HEADLINES
As our nation's economy struggles so do many local businesses
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10216
by Chris Szyplinski, TC Daily Planet
Recession? Maybe. Tough times for many Lino Lakes businesses?
Absolutely.
New Sabathani director explores new ways to stretch limited resources
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10228
by Lauretta Dawalo Towns, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Ernest Johnson's mission for South Minneapolis' Sabathani Community
Center is to move the organization to the next level. In his view,
Sabathani serves "a changing population within a political
environment that hasn't been nonprofit supportive." He has accepted
the challenge of leading this 40-year-old institution into the
future. "We owe it to [the people] to be around," he said.
Personal Income report shows Minnesota in a no-growth mode
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10274
by Lee Egerstrom, Minnesota 2020
Call it a recession or whatever you want; it is touching most
Minnesotans and their households.
More than 200 students rally against Iraq War on campus
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10291
by Courtney Sinner, Anna Ewart, Minnesota Daily
At least six people were arrested for offenses stemming from the
protest.
INSIDE THE DAILY PLANET
Job openings in Minnesota fall 19 percent
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10293
Staff, Workday Minnesota
The number of job openings in Minnesota fell by 19 percent in the
last six months, according to the latest Minnesota Job Vacancy Survey
by the state Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Food and Restaurants
Papa's Pizza and Pasta: Building Community in North Minneapolis
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10295
by Paul Bauer, TC Daily Planet
We did this restaurant to prepare good food and provide a place
for people to gather. Thats why we dont deliver and we dont sell
by the slice.
Report from Yucatan
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10296
by Jeremy Iggers, Breaking Bread/The Rake
After a week of bouncing around the Yucatecan countryside, I have
come back with an increased respect for the Mexican eateries we have
right here in the Twin Cities. We ate all over the place from
thatched beachfront seafood joints in a quiet fishing village and
market stalls in a small colonial town to the kinds of upscale
restaurants where white-jacketed waiters prepare guacamole at tableside.
City puts conditions on Gabby's, due to patrons' behavior
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10220
by Gail Olson, North News
On Feb. 22, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak officially approved the city
council's plan to put conditions on the liquor license held by
Gabby's Saloon and Eatery, 1900 Marshall St. NE, just across the
Mississippi River from North Minneapolis. And that, according to bar
owner Jeff Ormond, will touch off a full-scale legal battle over the
bar's rights.
NEW IN VOICES
Michele Bachmann uses freedom of the (taxpayer-paid) press to promote
herself
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10221
by Karl Bremer, Minnesota Monitor
On Michele Bachmann's congressional website, she pledges to uphold
the "American Taxpayers Bill of Rights", which calls on House
conservatives to "Restore fiscal discipline and find innovative new
ways to do MORE with LESS If families in America can tighten their
belts, so too can bureaucrats in Washington."
NEW IN BLOGS
Dot.Org awards
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/10285
by Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
What do wolves and fluorescent lights have in common? Ask the <a
href="http://www.mncn.org">Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, which
awarded four Dot.Org awards at the March 27 Nonprofit Technology and
Communications Conference, Message+Medium+Mission.