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It feels like the number of house flies this summer is astronomically larger than previous summers. Trying to get a temperature feel but does anyone else feel this way that there just seems to be an obscene number of house flies everywhere? inside, on people’s cars, places where you otherwise wouldn’t expect houseflies to really congregate?

EDIT: SORRY IF I DID NOT PORTRAY IT I DON’T LIKE THIS MF JUST POINTING OUT EVERYTHING THAT IS WRONG WITH HIM AND HOW HIS CAMPAIGN IS JUST MANIPULATION

I read Christine Beech’s endorsement of Joe Powers, and honestly, the more I read it, the more it feels like an emotional appeal rather than an actual explanation of why he would be a good mayor.

The endorsement spends a lot of time talking about Joe donating food, spending his own money, supporting nonprofits, helping businesses, veterans, and first responders, and being generous with his personal resources.

That’s all fine. But I’m sorry, is donating to nonprofits supposed to be some extraordinary qualification for mayor?

Rochester and Southeast Minnesota already have an incredibly generous community. People volunteer. People donate money. People donate food. People organize events. People serve nonprofits without expecting recognition.

I volunteer and donate to multiple nonprofits throughout Southeast Minnesota myself. I’m not saying that to brag. I’m saying it because community involvement and charitable giving aren’t exactly unique accomplishments in this community.

What I actually want to know is what Joe plans to do for the average person.

Where’s the discussion about housing? Rent? Property taxes? Cost of living? Wages? Transportation? Young people trying to buy their first home? Families struggling to keep up with everything getting more expensive?
Instead, we’re getting a lot of talk about businesses, nonprofits, personal resources, and connections.
And then there’s the campaign’s visual presence around Rochester.

I’ve noticed Joe Powers signs appearing heavily around commercial properties and apartment complexes that appear to be owned or associated with Black Swan. I’ve also noticed that a lot of the campaign photos I’ve seen seem to feature a pretty consistent demographic, particularly people who appear to be 40+. His campaign pictures at golf courses (can you be more out of touch).

Maybe there’s an explanation for all of that. Maybe it’s completely innocent. But when you combine that with an endorsement that heavily emphasizes business relationships, philanthropy, and established community connections, it starts to paint a pretty specific picture of who this campaign seems to be speaking to.
And that’s what bothers me.

Rochester isn’t just business owners, established professionals, nonprofit leaders, and people who already have connections and resources.

There are renters. Young professionals. Students. Working families. People working multiple jobs. People trying to buy their first house. People struggling with rent. People who aren’t plugged into Rochester’s businesses.

Those people deserve to hear more than how generous a candidate is.

We’re electing a mayor, not a philanthropist.

Tell us what you’re actually going to do. What are your policies? What problems are you going to address? How will your decisions affect the people who don’t own businesses, don’t have substantial disposable income, and don’t have influential connections in Rochester?

That’s the conversation I’d rather be having. Maybe I’m reading too much into it. But I’d genuinely like to hear what others think.

The next demolition/redevelopment is already in motion, even if we don’t know where it is, and the next 5 are already in planning. If people want to see the built environment of this city protected, they can’t rely on city regulation and they shouldn’t. People need to take local ownership and they need to improve and protect buildings so they aren’t a case of demolished bunk neglect or get too far to repair for preservation.

There are ways for even people of modest means to take part in investing, like Real Estate Cooperatives, or you can work to support community non-profits to own there own space. Or get groups like your church to take possession for community betterment.

And there are plenty of buildings that are not historic yet but soon will be. In 1950, no one would have thought of the 300 block of S Broadway as special. There were dozens of those buildings if not hundreds. Where is the historic preservation fight of 2040 or 2050? It’s probably a building you ignore every day. It’s probably a house that you could still afford and repair over years.

Is it a perfect solution? No. It is applicable to everyone everywhere? No. But the best time to protect a historic building is almost never ever the day a developer decides to knock it down.

Disgraceful.

Hey all Nur-D is coming to Austin MN! I know this isn't Rochester but it is only 45 minutes away. He will be performing September 12th at 7 PM at the Historic Paramount Theater. Get tickets here! https://www.austinareaarts.org/paramount-events

Support local art and music please!

Where are the spots in town that have late night food and/or drink happy hour deals? Our spot used to be Boulder before they replaced it.

nick driving around in his tesla is about as out of touch as he could could get with this town screw that bloke

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There's no state flag at the park thing across from fire station #1 (aka 6th St S and Broadway) and hasn't been for awhile. Where did it go?

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Hello.
My name is Kabedi Mutamba and I am a reporter with ABC 6 News.

I understand this is a difficult topic, so I’ll start by warning that this post contains a bit about mental health/suicide.

MDH reported in July that they’ve seen an consistent increase in 988 calls since the launch of the new dialing code.
I’m doing a a story on that change to 988 and how it’s increased accessibility to crisis services and whether peope have found 988 to be helpful.

If you have used the 988 hotline before and wouldn’t mind sharing with me your thoughts and experiences with it, feel free to private message me.

Thanks.