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Monthly Archives August 2007

Minneapolis Critical Mass

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City Pages: MPLS police administer tear gas, beat down cyclists in Loring Park

WCCO: 19 Arrested In Minneapolis Bicycle Protest

Flickr: Minneapolis Critical Mass Photoset

capthek: View from above

Star Tribune: 19 bicyclists arrested after rally turns into melee

YouTube: Adepter’s Videos [via]

UPDATE Sept 1: Steve Marsh was there and sums it up.

The one big thing I think people are really missing about this story is that this might be more about this than it is about Critical Mass. They, the bloggers and media are all giving CM a bad rap. I think this whole story might be more about the pReNC who decided to join up with CM this time around.

Check out Michelle Gross’ email after visiting those who were arrested.

UPDATE Sept 3: Well, maybe I was on the right track. Jason DeRusha writes:

Heather Brown is working on a story for our news at six, looking at the Republican Welcoming Committee group of anti-RNC protestors. Of all the 19 arrested, about half are connected to that protest group, not Critical Mass. Too bad for CM. It seems that some outsiders are tarnishing a group of people who love riding, and are out for a monthly good time.

Posted 31 August 2007 § Media, Blogging and Technology § Minneapolis § Politics, Government and Policy ‡ Comments (6) ° Tagged: , , ,

Suspension: Buster’s on 28th

Jucy Lucy Restaurants, the non-authoritative authority on Jucy Lucys, has “suspended” the newly opened Buster’s on 28th “due to under performance.” SNAP!

Posted 31 August 2007 § Minneapolis ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Culture Bully: Giving Away a Bunch of CDs

Choose Your Own Giveaway.

Posted 31 August 2007 § Art, Music and Film ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Chuck Olsen: Pervert with a Video Camera

Watch out, State Fair animals.

Posted 31 August 2007 § Art, Music and Film § Media, Blogging and Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Roadguy: “Four lanes to two on 10th Avenue”

The 10th Avenue bridge will reopen tomorrow with two lanes of traffic.

Posted 30 August 2007 § Media, Blogging and Technology § Minneapolis § Travel and Transportation ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

The Strip Club

UPDATE: It opened 15 Jan 2008. Click here.

About a month ago Taylor posted the latest on the new Town Talk gig in Dayton’s Bluff called “The Strip Club.” Aaron Johnson of the Town Talk Diner tells me tonight that now they’re looking to “open the second week of October.” Ang of Overheard in Minneapolis (who lives very, very humorously close to this new place by the way) found on the Dayton’s Bluff website a little image that indicates they’ll be in the “Shock Building.”

So who’s going to go to a frickin’ steakhouse in the so-called Shock Building in Dayton’s Bluff aka the wrong side of Saint Paul called The Strip Club? ;-) I’m willing to bet the Town Talk boys are on to something.

Posted 29 August 2007 § Saint Paul ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: ,

Not Just a Senator from Idaho

A commissioner with the MAC told us yesterday, he had no clue that airport police were even doing a sting in men’s bathrooms. No doubt, he’ll be surprised to see they’ve arrested at least 40 people. They are from 10 states and Canada. One guy is an executive for 3M; 11 7 worked for Northwest Airlines (including flight attendants and a pilot). It was a sad and disturbing read. The officer repeatedly noted that the men did not seem deterred even in the presence of other people in the restroom, including in one case, a father and his young child.

–Jason DeRusha on digging through the MSP Airport Police documents he got for $79.29.

UPDATE: Jason writes: “…incidentally… some of the reports were wrong… and the correct # of NW employees was 7… In case you want to fix the quote (I’ve changed it in my blog)”

Posted 29 August 2007 § Media, Blogging and Technology § Politics, Government and Policy ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

MinnPost Announced

MinnPost.com will offer exclusive front-page news stories as well as “posts,” a new format in which professional journalists engage in an informal conversation with readers about what they’re learning and what to make of it. Posts will be a bit like blogs, but unlike many blogs, they will be built around original reporting – not just opinions or links to other people’s work.

MinnPost.com, which will publish Monday through Friday, also will offer daily roundups providing perspective on metro, state, national and international news, stories from selected content partners (currently under discussion), commentary from community leaders and experts, and comment from and involvement of readers.

–Joel Kramer’s Announcement this morning as relayed by Brian Lambert. (Now on minnpost.com/news)

I’m not excited. I don’t see yet how this is going to be all that different than startribune.com or twincities.com. It quacks like a newspaper “gone online but a little different.” What would separate this from MPR ramping up their local news site, hiring a few of these journalists and throwing in a little of their “new media initiative” magic fairy dust for a little citizen-involvement twist?

Posted 27 August 2007 § Media, Blogging and Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Ottawa National Forest: Sylvania Wilderness



Sylvania Wilderness: Clark Lake, originally uploaded by s4xton.

Last weekend I took a trip up to the Ottawa National Forest with my pal Lauren to wander around and do some canoeing. We used Sylvania Outfitters to rent equipment from and they were good people. Strongly recommended, and only about five driving hours from Minneapolis.

Posted 26 August 2007 § Travel and Transportation ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

400 Bar Falling Apart?

KARE 11 is the only source I’ve seen that has anything about this. Just sayin’: hipsters have known that the 400 Bar has been “acoustically deficient” for many years before it fell apart.

Update: In a discussion on HowWasTheShow Forums, Dave Loomer finds a gem from the Rake Forums predicting this would happen back in January:

“…the 400 Bar is going to collapse. Seriously. Look at the brick wall that faces Riverside — it’s bulging a good 6 inches out of plumb. That’s trouble, dude.”

UPDATE: “Sullivan, the 400’s co-owner, said the bricks were part of a decorative veneer and that the building itself remains structurally intact.”

Posted 26 August 2007 § Art, Music and Film § Minneapolis ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , ,