Blind drug dealer and friend on 6th St. N.Jealous that a 70-year-old woman has managed to find herself a fulfilling hobby, plus get attention in the blogosphere, (see previous post) members of the "6th St. Rock Club" are organizing their own collecting activity...
There is talk behind-the-scenes of having some kind of large gathering which will feature a "stone soup" pot luck, hopefully with plenty of police attending to ensure the safety of the more rare and valuable rocks which--it is said--will absolutely blow away the 70-year-old woman's one-and-only rock in her rather overly-publicized collection.
It is said the whole tone of our North Minneapolis Summer 2009 is being (dare I say?) "set in stone" right now, depending upon how an incident like this is responded to by neighbors and, of course, police.
The thugs who hang out at 2207 6th St. N., the home of Calvin Stovall and Genevia Brown, appear to not realize THINGS HAVE FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED IN THIS PART OF NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. Decent people committed to neighborhood revitalization outnumber the scum committed to a thug life in "the hood." Decent people are talking to each other, very actively, using forms of social media including but not limited to this blog and e-democracy forums.
Furthermore, we have the ability to publicize, publicize, publicize what is happening at 2207 6th St. N. and how it is messing up the neighborhood. Whatever the "6th Street Rock Club" wants to publish--whether it be information, candid personal photos, or links to video posted on YouTube--this blog stands ready to do their bidding.
Have I mentioned that, in light of incidents like this--which certainly are heard about, whether this blog publicizes such incidents or NOT--the only viable strategy to effectively market North Minneapolis is my revolutionary theory of "Market And Romanticize The Struggle?"
Just thought I'd throw that out there. AGAIN.
I have an idea: I say that each and every northside reader makes a habit of circling and driving this block each and every chance we get - in and out of the neighborhood, on our way to work and back, heading out to dinner or friends or neighborhood meeting, just take a quick drive through
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More calls to 9-1-1 and more squads will be patrolling and responding.
I'm gonna start today, I'll be driving by probablly about 2 or 3 times at least today.
Hawthorne neighbors - you are not alone! We all stand with you!
That's not a bad idea, but this is what's going to happen. For the next few days or even the next week, all activity on 6th is going to come to a screeching halt. That's been the pattern. After something big happens like what happened Friday night, they all run for the hills for x number of days. Gradually it all starts up again, but I bet it won't be for awhile.
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