Email Author Andy Mannix

Awards

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 16, 2011

  "RNC Piggy Bank"

• 2011 - Page One Contest/Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, published June 30, 2010

  "Plagiarism Inc."

• 2011 - Page One Contest/Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, published June 30, 2010

  "Plagiarism Inc."

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2011 Stories by Andy Mannix

• Third bridge closed to Minneapolis firefighters connecting North and Northeast

  published Oct 11, 2011

  Minneapolis firefighters just got word that they can no longer drive rigs down the St. Anthony Parkway Bridge, which connects north and northeast Minneapolis. As if this wasn't troubling enough, tha... More >>

• Chris Kallal guilty of identity fraud, sentenced to 120 days in the workhouse

  published Oct 10, 2011

  Almost two years after being charged, Twin Cities foodie Chris Kallal has been found guilty of stealing his ex-girlfriend's identity. Kallal, the former Metromix reporter and co-founder of public re... More >>

• Bradlee Dean delighted by softball coverage in New York Times

  published Oct 04, 2011

  In the past, conservative pastor Bradlee Dean has been an outspoken critic of the media. Dean (real name Bradley Dean Smith) is even suing MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and Minnesota Independent writer A... More >>

• "Jazz Man" bus driver transferred for giving out his phone number

  published Oct 03, 2011

  Rarely does the transferring of a bus driver make headlines. But for University of Minnesota students and alumni, this is truly a tragic day. After 12 years, Rob Thompson, the U of M's storied "Jazz ... More >>

• U of M police ticket 62 bicyclists in one week

  published Sep 30, 2011

  The University of Minnesota police department began to beef up enforcement on bicyclists around the congested light-rail construction zone last Wednesday. In one week, the college's police departmen... More >>

• Minneapolis drops to number four bike commuting city

  published Sep 29, 2011

  What gives, Minneapolisr One year we're creeping up on Portland for the most bike commuters in the country, and now we're barely even on the scoreboard. From 2009 to 2010, Minneapolis dropped two sp... More >>

• New York Times goes soft on Bradlee Dean

  published Sep 27, 2011

  The New York Times has finally picked up the Bradlee Dean trail. This weekend, the Times published a story on Dean's relationship to presidential candidate Michele Bachmann. They even sprung to send ... More >>

• Minneapolis wants $30 million cut of Metrodome sale

  published Sep 22, 2011

  This isn't going to help the Vikings on that whole new stadium plan idea thing. Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak sent a letter to Gov. Mark Dayton earlier this week claiming the city is entitled to a $30... More >>

• Anthony Webster arrested for fighting cops with his mom on her birthday

  published Sep 20, 2011

  A mother-son duo from Glen Fora, Wisconsin found themselves in a bit of a tight spot earlier this month. First, the son, Anthony Webster, decided to outrun a police car with his ATV, police say. But ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Minneapolis Fire Dept. board-up program lost $281,977 in 11 months

  published Sep 14, 2011

  A program designed to turn a profit for the cash-strapped Minneapolis Fire Department has been bleeding money since it launched last October, according to city data. Fire Chief Alex Jackson will repo... More >>

• Firefighter describes fighting south Minneapolis church arson

  published Sep 13, 2011

  An abandoned church that burned down Monday morning has been ruled an arson case by the Minneapolis Fire Department. The fire -- which was too advanced for firefighters to extinguish and save the str... More >>

• R.T. Rybak proposes quicker street repairs, 90 job cuts

  published Sep 12, 2011

  Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak proposed his 2012 budget in downtown Minneapolis this morning.The good news: those pesky potholes might be filled in sooner than expected. The bad news: The city of Min... More >>

• Ken Avidor talks 'The Madness of Michele Bachmann' book deal

  published Sep 09, 2011

  When Michele Bachmann finally unveils her memoirs to the world this December, she'll have to share the shelf space with another book about her life.Ken Avidor, Eva Young, and Karl Bremer -- contributo... More >>

• Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin star as undead banshees in 'Tea Party Zombies Must Die'

  published Sep 08, 2011

  A new computer game offers Michele Bachmann-haters an interesting way to vent their political frustrations: shooting a banshee-zombie version of the Republican presidential candidate with a shotgun.Or... More >>

• Big E's: The Early Days

  published Sep 07, 2011

  Minneapolis chef Eric Austin is known best as the owner of Big E's, a popular soul food restaurant he left in 2005 after a fight broke out in the kitchen (read more in this week's cover story). But y... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Eric "Big E" Austin is one mean chef

  published September 7, 2011

  Eric Austin strolls into French Meadow Cafe and takes a seat behind a candlelit table. He peruses the menu, more out of habit than necessity.... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Mark Dayton still wants a new Vikings stadium. Do your [POLL]

  published Aug 31, 2011

  With all the crashing and burning that went on this session at the Capitol, one might presume that a plan to build a new Vikings stadium died the day Minnesota's government shut down. Not so. Gov. ... More >>

• Jonathan Jacobson sues Olmsted deputies for 'unreasonable' strip search

  published Aug 26, 2011

  A night of partying can turn ugly fast. For Rochester man Jonathan Jacobson, getting pulled over after drinking beer and taking Ecstasy was just the beginning. In a lawsuit filed earlier this week, ... More >>

• John Boehner's Wayzata golf outing protested [PICTURES]

  published Aug 18, 2011

  U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner took a trip to Minnesota's suburbs yesterday to play golf and rub elbows with some of our state's mega-rich donors. On the heels of an epic bipartisan standoff... More >>

• John Boehner's ritzy Minnesota golf fundraiser: Is it even happeningr [UPDATE]

  published Aug 17, 2011

  Will John Boehner be hitting the fairway with mega-rich donors in Wayzata todayr Maybe. Minnesota Public Radio obtained a copy of an invite last week to a Boehner fundraiser scheduled for today at ... More >>

• Jeremy Giefer will face jury trial this Christmas

  published Aug 16, 2011

  It's shaping up to be a tense holiday season at the Giefer household this year. Jeremy Giefer, the sex offender pardoned in 2008 by then-Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, will face a jury trial beginning ... More >>

• Minneapolis firefighter who saved referee to be laid off

  published Aug 11, 2011

  It was late November, and Justin Johnson was watching a Thanksgiving youth hockey tournament at Braemar Ice Arena, an Edina rink where he worked part time as an EMT. Toward the end of the second peri... More >>

• Minneapolis cuts 13 firefighters, unofficially lowers daily staffing

  published Aug 10, 2011

  The already-diminished Minneapolis Fire Department is about to get even smaller. Thirteen firefighters found out yesterday morning that they are being cut from the department, effective next month. T... More >>

• Jesse Ventura to play governor in new movie

  published Aug 09, 2011

  Jesse Ventura is reprising his role as governor.This time, instead of harassing media jackals at the Minnesota Capitol, Ventura will be playing a governor in The Drunk, an upcoming move also starring ... More >>

• Minneapolis teen hit twice in bike-by shooting

  published Aug 08, 2011

  A 17-year-old was shot twice in north Minneapolis Sunday by a group of teenagers who escaped on bikes. The bike-by shooting took place on the 2200 block of Dupont Avenue north around 3:30 p.m, says M... More >>