Minnesota/Minnesotans C or D

if it's like other states, your state legislature is now republican frat bros who replaced the grumpy old men -- still skeptical of change, but like beer

Doing one very easy and ludicrously long-deferred thing that everyone will rejoice over before then launching into all sorts of assholery.

i saw a map on twitter, can't find it now, that indicated change in dem votes (esp. up north) as well as rep votes (esp. in suburbs) from the last attempt

uh

http://www.startribune.com/shoving-match-erupts-inside-minneapolis-institute-of-art-one-involved-had-look-of-neo-nazi/414817964/

Punches thrown when fight erupts inside Minneapolis Institute of Art; one involved had look of neo-Nazi
An argument, possibly involving neo-Nazis, turned physical in a gallery of valuable 18th century art.

A shoving match broke out in a most unlikely place, the typically serene Minneapolis Institute of Art, where three people who appeared to be neo-Nazis fought with several others in another group of activists, a witness said Sunday.

Security guards arrived at the mayhem Saturday afternoon on the museum's third floor, broke up the confrontation and had one of the reputed neo-Nazis on the floor, said museum visitor Will Bildsten.

A friend of Bildsten's said he saw punches thrown during the fracas.

Institute Director Kaywin Feldman said some of those involved were with about two dozen people protesting outside in opposition to anti-immigration sentiment in the U.S. They hoisted a banner with slogans in Spanish and English: "Una clase, una lucha — contra fronteras [one class, one struggle — against borders]!" and below that, "Don't deport our fellow workers."

Fliers handed out by the protesters outside identified the participants as with the defense arm of the Industrial Workers of the World union.

When the group said to look like neo-Nazis entered the admission-free museum, several from the protest outside followed, Feldman said.

They made their way to the third floor amid the 18th century European art, where the tension turned physical, the director said. She said one person among the trio was attacked but didn't want to press charges.

http://www.citypages.com/arts/alleged-neo-nazi-meeting-at-minneapolis-institute-of-art-features-heil-trump-chant-fistfight/414854203

The Star Tribune reports a "trio" of guys "said to look like neo-Nazis" entered the museum on Saturday afternoon and headed for the third floor. According to a witness, they were there to "guard" classical European (read: white) art that happened to be placed near a protest-themed exhibit with photos of Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi. (The horror.)

this is awful. what is happening here??

http://twincities.eater.com/2017/3/22/15024604/donny-dirks-zombie-den-mr-stevens-snuggery-minneapolisfront

good god can't people just drink

i think the answer will eventually be yes!

Hi folks. I'm going to be a Twin Citian soon.

karl malone chase you off the south side?

Ha, no, unfortunately haven't crossed paths with him.

ilx redistricting requirements

Welcome to ... this.

aw i miss mpls

so much

we'll have to have a mpls FAS(nuggery)

just secured a place in NE Minneapolis this morning

goddamn there are a lot of breweries around

yeah sorry you're required by city ordinance to open a craft brewery in your place within six months of taking up residence in Minneapolis, i suggest starting with an overly hoppy IPA

tbf you can also open a distillery or food truck

Mr. Steven's Snuggery, an Adult Drinktainery

https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/e/e3/T.G.I._McScrathy%27s_Goodtime_Foodrinkery.png/250px-T.G.I._McScrathy%27s_Goodtime_Foodrinkery.png

we've had "the Hair Cuttery" and "the Coffee Beanery" in Chicago but this is next level

lmao @ moodboards

http://www.niebna.com/docs/agendas/2017/2017-04-20%20Board/20170406_333Hennepin_NeighborhoodMeetingDRAFT.pdf

ANDREW BIRD
CALEXICO
A COW OR SOME SHIT LIKE THAT

the half-assedness of the text is too much:

Concept: St. Anthony Falls
Vibe: abstract water patterns, nodding to geography of significant feature of the only falls located along the Mississippi
Names:
333 Birch
The Falls
Mr. Sip 333

Concept: Grain Elevator
Vibe: visually rich, nodding to historic breweries, mills and argicultural roots with current art and craftmen appeal
Names:
W.V. 333 (Weather Vane)
The Grange
Steel Seed

Concept: Experiencing Place
Vibe: color patterns and textures evoking a connections to the location and connecting to the target market
Names:
YOLO
Three Thirty3
IndiGO

http://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-park-board-to-vote-tonight-on-lake-calhoun-name-change/421157163/

folks at home -- how furor has there been about this, if any?

mostly relegated to city pages comment sections as far as i can tell

huh so it sounds kind of like a fancy wisconsin toilet

Calhoun Cycle, in the neighborhood, changed its name, with fanfare, to Perennial Cycle:

http://m.startribune.com/minneapolis-bike-shop-takes-the-lead-on-ditching-calhoun-name/313901761/

oh wow! totally missed that, kudos perennial cycle

yeah idk about any furor but this thing did pass the park board

there's a totally unclear path thru another fortyodd layers of gov't before anything is changed tho

i don't think there's a set-in-stone process for changing the name of a lake

useful to compare it to the ad-hoc and marketing/FIRE sector fussing with neighborhood names

I never really thought neighborhoods were too official but, like, lakes seem a little more, uh, concrete

Oh shit I haven't been paying attention to this thread, welcome to Dan M

speaking of which, a neighbor clued me into this: there are hyperlocal filters available in snapchat, and the little decal for my neighborhood includes my actual building. there's a cartoon version of my actual windowbox, to put on your nudes.

lol

so we could put em right on yer window if we wanted?! sweet

It never occurred to me during the whole argument about Yale's Calhoun College that it might be named for the same person as Calhoun Lake.

without asking i know there's an online service that will print your dick pic as a window decal, isn't there

yeah, secretary of war during MN's territorial period i think

mostly relegated to city pages comment sections as far as i can tell

with some leakage

Not. Even. One. Day.#Racist #NativePeopleAreStillHere pic.twitter.com/3oHzc2mBYT

— Coya Hope (@coyahope) May 4, 2017

man fuck that

what about the Calhoun Beach Club

Washington Ave. north of the Vu is sure surreal to someone who grew up here. Walked it for the first time tonight, having moved away almost 20 years ago. Very much a similar feeling to walking through a neighborhood of mansions, thinking "Who are all these people? How do they afford it?"

i lol'd

http://citypages.com/news/uptown-is-dead-while-i-am-as-interesting-as-ever/421531984

"The Data Are Clear"

this is beautiful

lol

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/us/satanic-temple-sponsors-a-veterans-memorial-in-a-minnesota-town.html

more like Lucien Greaves Me Greatly

haha that final sentence! Minnesota, ladies and gentlemen

"Well, that's different!"

Treehouse Records closing :(