History teacher turned Council candidate David Schorn blunders all the facts in July 4th tribute to Founding Fathers

John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence

David Schorn's July Fourth tribute to the Founding Fathers turned into yet another blunder. According to his bio, Schorn spent three decades teaching history and government to unsuspecting children. Now he's prepared to unleash his total ignorance on Ward 10.

Blundering Ward 10 candidate David Schorn earns endorsement, goofs announcement

Indorsement Alert

Ward 10 candidate David Schorn has been "indorsed" by the Minneapolis Police Federation, according to the "Schorn for Ward 10" campaign Facebook page. Many observers were amused by the fact that Schorn, having already committed a number of blunders in the early days of his campaign, misspelled "endorsed" on his Facebook header image.

Cats of the Wedge Historic Walking Tour

Today is the day. Over 100 people have committed to attend, or have committed to be "interested" in attending, the first ever cat-based historic walking tour in the Wedge neighborhood's very historic history.

Cats of the Wedge Historic Walking Tour

Mueller Park (25th & Bryant)

Thursday, June 29, 7:00 PM

Tom Hoch rides wave of cash and fawning media coverage, achieving "plausible" status

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Like me, you may be grappling with the question: Why should I take mayoral candidate Tom Hoch seriously? He's kind of an uninspiring figure, running a conservative campaign by Minneapolis standards, and I don't know a single person who's supporting him.

Tenth Ward Update: Candidate David Schorn blunders into Ward 10 City Council race

This is the second part of an ongoing series about the hapless white dude city council candidates of Ward 10. Read Part I here.

A guy named David Schorn has entered the race for the Ward 10 City Council seat currently held by Lisa Bender. Schorn is the second candidate to announce a challenge to Bender.

We can do better on Hennepin Avenue

Project Information

Re-printed below is a letter written by area resident Alex Cecchini to the Minneapolis City Council's Transportation and Public Works Committee regarding the reconstruction of Hennepin Ave S.

Hello,

I am writing a comment on the June 20th, 2017 Transportation & Public Works Committee agenda item 13: Hennepin Ave S (from Lake St to 36th St) Street Reconstruction Project as I cannot attend in-person. I live two short blocks away from the project corridor and use Hennepin Ave on a daily basis, primarily by walking, biking, and riding the bus.

74-unit apartment building proposed for 2201 Blaisdell

Local developer Yellow Tree Homes is planning a 74-unit, 5-story apartment building at 22nd St and Blaisdell Avenue in Whittier. The proposal was presented to around 25 people at a meeting of the Whittier Alliance neighborhood organization on Monday.