I am hopeful that nothing happens between now and then to change what I have written about the peaceful but not passive ...

For once, I’d love to float effortlessly and enjoy the stillness of life. But instead, I’m trapped in the current; while still trying to see it clear. One day I’ll make it to land: a place that’s ...

We have no figureheads but we carry the same vision in our souls and that is how we organically show up, like sunflowers turning to the light.

February’s 5X5 reading will feature five fantastic artists: Ari Tison (Bribri), BakiBakiBaki, Jeffrey Dorr-Slowey, Heid E.

February 2026 Posted by: the alley Found in section: Neighborhood News, Phillips West ...

A winter sun hangs low and cold, Above the stories left untold. On Wednesday next, the news broke wide, With nowhere left for grief to hide. A daughter, mother, neighbor, friend— A life that met a ...

The American Indian Movement will open its first exhibit telling the story of its history on May 10 th at the All My Relations Gallery. Planning for the exhibit has been underway for months, as ...

Dr. Kirby Spencer, one of Minneapolis”' first dentists, is generally credited with providing the money to start Minneapolis”' Athenaeum* which functioned as the city”'s first public library.

Last month, I wrote about a restructure of Rochester Public Transit since there was no news about transit in Phillips or the Twin Cities in general. Ironically, The Alley Newspaper submission deadline ...

One can honestly say Pixar doesn’t make bad movies. One can also say – with conviction – since Pixar chief creative officer John Lasseter left the company in 2018, the quality in the storytelling has ...

I think everyone is familiar with the magic trick where a coin disappears from the magician’s hand and then reappears out of someone’s ear. When we were little, we believed the coin really had ...

Alley Communications and the United Phillips Coalition are excited to announce the launch of the Phillips Community Oral History Project! Three years ago, neighborhood organization staff and members ...