MINNEAPOLIS – It is onerous to disregard what is going on on inside bus shelters close to West Broadway Avenue and Lyndale Avenue North. On show, for all to see, seems to be the unlawful smoking of medication, and the aftermath of customers feeling the consequences of the medication.
Ryan Timlin is president of ATU Native 1005, the union which represents Metro Transit drivers.
“It is a major problem within the shelters … it is actually unhealthy for the group and the neighborhoods and the ridership, nevertheless it’s even worse as a result of it is spilling into the buses and the trains,” Timlin mentioned.
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Drivers have huge considerations, too, saying they’re inhaling second-hand smoke from unlawful medication being smoked onboard.
“It hasn’t occurred but. We’re involved in the future if an accident occurs and a driver’s been driving a bus that is been uncovered to fentanyl smoke or another drug being smoked on the bus. And our operators have been uncovered to it driving the buses. We have had a pair who needed to go away feeling sick,” Timlin mentioned.
He says one driver was given NARCAN, the drug used to counteract an opioid overdose, after he was uncovered whereas driving a bus.
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Complaints compelled Metro Transit to make adjustments. Drew Kerr is the transport operator’s senior supervisor.
“We relocated and eliminated a few shelters on this location, the thought being that these had been shelters that weren’t getting used for his or her meant function. Clearly drug use on a bus, huge, huge concern, ” Kerr mentioned. “We do not wish to have it. We’re very conscious of the considerations which can be on the market.”
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He says with 108 transit officers and greater than 12,000 bus shelters, it is onerous to be in every single place without delay.
“If any group members wish to attain out to ATU 1005, we’ll work with you to do what we are able to to assist in these communities to attempt to deal with these points with Metro Transit,” Timlin mentioned. “We’ll work with you as a result of that is affecting all of us.”
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Metro Transit has an “undertake a cease” program the place residents can control a bus shelter and report issues. It hopes to work with group members and bus drivers to give you options.
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MINNEAPOLIS — The menu offers plenty of options, but fans of the Red Dragon say they’ll miss how the restaurant really nourished their souls.
“It feels like family,” patron Kathleen Spitzer told WCCO. “Everybody — the servers and bartenders — are so nice. It feels like a home away from home.”
Red Dragon’s current owner, Phil Wong, said the restaurant and bar will shut down on Sunday after nearly 50 years in business; it first opened on Dec. 29, 1976.
“People love this place. They like to come here and drink and hang out,” Wong lamented. “I love them all. They show a lot of love to us and they enjoy our establishment.”
The Red Dragon restaurant on March 18, 1994.
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According to Wong, 73, finances and his longevity were contributing factors. The former engineer took over the business from his brother in 2007.
“It costs a little bit more — the food, the meat, the vegetables,” he added. “Minneapolis, too, the minimum wage went up.”
Still, Wong said he leaves with no regrets.
“I feel good about it. I think it’s time to move on,” he said. “We’re ending on a good note.”
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Red Dragon is the latest of several Twin Cities eateries to shutter in 2024, including the St. Paul staple Tavern on Grand. Even newer restaurants, like Kim’s from award-winning chef Ann Kim, also in Uptown, could not survive.
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MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Dozens of flights were delayed at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Friday morning.
Dozens of flights delayed
By the numbers: According to MSP Airport’s website, as of 11:51 a.m., two departures were canceled and 36 were delayed. Meanwhile, 11 arrivals were canceled and 16 were delayed.
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FlightAware says there have been more than 19,000 delays and 525 cancelations globally, while there have been more than 3,400 delays and 525 cancelations within, into or out of the United States as of 11:57 a.m. on Thursday.
The weather forecast: This comes as a dense fog advisory is in effect until noon on Friday across Minnesota, and rain is expected for much of Friday and Friday night. There are also storms on the east and west coasts that could cause some travel problems.
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Several airports across the United States have ground delays due to weather, according to the FAA’s website.
Increased travel at MSP Airport
What they’re saying: The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) expected a 6% year-over-year increase in screened passengers between Dec. 20, 2024, and Jan. 6, 2025. Thursday, Dec. 26, was expected to be the busiest day during the stretch, with nearly 50,000 people expected to pass through security at MSP.
This week’s Fab Five photo display includes highlights from Minneapolis South’s 88-84 boys basketball victory over Minneapolis North on Wednesday, December 11.
The photos include two South players who led them with 22 points each (DeAmontre Scott and Eugene Brown), the player who scored 22 points to lead North (JMarion Sanders), North’s point guard who scored 14 points (Allen Hill), and a former Marshall University High School and Augsburg University great officiating the game (Ronnie Henderson).
Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald welcomes reader comments to mcdeezy05@gmail.com.
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