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Joel Grostephan, Writer
Joel Grostephan is a reporter based in St. Paul. His work is regularly aired on KFAI Radio and in The Environment Report (based in Ann Arbor, Michigan). He’s always looking for a good story about class, race or poverty. Contact him at jgrostephan@gmail.com.
Playwright, producers clash over "Border Crossing"
On May 4, Border Crossing, a play about immigration, finished an 8-day-run at the Ritz Theater. The play was produced and directed by the Off-Leash Area, a Minneapolis company known for adventurous movement-based productions. Reviews were complimentary, but the playwright, Marcie Rendon, refused to see it. Rendon also insisted that the program read: “The text was adapted and excerpted from a larger body of work by Marcie Rendon.” She asked for corrections in reviews that didn’t make that clear, and posted a letter on her blog after the play opened. MORE »
Not from Sweden any more: A new generation of immigrant farmers in Minnesota
On Saturday, two busloads of immigrant farmers from the 3rd Minority and Immigrant Farming Conference arrived at Gardens of Eagan near Faribault. Gardens of Eagan founder, Martin Diffley, showed the group his tractors. MORE »
African Diaspora conference focuses on common issues
Amid calls for resistance to free market policies in Latin America, and dreams of a socialist revolution, Nekima Levy-Pounds described her research into the 13th amendment of the United States Constitution, which outlawed slavery. MORE »
Cedar-Riverside Perks Up
Ted Lowell says fixing up the new home of the Acadia Café feels like playing until about 12:30 a.m. when he has to finish a project before the plumber comes the next morning. With the Acadia’s January 20th reopening just days away, Lowell can’t afford to lose any time. MORE »
New moon over Mecca and Minnesota marks Eid
In the Twin Cities and around the world, Muslims celebrated Eid ul-Adha this week, a prayer service commemorating the prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son at the altar. MORE »
