Give to The Max: Tania Rivera
This #GTMD24, Sahan Journal asked members of the community what they liked about Sahan’s work, and what Sahan should do in the future. Tania Rivera, who works at Circulo De Amigos Child Care Center, shares the relief she felt at the cleaner air and clearer skies following Smith Foundry’s closure. Sahan Journal was the first publication to publish evidence from the EPA that Smith Foundry was violating pollution standards.
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Give to The Max: Linda Castillo
This #GTMD24, Sahan Journal asked members of the community what they liked about Sahan’s work, and what Sahan should do in the future. Linda Castillo, a former resident and activist for St. Paul’s West Side Flats neighborhood shares the pain of displacement from her childhood home and the importance of keeping the memory of West Side Flats alive.
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This #GTMD24, Sahan Journal asked members of the community what they liked about Sahan’s work, and what Sahan should do in the future. Djenane Saint Juste, co-founder of the Haitian dance studio Afoutayi, talks about Sahan giving Minnesota’s Haitian community a much-needed platform when “hatred stories” dominated the airwaves.
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This #GTMD24, Sahan Journal asked its staff what they liked about their work, and what they want to do in the future.
Listen to Alberto Villafan, Sahan’s digital producer, talk about the impact he sees in Sahan’s day-to-day reporting and what it’s like to see communities like his represented in the news.
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From puppy to ‘old man’: Twin Cities woman reunited with dog she gave up 13 years ago
Reported by Alfonzo Galvan. Video by Dymanh Chhoun.
#minnesota #minneapolis #dogs #twincities
Qamaria Coffee Co. in Little Canada is Minnesota’s first Yemeni coffee shop.
Qamaria has quickly become a late-night third space, especially for young Muslims who often have difficulty finding places to socialize that don’t serve alcohol.
Read more at sahanjournal.com.
#twincities #minneapolis #saintpaul #localcoffeeshop #yemen
A loophole allows Minnesota charter schools to award $132 million in outside contracts without following state anti-corruption rules. Guess what happens?
#education #news #investigation #charterschool #explainer #brooklynpark #minnesota #mn
At the Bii Di Gain Dash Anwebi apartment complex in south Minneapolis, residents protested Wednesday morning demanding a plan from property management to address several issues, including long wait times for repairs and unresponsive management.
#native #somali #CommonBondCommunities #seniorhousing #affordablehousing
Video by @katelynvue
Edited by @dymanh
In February, the St. Paul City Council voted to restore Concordia Avenue to its original title, Rondo Avenue. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, Mayor Melvin Carter unveiled the new street signs, with many who grew up in the neighborhood there to witness the historic moment.
#MayorCarter #RondoAvenue #stpaul #AnikaBowie #renamingrondo
Video by @dymanh
Cherry trees were in full bloom this week at the Como Park Japanese Garden. The garden will host a spring celebration on Saturday, May 4, 2024, with taiko drumming, Japanese dance, origami, and a chance to make your own uchiwa fan or scroll. Look for spring matsuri” banners in the Butterfly parking lot.
#stpaul #ComoPark #Japan #CherryTree #NagasakiSisterCityCommitte #SPNSCC
Video by @dymanh
Students protested Wednesday, April 24, at the University of Minnesota’s Coffman Union over the war on Gaza. They are demanding that the university divest from organizations supporting Israel.
Read more at the link in our bio. Reporting by by Myah Goff and Katrina Pross. Video by @dymanh
#gaza #israel #palestine #bdsmovement
A Filipino restaurant formerly on University Avenue in St. Paul has reopened at Burnsville Center as Manila Sizzling Plate. Owner Rowan Gutierrez says the new location, near the future Ate Ate Ate food hall, was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up.
#ManilaSizzlingPlate #filipinoMN #filipinofood
Video by @dymanh
