A gastronomic guide to Nicollet Avenue’s ethnic eateries.
Walk down Nicollet Avenue – Minneapolis’s beloved Eat Street – between Grant Street and Lake Street, and you can see history unfolding ,with markers of the city’s past, present and future standing shoulder to shoulder. For more than half a century, Eat Street has been one of the Twin Cities’ culinary hot zones, a place where immigrant entrepreneurs took their first step up the ladder. Today the range of ethnic cuisines includes Chinese, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, West African, German, Malaysian, Mexican, Somali and Vietnamese. …
The Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective needs to decide in the next few days whether to hold a free outdoor Iranian Culture Festival and Picnic August 14-15 at Manomin Park in Fridley. (Iranian-style picnic means seating on the ground. Bring your own blanket or sofreh.) The program will include an exhibition of art by local Iranian artists and craftspeople, live music and Iranian food.
If we proceed, we are committed to making this a safe event for everyone. We will require social distancing, ask all guests to use face masks or face shields, and limit the number of people who can attend at any one time.
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Outdoor Iranian Culture Festival This Summer?
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A Finnish party girl falls in love with an Iranian refugee in this enjoyable dramedy. Unspooling during snowy winter in rugged Finnish Lapland, Aurora cleverly exploits the location and unconventional characters to add something fresh to familiar romantic comedy beats.
Showing through Saturday as part of the MSPIFF Virtual Film Festival: prod3.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=679249~36893ed1-b0b9-423c-bbab-90f22d0a... ... See MoreSee Less
Aurora
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Available to Watch May 15 at 11:00 AM - May 23 11:59 PM | Access to MSPIFF39 Redefined is geo-restricted to viewers in Minnesota and a MN billing address is required to purchase a ticket. A Finnish pa...3 months ago
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This year's MSP Film Festival has gone virtual, and they have some interesting films from and about Iran in the lineup. First up is Coup 53, a documentary about the US/UK sponsored coup that overthrew the first democratically elected prime minister of Iran in 1953. The showing this Saturday will be followed by a live Zoom Q&A with the director, Taghi Amirani. Follow this link for details, tickets, and to watch the trailer. prod3.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=679252~36893ed1-b0b9-423c-bbab-90f22d0a... ... See MoreSee Less
Coup 53
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Available to Watch Saturday, May 16 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM & Friday, May 22 from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Live Q&A Saturday, May 16 at 1:00pm with Director Taghi Amirani and Editor/Writer Walter Murch. Regi...3 months ago
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With first Latina president, Macalester College makes history | Sahan Journal
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Suzanne Rivera, 50, will be the first woman and first Latina to lead the nationally known St. Paul liberal arts college. The school announced her hiring Monday.6 months ago
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Abdi Warsame appointed CEO of Minneapolis Public Housing Authority. He will become first Somali to lead a government agency. | Sahan Journal ... See MoreSee Less
Abdi Warsame appointed CEO of Minneapolis Public Housing Authority. He will become first Somali to lead a government agency. | Sahan Journal
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Warsame made history in 2013 when he became the first Somali in Minnesota elected to the Minneapolis City Council. His latest move makes history again, and puts a City Council seat in play.6 months ago
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Timeline PhotosA northwestern Minnesota county removed a Somali mother’s kids. What happened?; ‘Devastating’: Minnesotans rally against Trump’s new visa curbs; Abdi Warsame appointed CEO of Minneapolis Public Housing Authority. He will become first Somali to lead a government agency — and more stories in this week's Sahan Journal newsletter. ... See MoreSee Less
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