[Mpls] In this together?

pital improvement plan. And by the way, I second Doug Mann's contention that the schools problem is not too much space but too few teachers. He provided more data than I could, so I'll leave it at that. Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood __ Do you Yahoo!? Yah

[Mpls] re: in this together?

oes it's capital planning. The mixed-use issue gets a lot of discussion but it is separate from whether there should be a new building in a new location. Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood __ Do you Yahoo!? Get better spam protection with Yahoo! Mail. http://antis

[Mpls] Libaries and the city budget

quot;capital" and what is "operations." I wouldn't want my muddy terms to cause anyone to think that the folks running the library system didn't know the difference or weren't decent accountants. Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood __ Do you

[Mpls] Libraries and the city budget

city's contribution to capital projects would do serious damage to the private campaign, even as the Mayor is making his rounds. I second Carol Becker's recommendation that those concerned with library capital improvements contact their City Council Members. It's the Council's resp

[Mpls] Breakfast with Gary, Friday

MPD's Emergency Preparedness Coordinator. Former Inspector Lubinski has been promoted to Deputy Chief! Find out how her experience working with our neighborhoods will now benefit the entire city. Posted on behalf of Gary Schiff, Jim Berg Corcoran Neighbo

[Mpls] pride parade, again...

group with the Wellstone bus far ahead of us. We hoped to be in front of Howard Dean's contingent, but the Jackie O's got between us and Dean's group. Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! ht

[Mpls] a tasteless sign at Pride?

an AP story on festivals around the country. They ran gay stories all week, but apparently took Sunday off. Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the tro

[Mpls] Library Scenarios

are open only ten hours a week. Keeping all of the buildings open means keeping them open only for those who can already read, already speak English, and already walk through the doors (and up the steps) unaided. <> Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood __ Do y

[Mpls] Re: Closing Community Libraries

construction. These renovations are funded by the same library referendum that funds the new Central Library. The Library Board is not adopting any recommendations to close branches for good at today's meeting. Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood __ D

[Mpls] The New Central Library

rtress (to protect the Federal Reserve), not as a public meeting place. Staying there would be directly counter to the vision of the library as a civic space that is welcoming to all residents. Let's hear more! Let's give the Library Board more ideas for how to save money without

[Mpls] Ninth Ward Awards and State of the Ward Address

o 9:00 a.m. Where: Cafe of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Avenue Attendance is free, and breakfast is available for $7.00. Breakfast with Gary occurs the final Friday of each month. Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus

[Mpls] Go Fritz Go! Sat. Night Event

Councilmember Gary Schiff and Minnesota Young DFL (MY-DFL) invite you to a fundraiser for Walter Mondale, former and next Senator of Minnesota! at the home of Gary Schiff and Jim Berg 3215 23rd Ave S (near Lake St. and Hiawatha) 612-724-5942 7 p.m. to midnight November 2, 2002 ~Suggested

[Mpls] "Let Mpls be a city"

"Public buildings are not islands. ... Libraries are not temples." StarTribune editorial in favor of mixed-use project for Roosevelt Library-- http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/3352961.html Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood __ Do

[Mpls] Re: Flakes in Minneapolis

I think I have Steve Brandt beat by 30 minutes. At 9:15 a.m. today there were snow flakes on my car as I jump-started it--not because it was so frickin' cold, but because I left the lights on yesterday. Jim Berg Flaky in South Mpls __ Do you

[Mpls] Roosevelt Library and Mixed Use

and cafes works for them. It can also work to increase the use of our libraries, where people don't have to buy anything in order to participate in the democracy Carol wants to happen there. Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood Carol Becker said, "I was also thinking about the Roosevelt Libra

[Mpls] Re: Roosevelt Library

ation in Minneapolis? Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood (about 2.5 blocks from Lake Street station) John Rocker says, "The city needs to increase its density along transit routes, but what both sides of the argument appear to be missing is that the site is almost one-half mile from the li

[Mpls] Friday's Breakfast with Gary--Candidate Bonanza

(and Greg, and Buck, and Sheila) Where: Cafe of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Avenue (at Lake Street) When: Friday, August 30, 7:30-9:00 a.m. Cost: $5 buys breakfast (coffee extra) For more information, contact Gary Schiff, 673-2209. On behalf of Gary Schiff, Jim Berg Corcoran Ne

[Mpls] Friday Breakfast with Schiff

ool Board Chair. "The future of community schools is a paramount concern of mine as we look at our city's economic future. I hope you will join us and great two terrific leaders!" Gary Schiff Minneapolis City Council Ward 9 673-2209 Jim Be

[Mpls] Average Non Profit Salary

The Minnesota Council of Non Profits did a salary survey in 2000. You can order a copy via their web site. http://www.mncn.org/salary.htm Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood Still Ward 9 __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with

[Mpls] Odds on Erdrich

. See the full list at the Minnesota Humanities Commission web site: http://www.minnesotahumanities.org/mba2002.htm Jim Berg A great day for reading in the Corcoran Neighborhood __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax

[Mpls] April is the cruelest month

rd "harlot." Here's a brief poem (I feel like Garrison Keillor), not necessarily my favorite: My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends-- It gives a lovely light. (Edna St. Vincent Milla

[Mpls] Friday @ 7:30 Breakfast with Gary

olis.mn.us/council/ward9/ Report Graffiti On-line! http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/citywork/other/graffiti.html#remove Submitted by Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Aw

[Mpls] Public Hearing tonight on Roosevelt Library

s that the library board partner with the MCDA to build a mixed use development on that site that would include housing and some mix of commercial and retail uses. Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood Ward 9 __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage o

[Mpls] subpoena power for a (new) CRA?

Strib isn't covering this issue, considering the amount of coverage the same issue has gotten in the past. Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood Still 62A Please Rick, keep me in Ward 9 __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the

[Mpls] Minneapolis Leg redistricting

It's Skoglund V. Wagenius in Minneapolis's House district 62B http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/2110701.html Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood Still 62A (?) __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports

[Mpls] Minneapolis snow emergency

in St. Paul. I take Hiawatha and Lake in Minneapolis. Lake becomes Marshall in St. Paul, and it was much snowier, as were Fairview, Minnehaha, and Snelling, all major routes in St. Paul. So, I would advise the new mayor and council, "Don't copy St. Paul when revising the snow

[Mpls] Skyway to nowhere

enues, like Frank Theater, which opens its new show this week, called "Self Defense." Jim Berg Ward 9-Corcoran __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com _

[Mpls] Breakfast with Gary Schiff

Please excuse the late notice. Breakfast with Gary Ward 9 Council Member Gary Schiff will hold his first monthly breakfast get-together this Friday. He has invited the folks who represent Ward 9 at the legislature to share their thoughts about what is happening at the state level and to hear nei

[Mpls] Gov's Bonding Recommendations Stiff Mpls projects

gnored. (I forget what the other one is.) Clearly we'll have to contact our legislators if we want state funds for any of these projects. Good chunk of funding for transit though, especially the Northstar line from St. Cloud to Mpls. Jim Berg

[Mpls] Pawlenty picks running mate

. She chairs the House Transportation Finance Committee. She and her husband Steven own and operate a farm." http://news.mpr.org/headlines/index.html#2 Not likely to be a team favorable to Minneapolis or urban issues. Unless some Republicans on the list can enlighten us. Jim Berg Ward

[Mpls] Schiff to take office next week

in at 9 a.m. Monday in Room 132 at City Hall. Both Thurber and Schiff are DFLers. Jim Berg Corcoran, Ward 9 __ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid

[Mpls] naming public buildings

Does anyone on this list know what the process is for naming public building? A citation for a specific city ordinance would be helpful. Jim Berg Corcoran Neighborhood Ward 9 __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting

[Mpls] Billy Graham to Leave Loring Park Area

Is it a scoop for the PiPress? http://www.pioneerplanet.com/yhoo/mtc_docs/186064.htm Land available near Loring Park...? Jim Berg Ward 9, Corcoran Minneapolis __ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http

[Mpls] City Council OKs Guthrie Demolition

A sad day in Minneapolis's cultural history. http://startribune.com/stories/1555/817977.html Jim Berg Ward 9, Corcoran __ Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com ___ Minnea

[Mpls] Pelli on MPR

Caesar Pelli is interviewed on Mid-Morning on MPR at 10 a.m. today, Oct. 30. Jim Berg Minneapolis, Corcoran Neighborhood __ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com

[Mpls] RE: Independents.... for SSB

ssociation, which did screen city council and mayoral candidates. Jim Berg Ward 9 - Corcoran Minneapolis __ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com ___ Minneapolis Is

Re: [Mpls] Strib opinion piece on community libraries

s for raising funds for a new planetarium, contact them at 612-630-6170 or see their website: http://www.friendsofmpl.org/friends_home.html Friends members and board are also active in promoting the branch libraries. Jim Berg Ward 9 - Corcoran Minneapolis Michael Hohmann wrote: "2. Develop more r

Re: [Mpls] Historic Preservation in Loring Needs Your Help

olition permit be upheld. It should be on the next Z&P agenda. Also, check out the online petition at www.SavetheGuthrie.org. Jim Berg Ward 9 - Corcoran Minneapolis __ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yah