Guerrilla gardens take root across Twin Cities Planted by activists, the gardens pay homage to the dead. July 3, 2021 5:04pm Text size Copy shortlink:
George Floyd Square, Daunte Drive and Winston Way.
Initially, activists and protesters claimed these plots of land as areas of protest the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue where a Minneapolis police officer murdered Floyd last year; the corner where a Brooklyn Center police officer shot and killed Daunte Wright in April; the parking garage where U.S. marshals shot Winston Boogie Smith Jr. in early June and near where a speeding, unlicensed driver killed protester Deona Marie Knajdek 10 days later.
MINNEAPOLIS A St. Paul professor who led a viral crowdfunding campaign to pay off student lunch debts in Philando Castile's name spent less than half of the $200,000 she raised on the intended purpose, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison alleged Thursday. Ellison's office filed a civil enforcement action in Ramsey County District Court against Pamela Fergus, alleging a breach of .
City of Falcon Heights considers honorary road name change for Philando Castile
Philando Castile, who worked for the Saint Paul School District for more than 11 years, was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in 2016. Author: Charmaine Nero (KARE 11) Published: 5:19 PM CST January 13, 2021 Updated: 5:19 PM CST January 13, 2021
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. A memorial at the intersection of Larpenteur Avenue and Fry Street in Falcon Height stands in honor of Philando Castile.
“Going to the memorial, it just brings an inner peace,” says Valerie Castile, Philando’s mother.
It’s a place where community members visit to pay respect and mourn, and now the City of Falcon Heights is calling on the community for input to do an honorary renaming a stretch of Larpenteur Ave. – from Fulham St. to Fry St. – to “Philando Castile Memorial Avenue.”