Celebrating May Day
With spring upon us and the coming of May and early blooming flowers, I’ve been reminiscing about making May Day baskets as a kid. As a child I never really …
Many changes over the years to Hamilton School
Hamilton School was born out of the Crystal Lake School, often referred to as the Little Red School, which sat in what is now the southwest corner of Webber …
Folks got to chat with Police Chief O’Hara
On Monday, February 13 there was a public safety meeting held in the Henry High media center with our 4th Ward City Councilmember LaTrisha Vetaw and …
Here’s a look back at Willard School
A while back I read a news story about Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) selling three of their closed buildings. I have some history with two of those …
Our schools named for famous authors
As a retired educator, February will always be “I Love to Read Month” so it often gets me thinking about books and authors. Most folks think about schools …
Looking back at candy favorites
When I recently saw in the news that the local Pearson Candy Company was being sold again, it got me reminiscing about all the different candy of my childhood. …
Memories of Northside restaurants
A friend recently posted this question on FaceBook: “If you could bring back one restaurant that no longer exits, which one would it be?” That sent my mind …
Good memories of Pumpkin Joe
With the start of October and cooler weather my thoughts always turn to pumpkins and Halloween Jack-O-Lantern carving. Nowadays you might pick up a pumpkin at …
Getting to know Folwell
Folwell Park, as well as the Folwell neighborhood, Folwell School and Folwell Hall at the U of MN, are all named for William Watts Folwell. William …
School days
With the new school year quickly approaching, I was thinking about the first school I ever went to – John Hay Elementary here in North Minneapolis. I …