By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The City of Minneapolis’ workforce goals for construction projects involving City funds are 32 percent minority and six percent female. However, according to the latest monthly contract compliance report by the City’s Civil Rights Department, only two of 60 large construction projects … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2013
Keith’s long reverie of romance ends when Lesli pops the big question
At length, Lesli had made the transition from L.A. to NYC in fairly fine shape, getting her legs beneath her once she’d decided to accept the gig running the research library at the American Museum of Natural History. Her next step had been to sign a lease on some digs downtown. She didn’t particularly care for the Upper East Side. “All these … [Read more...]
Legendary guitarist still going strong with new CD — Self-taught virtuoso has recorded over 30 albums
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Earl Klugh’s 60th birthday is this coming September. As a result he is celebrating with his first solo record since 2006. “A birthday gift to me? I didn’t think of it that way,” admits Klugh on HandPicked, his first CD release by Heads Up International. It is his third solo effort, but his first … [Read more...]
This week’s Entertainment spotlights!
The Music Emeli Sande Thurs., Aug. 1 • Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin Ave., Mpls., 612-339-7007 or www.hennepintheatredistrict.org • Her album, Our Version of Events, was the biggest-selling album of 2012 in the UK, and The Times of London says that she “combines Winehouse sass and Nina Simone purr.” She has recently toured with Alicia Keys who was … [Read more...]
Online radio creates new broadcasting opportunities — Hott Radio offers MN social media fans a ‘Black Facebook’
By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer The more consumers have grown computer friendly, the more bells and whistles manufacturers have come up with to attract users. As a direct consequence, the Internet has loosened corporate America’s stranglehold on communication. One of the more ingenious results is that radio, a vastly popular … [Read more...]