellow

Re: [Mpls] good news / bad news

And all Republicans are perfect and would never do anything slimy right??? Wow, I wish I had known that before Tuesday's election - I voted for all the the wrong people - shucks. Come on - let's get real - yes some people are power hungry, slimy etc. on both sides - but we're dealing with ISS