Jim Meyer

300 Cedar Ave.: The Birthplace of Minnesota’s First NFL Team - Racket The mostly forgotten history of a team that emerged from Minneapolis's Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in 1905.

The mostly forgotten history of the Minneapolis Marines, a team that emerged from the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in 1905. racketmn.com/300-cedar-av...

Hey mom. Why do they call Monrovia Monrovia?

That is what happens when you skip intelligence briefings.

Jazz doesn’t pin the tail on the donkey (Frey) but this is a good explainer: bsky.app/profile/jazz...

After the murder of George Floyd, the City reflects on its journey of reform, healing and commitment to building a safer, more equitable future. http://minneapolismn.gov/mpls-five-years-later Minneapolis: five years later

Minneapolis is on a journey of transformation. Over the last five years, we’ve worked to reform community safety, invested in alternatives to policing and more. Learn about our on-going journey, our challenges and our commitment to the people of our city. htwww.youtube.com/watch...

Uptown Minneapolis businesses get more aggressive about saving their neighborhood They want to form a business improvement district, work with landlords and improve parking, all to boost traffic to the commercial area.

I won’t blame an intern but the Strib allows Uptown businesses to shit-talk their area in TV news terms (“saving their neighborhood”) DESPITE a new business opening, buying the BS that parking is “minimal” & letting Frey off hook even tho his public works did this www.startribune.com/uptown-minne...

Thread from that day.

Best Old Bands Volume I: Flamin' Oh's A continuing series on Twin Cities music's most lasting artists and architects.

After a 20-year hiatus I've resumed Mpls. music reporting over on Substack. It was mostly the idea of Flamin' Oh's main man Robert Wilkinson, the subject of article numero one in an ongoing series on enduring local bands and scene generators.

YouTube video by The Lincoln Project Heroes

Russia’s greatest military asset is not any bomb, tank, plane or ship. It is the Republican Party.

Perfectly executed piece from my colleague @danamilbank.bsky.social, on our owner's edict that WaPo opinions write "every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."
The greatest threat to these pillars is Donald Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

So likely the world’s first Trillionaire Elon, who received $36 Billion in govt subsidies and contracts to generate his wealth, is telling the people who built this country what they can live without, as he giggles with his chain saw. Something ain’t right

The Prince We Never Knew A revealing new documentary could redefine our understanding of the pop icon. But you will probably never get to see it.

I’ve never been into Prince hagiography, but this #longread on the 9-hour documentary his estate (and Netflix?) will never let you see is a fine portrait of an artist’s genius and demons: www.nytimes.com/2024/09/08/m... (no paywall)

Would you wear this shirt? If you know, you know. (IYKYK) I made a test run that should arrive soon.