Sheila Regan, Writer

“We’re living here for a reason and we don’t want to leave,” said Claudia Hernandez, a member of the Jackson Heights Resident Association at a June 13 protest over the potential closing of the her mobile home community due to the Highway 41 River Crossing Project. MORE »

On Wednesday, June 19, about 70 people crowded in a pungent room on the third floor of Minneapolis city hall for the city’s Bicycle Master Plan public open house. Around the room, maps for proposed new trails, and other proposals had sticky notes where bikers could write down comments. MORE »

“I already know what happens,” said Brooke, an elementary school student who has just starting taking dance lessons, when I asked her if she’d seen Swan Lake. “I’ve seen The Barbie Movie.” MORE »

The myth has it that on an equinox, all nature is in harmony and an egg can stand upright. In their upcoming production of Uranus, local theater company Upright Egg is embracing the idea of nature in harmony both through the play’s content and also in the “green theater” techniques they have been using to create the show. MORE »

“Quilombolas” are descendants of slaves who escaped their slave plantations in Brazil. True to the spirit of their name, the Minneapolis band Quilombolas have a sense of defiance, and also a sense of freedom. The band’s style is passionate, satirical, and very entertaining. Blending Brazilian rhythms, hip-hop, Israeli melodies, and funk, Quilombolas create a unique sound with smart lyrics and a danceable beat. At Trocoderos on April 18, they had the place dancing and rocking out to their international groove. MORE »