The biannual Fashion Week MN returns for a fall installment this week. And with more than two dozen events across the Twin Cities, fashionistas have plenty of variety to choose from. “This year’s expanded lineup helps give additional voice to emerging talent and the diversity of the Minnesota fashion community, and truly showcases a cross-section of local fashion,” said FWMN co-founder Jahna Peloquin. Here’s the lineup for Fashion Week MN: Fall 2018 (#FWMN). For additional details and ticketing information, go to fashionweekmn.com. BLUNT CUTS LIVE PODCAST: ‘MN FASHION WOMEN GET BLUNT’ Sept. 23: Get the inside scoop on the Minnesota fashion scene from a panel of fashion insiders at this live taping of the Blunt Cuts podcast hosted by CJ Fortier. The panel includes Blunt Cuts founder/host and creative director/fashion stylist Christina Fortier; event producer/creative strategist and Fashion Week MN co-founder Sarah Edwards; style writer, stylist and … [Read more...] about Fall Fashion Week MN 2018: what to see and where to shop
Stearns County to release Wetterling files Thursday, but thousands of pages of federal documents won’t be among them
About 42,000 pages of state and county documents related to the Jacob Wetterling investigation will be released to the public Thursday morning in Stearns County, Minn. What’s notable is what won’t be released: thousands of pages of federal documents that have been returned to the FBI. Mark Anfinson, the attorney who represented a coalition of media outlets and public interest groups that intervened after Jerry and Patty Wetterling sued to keep some documents private, said he was “very troubled” by the number of documents that the FBI has taken back. A spokesman for the FBI said Wednesday that the agency took back about 4,000 pages, but the Stearns County sheriff’s office chief deputy said the agency has about 13,000 pages. “Losing that large a percentage of the total investigative file will almost certainly inhibit people’s ability to understand what happened with the investigation,” Anfinson said. Once a criminal investigation has … [Read more...] about Stearns County to release Wetterling files Thursday, but thousands of pages of federal documents won’t be among them
Legislative auditor report criticizes MN Zoo’s handling of concert tickets, vendor contracts
The Minnesota Zoo said it is taking corrective measures after an audit criticized the way it handled some donations, contracts and concert tickets. On Wednesday, the legislative auditor’s office released the results of a two-month-long audit that covered income contracts, vendor deals and donations associated with the Apple Valley zoo and the Minnesota Zoo Foundation. Among the findings: The organizations did not properly account for donor contributions; Some vendor contracts lacked a competitive bidding process; Concert tickets meant for marketing and donors instead went to zoo employees. “Integrity and responsible stewardship are two of the Minnesota Zoo’s five core institutional values. We place a high priority on our fiscal and legal responsibilities, and take the results of this audit very seriously,” said Minnesota Zoo president and director John Frawley in a prepared statement. THE HANDLING OF DONATIONS Donations made to the zoo are supposed to be … [Read more...] about Legislative auditor report criticizes MN Zoo’s handling of concert tickets, vendor contracts
Veteran actor Ed Asner hits The Players on Saturday
Michael H. Hodges Detroit News Fine Arts Writer Published 8:06 PM EDT Sep 19, 2018 Ed Asner, the lovable grump from the iconic TV shows "Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Lou Grant," comes to Detroit on Saturday for a one-night-only performance of "A Man and His Prostate" at The Players in Detroit. The one-man play was written by MTM Enterprises veteran Ed Weinberger, who suffered an attack of prostatitis while vacationing in Florence, Italy -- and faced the challenge of communicating with doctors and nurses, almost none of whom spoke good English. So what's this play about? My producer and writer, Ed Weinberger, was on a tour of Italy with his wife. They were in Florence when he was struck with -- What am I trying to say? -- trouble in his key part. What attracted you to the part? It's funny as hell, and does a good job of sounding cautionary notes for every man. Which raises the question -- how's your prostate? I have no problems, but the … [Read more...] about Veteran actor Ed Asner hits The Players on Saturday
Muslim worker claims DTE bias over access to Friday prayers
Mark Hicks The Detroit News Published 8:52 PM EDT Sep 19, 2018 According to a grievance that the Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations filed Wednesday with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Ibrahim Canales, who is a Muslim, was allowed to attend Friday prayers when he joined the Detroit-based company in early 2017 by working extra hours daily to compensate for the time lost. But that changed when another supervisor arrived two months later, the filing states. That supervisor also tried to require Canales to use his personal and vacation time to attend prayers, despite the fact that he was a salaried employee who was working his required hours each week. Though eventually allowed to resume his previous schedule, the worker claims in the complaint that he received biased final and mid-year evaluations that affected his pay, bonuses and promotion opportunities. The treatment pushed Canales, who has a nuclear … [Read more...] about Muslim worker claims DTE bias over access to Friday prayers