Roundup
- Sunday, May 17, is Syttende Mai, Norway’s Independence Day.
- Kids from one school bus stop are biking to school together for Bike Walk to Work Week.
- Minneapolis City Councilmember Ralph Remington on the black experience in America.
- Charles Hallman of the Spokesman-Recorder, who (along with Stephen Litel from DT/SW Journal) provides the best Lynx coverage in town) previews the Lynx going into the team’s 10th season and the WNBA’s 12th season. Home opener is Sunday at 5:00 against the Detroit Shock and will be broadcast on FSN North. FanFest will be happening out on 6th Street from 2-4pm.
- Vandals damage governors’ portraits in the Capitol. Harold LeVander, Elmer Anderson, and Jesse Ventura. Colonel Mustard, in the rotunda, with a marker.
- Mary LaHammer previews her Almanac interview with Jesse Ventura. Dude’s all over the place pimping his new book.
- Sornie: “When I attend the Minnesota State Fair, I love to wander through the ‘varied industry building’ or as I refer to it as ‘people peddling crap that doesn’t deserve shelf-space at the As Seen on TV store at the Mall of America building’.” It doesn’t even matter what the rest of the post is about.
- St Paul Issues Forum is doing happy hour tonight. O’Gara’s. 5-7pm. SPIF is also looking for candidates for their executive committee. Deets at happy hour.
- My favorite Rake blog is Just Passing Through. Guest blogging by all sorts of interesting folks.
