Category Election 2017
Election 2017 is over. The final vote counts have been tabulated in most races. Many of the people we amplified at New Hughes – Old Shoes did not win, but the Minneapolis City Council and Park Board will be run… Continue Reading →
I might have let this go, were it not for the continued efforts of a group of disgraced Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board current and former Commissioners to subvert the DFL endorsed candidates and maintain the status quo. By many… Continue Reading →
The October 26, 2017 Public Forum on Park Policing and Equity put together by Russ Henry and his colleagues was a confident step toward healing the relationship between the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board and communities of color in the… Continue Reading →
Russ Henry and the people that helped him organize the October 26, 2017 public forum on Policing and Equity in the Parks did a spectacular job bringing together some of the most important voices on racial disparities to speak about… Continue Reading →
An interesting thing happened on October 26, 2017 at the Sabathani Community Center in Minneapolis, MN. A leading candidate for 1 of 3 Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board City-wide Commissioner At Large seats organized and hosted a public forum on… Continue Reading →
The second and last Candidate Forum for At Large Commissioner was held on October 20, 2017. The June 1 forum featured 5 candidates, one of whom (Scott Vreeland) dropped out of the race after getting less than 20% support at… Continue Reading →
We are rolling toward election day. Early voting is great and we need to do more to encourage people to vote in every election. But, I’m a bit of a traditionalist. I wait for Election Day to cast my votes…. Continue Reading →
* Up Date – More Video and follow up on Buy, Build & Rehab with Nekima Levy-Pounds and Betsy Hodges* Candidates for Minneapolis, Minnesota Mayor came to Plymouth Congregational Church on Nicollet Avenue on October 2, 2017 to participate in… Continue Reading →
The 2017 Municipal Election in Minneapolis, MN has been a major focus of New Hughes – Old Shoes. Our main focus has been the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board (MPRB). That coverage continues with the September 21, 2017 Candidate Forum… Continue Reading →
The 2017 Municipal Election in Minneapolis, MN has been a major focus of New Hughes – Old Shoes since Donald Drumpf took the Presidency. Nine months on, the decision to emphasize the response of the local communities that live, work,… Continue Reading →