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*Twin Cities farmers look to Cuba for urban farming
infrastructurehttp://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/102235
<http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/102235> Susie Voss, TC Daily Planet •
An upcoming trip to Cuba could help teach Minnesotans how to better farm
and manage their urban lands. Stone’s Throw Urban Farm
<http://stonesthrowurbanfarm.com/> of Minneapolis has assembled a group of
delegates to travel to Cuba to learn about the country’s extensive urban
agriculture.Washington team name controversy sparks educational
outreachhttp://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/102193
<http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/102193> Haley Hansen, The Minnesota
Daily • Though University of Minnesota officials can’t stop the Washington
Redskins from playing at TCF Bank Stadium next month, administrators are
using the team’s presence on campus as an educational opportunity.Varied
aesthetic options, ‘green’ infrastructure considered for Lowry Avenue
developmenthttp://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/102143
<http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/102143> Margo Ashmore, Northeaster •
Flood Plain Collective, Anna Bierbrauer and Miss Emily Lowery, who created
the graphic were on hand at the last public meeting in the neighborhood
prior to the Hennepin County Board’s upcoming vote on plans for Lowry
Avenue Northeast. Having these plans can enter the project into funding
cycles for both the county and city, the start of changes forecasted at
least five years out. “We can’t jump ahead of others that are already in
line,” said Carol Anderson, the county staff person on the project.OccupyMN
to celebrate three-year anniversary Oct.
7http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/102240
<http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/102240> Barb Kucera, Workday Minnesota
• Three years ago, the Occupy movement mobilized thousands of people and
re-shaped the public debate over wealth and inequality. On Tuesday,
OccupyMN will celebrate the anniversary with events in Minneapolis.*
*Two steps back, one step forward on East Lake: Dogwood opens as Parka and
Mosaic closehttp://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/102249
<http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/102249> Sophia Smith, Southside Pride
• Restaurant options in the Longfellow neighborhood took two steps
backwards and one step forward in the past month.*