Como press from 2000- 2005 |
2000- 2005
2003 - Solar Oven Society hopes to make a difference
Lots of people want to change the world. The
Solar Oven Society in Minneapolis wants to do that with a simple tool: a
dark, heat-trapping box with a clear lid. For developing countries, it
offers the promise of cooking with sunlight instead of wood. By Mary Losure, Minnesota Public Radio May 27, 2003 excerpts - "For all of his working life, John Roche was a research engineer with a passion for solar technology. At 3M, he developed high-tech films to collect sunlight. When he retired, he thought about where in the world solar energy could be used most effectively. The answer seemed clear. . . . . . . Since its first production run last fall, the Solar Oven Society has sent about 700 cookers to some 25 developing countries. But there are formidable obstacles to their widespread use. They cost $50 apiece, so in poor countries they must be donated rather than sold to poor families. Food takes several hours to cook, and a cooking failure can mean people go hungry. In the 1970s, efforts to introduce solar ovens failed, largely because of cultural barriers and poor design. . ." link to full article ** The Solar Oven Society is located in the Como neighborhood at 3225 E. Hennepin Ave., #200 |
2004 - Best Chocolate: B.T. McElrath
City Pages excerpt - "Husband-and-wife team Brian McElrath and Christine Walthour have a rack of awards that would make Lord of the Rings king Peter Jackson jealous. Aside from being showered with local accolades, their artisan chocolate company, B.T. McElrath, has received press mentions in Bon Appétit and USA Today, won honors from the Food Network and the Travel Channel, and was recently named one of the Top 20 Artisan Chocolate Makers in the United States by Chocolatier magazine. . . " link to full article |
2002 - Best Chocolate: BT McElrath Chocolatier
City Pages excerpt - "The B.T. McElrath chocolate factory is located below ground, at an unassuming Minneapolis industrial complex that was once the site of research labs for General Mills. Development for such favorites as Wheaties and Cheerios originated here, explains Brian McElrath, chocolatier and co-owner of the company, along with wife Christine Walthour. The B.T. McElrath workspace is equally innovative. . . " link to full article ** BT McElrath is located in the Como neighborhood in the 2010 E. Hennepin Ave. complex |
2005 - Cars for coursework
A Minneapolis technical school teaches people
how to fix up cars. The program pays for itself by selling cars the
students repair. The tuition is free. For some students, the Newgate
Center is a cheap education. For others it's a route out of poverty. By Toni Randolph, Minnesota Public Radio November 23, 2005 excerpt - "When Luis Gomez, 20, was looking for a technical school, he considered several programs before he settled on Newgate Education and Training Center in Minneapolis. He said all of the programs offered the auto body training he was looking for, but only Newgate's was free. "I was actually going to go to Hennepin Tech. But why go there and pay and not really do any hands-on experience? Here you get all free stuff, no tuition or anything," he said. Students who graduate even get a set of tools for free. Newgate is a nonprofit organization that is completely self-supporting. It costs about $900,000 a year to run the program. Newgate gets all of its revenue from the sale of cars on which the students train. They buy some of the vehicles, and the rest are donated . . . " link to full article |
2005 - Como welcomes new businesses to a full past
“Como welcomes new businesses to a full past,” By Bryce Haugen, Minnesota Daily, October 6, 2005 |
2004 - Tree To Be Planted In Honor Of Students Who Died In House Fire Last Fall
"Tree To Be Planted In Honor Of Students Who Died In House Fire Last Fall," UMNews, April 15, 2004 excerpt - . . . The University of Minnesota, the Southeast Como neighborhood and the Minnesota Student Association will gather at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 22, in Van Cleve Park, 901 15th Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, to plant a tree in memory of three students who died in a September house fire. A river birch tree will be planted to honor the lives of Elizabeth Wencl, Amanda Speckien and Brian Heiden. . . . |
2003 - General Mills: 75 years of cereal and surprises
"General Mills: 75 years of cereal and surprises - Most people know General Mills as the company behind Wheaties and Betty Crocker. But the company, at various points in its history, has also built submarines, sold toys and operated a radio station." by Mai Hoang, Star Tribune, June 18, 2003 excerpts - When most people think of General Mills, cereal or other quick munchies tend to come to mind. How about aerospace technology? Yes, the Ryan Flight Recorder - the famous "black box" - was invented by General Mills' mechanical division in 1953. The flight recorder, developed in conjunction with the University of Minnesota, records an airplane's air speed, altitude, vertical acceleration, elapsed time, flight duration and weather effects. . . . . . . .In 1937, Reagan, then a play-by-play announcer of Chicago Cubs baseball games for a Des Moines radio station, was named the most popular announcer and awarded a trip to the Cubs' training camp in California, courtesy of Wheaties, the General Mills breakfast cereal. While in California, he went to Warner Brothers for a screen test, which began his movie career. But General Mills' list of innovations in the kitchen also includes the development of the first boxed chocolate-cake mix in 1948 and its "freezer-to-oven" technology created in 2001 that enables consumers to place frozen dough items in the oven for baking, saving preparation time. . . |
2000 - Proposed Stinson Tech campus wins Como residents' tentative OK
"Proposed Stinson Tech campus wins Como residents' tentative OK - The neighborhood is worried about traffic, and others wondered why the city didn't involve them sooner." By Chuck Haga, Star Tribune, March 21, 2000 excerpt - Residents of the Como neighborhood told developers and city officials Monday night that they like the proposed Stinson Technology Campus straddling Stinson Boulevard, but that they're worried about potential traffic congestion. Some of the more than 100 residents who gathered at Van Cleve Park in Minneapolis to hear more about the development also chided city officials for not involving them sooner in discussions on traffic and other concerns. "I feel the neighborhood deserves an apology from the downtown leadership," said Lori Marter [sic], co-chair for traffic issues for the Como Neighborhood Revitalization Program. Greg Finstad, the city's director of transportation and parking services, and City Council Member Paul Ostrow, who represents the area, conceded that communications could have been better. . . . |
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