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

• Johnny Howard endorsed by Green Party for St. Paul City Council

  published Apr 05, 2011

  Longtime St. Paul activist Johnny Howard picked up some support this week in his campaign to unseat St. Paul City Councilmember Melvin Carter. The Green Party of St. Paul voted unanimously to endors... More >>

• U of M "Big Bash" Radisson party transforms into Mace-riddled chaos

  published Apr 04, 2011

  On its Facebook page, creators of the "Big Bash" event promised a crazy time. By all accounts: mission accomplished. But that's probably the only way in which the 16+ party went as planned. Held at t... More >>

• Hormel says Dutch meat company stole SPAM label

  published Apr 01, 2011

  Hormel Foods Corp.--makers of everyone's favorite processed meat--is accusing a Netherlands-based food manufacturer of stealing the likeness of the SPAM label. According to a lawsuit filed earlier th... More >>

• UMN Solidarity group occupies campus building to protest just about everything

  published Mar 31, 2011

  A group of University of Minnesota students and community members has been holing up in a campus building all week, and say they won't leave until their demands are met. As for those demands, the ke... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Holly Boyd charged with throwing, killing Chihuahua puppy after it pissed on her leg

  published Mar 29, 2011

  We've said it before, and we'll say it again: You just can't go around throwing animals at things every time they piss you off. That goes double for tiny puppies. Holly Boyd, a 28-year-old Fridley w... More >>

• Jordan Kavoosi's business declared unethical by Better Business Bureau

  published Mar 24, 2011

  The Better Business Bureau has finally caught up with plagiarism king Jordan Kavoosi. Dan Hendrickson of the BBB released a statement today officially declaring "ethical and practical concerns" with ... More >>

• 219 crashes reported in the Twin Cities today

  published Mar 23, 2011

  We all sort of knew that winter wasn't done with us yet. Since pouring rain transformed into a heavy snowfall last night, the Twin Cities have accumulated about five to seven inches of powder. As u... More >>

• Elizabeth Ellis protests her forced electroshock treatment on Mind Freedom

  published Mar 22, 2011

  It's been almost two years since we reported the tale of Ray Sanford, a Twin Cities man forced into electroconvulsive therapy by a court order. Now, another Minnesotan receiving ECT is publicly protes... More >>

• Jeff Larson: Political Landlord

  published Mar 22, 2011

  By Mike Mullen In mid-2008, it came out that Jeff Larson had been renting a Washington, D.C. apartment to then-Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn), a close friend and political cohort. As a landlord, Larso... More >>

• Tim Pawlenty announces committee to explore presidential bid [VIDEO]

  published Mar 21, 2011

  It's official: Tim Pawlenty is formally considering running for president. In just the type of bombastic, over-the-top video we've come to expect from T-Paw -- complete with a patriotic score, quick ... More >>

• Wally the Beer Man's fate in hands of jurors

  published Mar 21, 2011

  The reputation of Minneapolis's most famous beer vendor is now in the hands of a jury. Jurors heard final arguments today in the trial of Walter McNeil, better known as Wally the Beer Man. According ... More >>

• Tim Pawlenty to make presidential announcement today

  published Mar 21, 2011

  After years of inching toward a 2012 presidential bid, former Gov. Tim Pawlenty is expected to actually make a formal step toward the nomination. This afternoon, Pawlenty will announce plans to launc... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Ruth Adams dies at 79

  published Mar 18, 2011

  Ruth Adams, the accordion player for Minneapolis's beloved World's Most Dangerous Polka Band, a mainstay at Nye's Polonaise Room, has died at age 79 of cancer. She started WMDPB in 1975, and quickly ... More >>

• 2C-E: What is itr

  published Mar 18, 2011

  Authorities say the drug responsible for a mass drug overdose in Blaine that killed a 19-year-old father is 2C-E, a synthetic party drug known more commonly as Europa. Before yesterday, the average ... More >>

• Jeff Larson defends use of RNC funds [INTERVIEW]

  published Mar 17, 2011

  By Andy Mannix and Mike Mullen In 2008, St. Paul hosted the Republican National Convention. Republican strategist Jeff Larson was the CEO and treasurer of the host committee, which raised $65 million... More >>

• RNC Piggy Bank: See how the money was spent

  published Mar 16, 2011

  In this week's feature, "RNC Piggy Bank", we examine how the host committee for the 2008 Republican National Convention has been spending its leftover donations since the convention. Though the bulk ... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Jeff Larson used RNC piggy bank to pay friends

  published March 16, 2011

  On a September evening in 2009, a few dozen guests, many of them Minnesota's most elite, filed into a private party at the Radisson Plaza Hotel... More >>

• Ice Cube won't play First Ave tonight

  published Mar 15, 2011

  Sorry to all the hardcore NWA / "Are We There Yet fansr" in the Twin Cities. Rapper Ice Cube won't be appearing at First Avenue this evening as planned. Refunds are available online or at The Depot T... More >>

• James O'Keefe's fraudulent NPR video: Why is anyone surprisedr

  published Mar 14, 2011

  Surprise, surprise: It looks like James O'Keefe's big "gotcha" on National Public Radio was exaggerated by some clever video editing. This really shouldn't be too much of a shocker to anyone. After a... More >>

• Timothy Kelvie poses as police officer, pulls over teenagers

  published Mar 11, 2011

  Timothy Kelvie, a former Vadnais Heights firefighter, is accused of posing as a police officer and pulling over two teenagers. Based on the equipment found his car, this may not have been the first ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  James O'Keefe punks National Public Radio

  published Mar 08, 2011

  James O'Keefe and the other merry pranksters at Project Veritas have a found another target: National Public Radio. Two of O'Keefe's cohorts, Shaughn Adeleye and Simon Templar, met with a pair of NP... More >>

• Carl Elliott attacks FDA investigation of Dan Markingson suicide

  published Mar 04, 2011

  Carl Elliott, a University of Minnesota bioethics professor, is attacking the findings of a Federal Drug Administration investigation that cleared the college of any wrongdoing in the 2004 suicide of ... More >>

• Bob Dylan applies to play China tour dates

  published Mar 03, 2011

  Bob Dylan hasn't given up on China. A year after refusing Dylan permission to play tour dates in Shanghai and Beijing, China's Ministry of Culture is reviewing an application for the Minnesota-born f... More >>

• Dan Markingson's mother blasts U of M vice president's suicide comments

  published Mar 02, 2011

  In the past few weeks, the Minnesota Daily's opinions section has hosted a heated debate on how the University of Minnesota should handle controversy surrounding the 2004 suicide of Dan Markingson. T... More >>

• Radiohead's Top 5 strangest music videos

  published Mar 01, 2011

  Anyone who has seen Radiohead's latest music video for the song "Lotus Flower" knows one thing is certain: Thom Yorke has some moves. The five-minute video off the recently released King of Limbs i... More >>