Secrets of the City

Aaron points us to Jonny Northside’s post about the KMOJ 89.9 FM/Delisi’s restaurant groundbreaking in North Minneapolis last night, which includes a video of self-styled community activist Al Flowers confronting RT Rybak at the groundbreaking. Rybak’s response: Ignore him.

Another video from a different angle, which shows just how itnent flowers was to interrupt the mayor, and just how intent Rybak was to ingore him.

Johnny Northside does what he does best, which is calling out the people and places that he feels are contributing to problems in the North Minneapolis neighborhood. Specifically, he has created a list of slumloards and the properties they own: So it is I have come upon four cans of worms–property lists for four notorious North Minneapolis slumlord entities–but rather than play with the worms, rather than dish up the stuff piecemeal in numerous blog posts–I think I will just open the cans of worms and toss the information upon the wormy waters of the internet. Do with it what you will.

According to Johnny Northside, Lavender Magazine will be discussing how North Minneapolis has become attractive to gay home buyers. The magazine has already discussed the topic, but, according to Johnny, the magazine will look at the fact that the population of gays and lesbians in the North Side has really blossomed and set down roots.

Johnny Northside points out a rebranding effort for North Minneapolis: It’s huggable. Also, apparently, Uptown is for sissies.

The Deets points out this open letter to Mayor Rybak, who is preparing to sell his home, suggesting he move to North Minenapolis: As you look for a place to call home, I believe there is no better place then North Minneapolis. And if you believe the words that you’ve spoken about this part of the city, I think you believe it too.  Many politicians can talk the talk, paying lip service and then turn a blind eye, but here is your opportunity to walk the walk.

Johnny Northside made exactly the same call a short while back. Good idea, or no?

That’s right, a movie about the Adventures of Johnny Northside.

GOP  Rep. Jim Abeler, passing out wooden nickels in North Minneapolis, suggested they be used for plugging bullet holes.

Johnny Northside has been blogging about a body found in North Minneapolis, and his commentors seem to have broken the story that it was a pregant 15-year-old girl who was found frozen and murdered. KARE11 reports on the effect this killing has had on the girl’s community. The case also brings to the forefront Minnesota’s 1986 fetal homicide law, in which the death of a fetus during the commission of a crime is treated as a homicide. Under that law, the fetus was the 38th homicide victim this year, but the law has its detractors.