Post in TC Daily Planet Headlines: Sweet St. Paul; McCain 'spiritual guide'; Green remodeling in Minneapolis

May 09 02:01 UTC

FRIDAY, May 9

HEADLINES

Sweet St. Paul

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11362

by Mary Thoemke, TC Daily Planet

If you want to surprise your mom with a very sweet gift on her day,
St. Paul offers locally-made chocolate and candies. Here are three
shops that I explored this week, each of them delightful in their own
way.

Media mum as McCain 'spiritual guide' calls for the destruction of Islam

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11373

by Paul Schmelzer, Minnesota Monitor

Islam "intends, through violence, to conquer the world," and "America
was founded in part with the intention of seeing this false religion
destroyed." So says pastor Rod Parsley, who on February 26 endorsed
John McCain for president. McCain has praised Parsley up and down, for
his "leadership" and "guidance" and as a "moral compass" and a
"spiritual guide."

All signs point in the wrong direction

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11276

by Christian E. Weller, Minnesota 2020

U.S. economic growth estimates released for the first quarter of 2008
show that all parts of our economy experienced slower growth compared
to the previous quarter, even exports, which is especially troubling
given the overall weak performance of all other sectors.

City website offers tips for green remodeling

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11366

by Liz Riggs and Jeremy Stratton, The Bridge

The Center for Energy and Environment (CEE), through the Minnesota
Energy Challenge, is giving away 10 free home energy audits and, for
one lucky winner, an energy "makeover" worth up to $15,000. The
deadline to enter is May 15. Register online, or a paper application
is available by calling 612-335-5852.

INSIDE THE DAILY PLANET

Interview: "Invisible lady" Lynn Musgrave

http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/11367

by Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet

<i>Long Day's Journey Into Night</i> at Theatre in the Round will be
no one's humdrum night outnot with Lynn Musgrave at the helm.

Food and Restaurants

Rice Paper Restaurant. . .another neighborhood gem in Linden Hills

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11313

by Phyllis Louise Harris, Asian Pages

Every neighborhood in the Twin Cities has its own special atmosphere
and Linden Hills is like a cozy small town in Middle America. Nestled
in the hills just west of Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, it was once a
major stop on the streetcar line going from downtown Minneapolis to
Morningside. It boasted a grade school (torn down to make way for town
homes), a florist (still there), a drugstore with a soda fountain
(long gone), and a variety of shops. Today, it is a cozy conclave of
small businesses, food markets and restaurants.

Get Sauced! A northside discovery

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11320

by Jeremy Iggers, The Rake

It's in Minneapolis, it's the best restaurant for miles around, and
odds are you have never even heard of it.

NEW IN VOICES

The eleven-mile difference

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11369

by Larry Johnson, TC Daily Planet

I was at the first Earth Day in 1970, and I sometimes tell people
that's the reason that shortly after that, I got my University diploma
and draft notice in the same day's mail. Back then you had to be a
raging environmentalist and all other manner of "nut case" to think
this way, but what's mostly wonderful now is that more and more the
business community is getting behind the idea of walking and biking
because traffic congestion and rising health care costs are wreaking
havoc on the flow of commerce, so important to all of us.

NEW IN BLOGS

Consumeeconnection

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/11248

by Paul Schmelzer, Eyeteeth

Trying to reconnect with the people behind the products.