Tanzania

Medard Prosper's promising life cut short after he runs himself over with car

What a tragedy.Medard Prosper, 19, lived through more than most of us could ever imagine -- he parents were killed in 2007 during the Democratic Republic of Congo's bloody civil war. His parents dead, Prosper and his six siblings embarked on a 500-mile journey to a refugee camp in Tanzania. Two youn ... More >>

Keith Ellison: Don't celebrate Qaddafi's death

Keith Ellison: Relieved, but not "happy" about Qaddafi's death.​Muammar Qaddafi is finally, mercifully, dead. After a 40-year reign of terror inflicted upon his own people, other Africans, Europeans, and Americans, the Libyan dictator has been killed by his own people. According to graphic images ... More >>

Council on American-Islamic Relations, Ellison, celebrate Osama Bin Laden's death

​Heading off what we assume will be the inevitable attacks from right field about American Muslims not rejoicing in a sufficiently patriotic manner over the death of Osama bin Laden, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations issued a formal statement today from the gro ... More >>

Dunn Brothers Coffee Lab debuts the latest coffee geek gadget

Pour-over pots: Changes are brewing at Dunn Bros Coffee Lab...​About a year ago, Dunn Bros. owners took over a former franchise at University Ave and 280 and turned it into an experimental shop--or coffee lab. No more coffee as commodity: the focus is now on tailored brewing and made-to-order ... More >>

Halloween trick or treats--for adults!

River Chocolate Company Premium chocolate sauce could totally change the trick or treating landscape.​Why should kids get all the fun? Sure, a Snickers bar hits the spot once in awhile, but with age comes greater appreciation for food and beverage. While the rugrats are loading up on low-grade giv ... More >>

Johnny Northside blogger teaches hula hooping in Tanzania [VIDEO]

We like checking in with the Johnny Northside blog for its combative take on the punks, low lifes and assorted losers standing in the way of efforts to earn North Minneapolis a better rep. So we were surprised this morning to see contributor Hawthorne Hawkman swiveling his hips with a hula hoop in T ... More >>

Betty McCollum seeks resolution for Peter Erlinder's release

McCollum reminds the Rwandan government of U.S. generosity in foreign aid​Will this help? Rep. Betty McCollum has introduced, and Keith Ellison has cosponsored, a U.S. House resolution calling on the Rwandan government to release accused genocide denier William Mitchell law professor Peter Erl ... More >>

Timberwolves' future is wild

Come. Dream with me.

Newsweek: Were Minnesota Somalis recruited for jihad?

The Listening Project

Free Will Astrology

David Sanchez

The Death of Father Kaiser

Was it a Kenyan assassin who killed the Minnesota-reared missionary—or was it madness? Seven years later, the verdict is in.

2/28 Morning Communiqué

Was it a Kenyan assassin who killed the Minnesota-reared missionary—or was it madness? Seven years later, the verdict is in.

Free Will Astrology

Was it a Kenyan assassin who killed the Minnesota-reared missionary—or was it madness? Seven years later, the verdict is in.

Free Will Astrology

Was it a Kenyan assassin who killed the Minnesota-reared missionary—or was it madness? Seven years later, the verdict is in.

The Year in Film 2005

Was it a Kenyan assassin who killed the Minnesota-reared missionary—or was it madness? Seven years later, the verdict is in.

We Dine, They Die

'Darwin's Nightmare' calculates the terrible cost of a good meal

Fall Film Events

'Darwin's Nightmare' calculates the terrible cost of a good meal

Free Will Astrology

'Darwin's Nightmare' calculates the terrible cost of a good meal

AIDS: A Small World After All

The African HIV crisis--15 million dead, 25 million infected--hits home in Minnesota

Tanzanian Dream

'Bongoland' travels from East Africa to the Central Standard

Road To Zanzibar

The Zanzibar Film Festival reflects the African island's position as a cross-cultural hub

Artists of the Year

The Zanzibar Film Festival reflects the African island's position as a cross-cultural hub

Minnesota's Most Wanted

The Zanzibar Film Festival reflects the African island's position as a cross-cultural hub

The Mother of Invention

How a child of the Sixties became an unlikely focal point of the local rave scene

Blue Velvet

Dancing with myself: DJ Code Blue chooses to mix for herself, not the masses