Last night I went to the historic Ritz Theater in Northeast Minneapolis to see the stage production of All is Calm. The musical tells the story of the so-called Christmas Truce of 1914, when British soldiers from one side of the line and German soldiers from the other side put down their weapons and emerged […]
Who Can Turn the World on With Her Smile?
The great actress and comedienne Mary Tyler Moore died on Wednesday. She got her start on television playing Laura on The Dick Van Dyke Show, and later starred in her own show, simply named, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. When my family moved to the Twin Cities in 1973 from Pakistan, the show was already a […]
Friday Photo: Minneapolis
In December, we did a family outing to the museum and observation deck of the Foshay Tower, Minneapolis’ first skyscraper. Completed in 1929, and modeled after the Washington Monument, the art deco building was the tallest building in the city until 1972. Today it is a hotel. You can see the reflection of the Foshay in the […]
Ode to St. Albert’s Fish Fry
Last night, a bunch of us trudged through the newly fallen snow to partake in a great Minnesota tradition, the Friday Night Fish Fry. Sponsored every year by local Catholic churches, clubs, and bars, they are the community event of choice during the Lenten Season. For the past few years, my family and friends have […]
