Tom Basgen • August 27, 2020 Weep and know Death, Land of Sky Blue Waters. There will be no butter blocks carved of your daughters. Eighteen hundred siblings are already dead. All else holds its breath so The Thing won’t spread. The places you ate, the places you drank, The places you danced and flirted, The places you studied, and the […]
UPDATE: we have decided to postpone our Writers’ Forum, and will be rescheduling for May 30th – details to come! It’s time for our big spring event: The Writers’ Forum! Details: Network with fellow authors and new contributors Ask your questions about how to contribute more effectively Brainstorm topics for posts, event ideas, etc. Meet […]
Do you have an idea for a post that you’ve been sitting on for a while but haven’t brought yourself to actually write, or maybe a half-written post that you’re not sure how to finish? Have you wanted to write for streets.mn but aren’t quite sure what to write about? Join streets.mn contributors for a […]
Our mission here at streets.mn highlights the value of inclusive conversations, and to that end we are hosting another FTW (femme, trans, women, non-binary) meet-up next week. We want to encourage and sponsor underrepresented voices. If you identify as femme/trans/woman/non-binary and are reading this post, please consider joining us for a casual meet-up focused […]
In case you missed it, last Saturday was a hot and humid one, but under the shade of our pavilion at Boom Island Park, it was perfectly cool for the sixth annual streets.mn Summer Picnic! Despite the sweltering heat, we had a great turnout – it was wonderful to see so many familiar faces, and a […]
Reminder: Join your streets.mn friends for a happy hour TODAY, Tuesday, May 28th. La Doña Cerceveria in Minneapolis 5:30-7:30 pm Tuesday, May 28
Every Sunday here at streets.mn our longtime member and Board Secretary, Betsey Buckheit, has been cleverly summarizing the week’s posts. I’m filling in for her this week, and have categorized posts according to the core values of streets.mn: people-centered, future-oriented, justice-driven, and delight-cultivating. Of course, many of our posts fit into multiple categories, or might require […]
If Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, come join us for our first summertime streets.mn Happy Hour of 2019! Fortunately, it looks like the weather will be kinder to us this time around. (Those of you who could make it through almost a foot of snow to attend Happy Hour in February, […]
Join streets.mn’s Editorial Council for the Spring 2019 Writers’ Workshop! Date: Saturday, April 6th, 11am-1pm Location: CoCreatz, Saint Paul, MN Details: Network with fellow authors and new contributors Learn things to help you contribute more effectively Brainstorm topics Meet some editors Eat food (provided!) Directions: CoCreatz is near University and Raymond in St. Paul, close to […]
Join your friends at streets.mn for a Hopkins happy hour + bus trip. In case you missed the Red Line ride, or the A Line ride, these are fun ways to learn about transit, hanging out with fellow transit nerds, and see new parts of the city that might be worth a gander. Here we’re […]