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Monday, 03 December 2012 12:57

In an article last week by Ivan B. Phifer entitled Black Student Alliance kick off hosted at Normandale, Insight incorrectly described a nonfatal shooting incident as a death. We apologize for the error.

Black Student Alliance kick off hosted at Normandale

Friday, 30 November 2012 12:49 Ivan Phifer, Staff Writer

The Black Student Alliance (BSA), sponsored in conjunction with INOC Music (Indicted Nation Over Currency), hosted an event at Normandale Community College.

Cookie Cart wins: Mobilize The Power of Youth video contest grand prize

Friday, 30 November 2012 12:06 Sunny

GiveMN partnered with Youthprise to sponsor the Mobilize The Power of Youth Video Contest. Nonprofits were asked to create a video detailing how their organization enlivens, empowers, and engages young people.

Louis Dachis, Merwin Liquors

Friday, 30 November 2012 11:44 Shaina Brassard

Louis Dachis has been working on West Broadway since he was fourteen years old, when his father opened up Unbank, the first check cashing agency in Minneapolis, in 1984. After studying film at the California Institute of Arts and working in the film and gaming industries, Dachis came back to work on the Northside.

One of the original founding members of Pepito's Restaurant in south Minneapolis Carlos Rodriguez – Golden Gloves boxing champ, musician, and longtime figure at Landmark South Minneapolis establishment – has died

Thursday, 29 November 2012 14:07

Carlos Rodriguez, one of the original founding family members and a longtime figure of Pepito's Restaurant in south Minneapolis, passed away Friday, November 16, 2012 , of complications from pancreatitis. Carlos was ever-present at the landmark Mexican-American restaurant, which he helped create along with his nephew and niece Joe and Sue Senkyr Minjares, his sister Guadalupe and Joe's father Ben Minjares. Carlos worked there for more than 41 years as the Day Manager.

Ripley Memorial Foundation Awards $62,000 in grants to programs focused on teen pregnancy prevention

Thursday, 29 November 2012 12:54

The Ripley Memorial Foundation, a donor advised fund of the Women's Foundation of Minnesota, recently awarded $62,000 in grants to 12 organizations whose programs focus on teen pregnancy prevention. The grant period is January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.

Holiday Lights in the Park illuminates St. Paul’s Phalen Park

Wednesday, 28 November 2012 11:41

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) held their opening day festivities of its fifth annual Holiday Lights in the Park event last Tuesday, Nov. 20 at Phalen Park in St. Paul. Holiday Lights in the Park has raised more than $170,000 during its run as one of the state’s largest holiday lights displays.