For Prince’s birthday, listen to Ramsey Middle Schoolers discuss First Avenue

  Welcome to our 4th week of Local History Matters, a collaboration with 6th grade students from Ramsey Middle School.  This week, listen as students tell the story of First Avenue, the venue made famous by Purple Rain.  Then learn about the history of the Van Cleve family and why they have a park named after them. To [...]

By |2019-03-12T16:12:31-05:00June 7th, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on For Prince’s birthday, listen to Ramsey Middle Schoolers discuss First Avenue

Hear 11 year-olds explore South Minneapolis

  We're back with a new edition of Local History Matters, our collaboration with 6th grade students from Ramsey Middle School.  This week, listen as students bring you inside the Karmel Mall, a gathering place of great significance to the Somali community, then dive into the history of the largest plane crash in Minnesota history. https://soundcloud.com/user-694815605/sets/local-history-matters-a-collaboration-w-ramsey-middle-school   [...]

By |2019-03-12T16:12:32-05:00June 1st, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Hear 11 year-olds explore South Minneapolis

Week #2 of our Local History Matters series

As promised, we're back with another 2 editions of Local History Matters, our collaboration with 6th graders from Ramsey Middle School.  This week, the students explore the Plymouth Avenue riots of 1967, stopping to think about similarities with last year's protests following the killing of Jamar Clark by police.  Students also discuss the history of The Metrodome, celebrating [...]

By |2019-03-12T16:12:32-05:00May 24th, 2016|Listen to This!, Local History Matters, Local History Matters, Local History Matters, Local History Matters|Comments Off on Week #2 of our Local History Matters series

Our first original content…courtesy of 6th graders!

Over the past few months, we have had dozens of people approach us with ideas that they want to bring to the radio.  As we sort through applications for shows about everything from Somali women's health to local punk rock to small business ownership, we're reminded of what a diverse and vibrant community we live in. We're also reminded [...]

By |2019-03-12T16:12:33-05:00May 17th, 2016|Listen to This!, Listen to This!, Listen to This!|Comments Off on Our first original content…courtesy of 6th graders!
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