Lev Gringauz

Minnesota

Freelance journo/Russian-speaking Jew. Associate Editor @TCJewfolk and @cincyjewfolk. Русский военный корабль, иди нахуй! @MinnPost, @eJPhil, more. Rtwt = O.o

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Passover Food Is Weird This Year - How Cost & Availability Is Changing In The TCs

2 weeks ago | tcjewfolk.com | Lev Gringauz

Many people feel that kosher for Passover food is more expensive and harder to find this year. TC Jewfolk set out to figure out: Is that really true? The short answer is yes. The long answer is, yes-ish…sort of no…it’s complicated. And things are probably going to be more expensive next year thanks to tariffs and economic uncertainty. Here’s the story on how we found these answers, and some advice for what you can do about it.
As Trump II begins, a Minnesota symbol of inclusivity takes a break

1 month ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Lev Gringauz

Minneapolis, MN (MinnPost)The creator of "All Are Welcome Here" signs hopes a new message of unity will emerge as she pauses her uniquely progressive business. kAm$9@CE=J 27E6C E96 a_`e AC6D:56?E:2= 6=64E:@?[ C2:?3@H =2H? D:8?D :?D4C:365 H:E9 2 962CE 2?5 E96 >6DD286 Qp== pC6 (6=4@>6 w6C6Q 3682? 3=2?<6E:?8 ?6:893@C9@@5D :?
As Trump II begins, a Minnesota symbol of inclusivity takes a break

1 month ago | cadillacnews.com | Lev Gringauz

Minneapolis, MN (MinnPost)The creator of "All Are Welcome Here" signs hopes a new message of unity will emerge as she pauses her uniquely progressive business. Shortly after the 2016 presidential election, rainbow lawn signs inscribed with a heart and the message "All Are Welcome Here" began blanketing neighborhoods in Minnesota. "It is snowing, the lawns are frozen," recalled Jaime Chismar, 48, the St. Louis Park-based freelance graphic designer behind the signs.
As Trump II begins, a Minnesota symbol of inclusivity takes a break

1 month ago | thederrick.com | Lev Gringauz

Minneapolis, MN (MinnPost)The creator of "All Are Welcome Here" signs hopes a new message of unity will emerge as she pauses her uniquely progressive business. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. ONE-DAY ONLINE ACCESS Get complete access for 24 hours to all of the content on our site, including breaking news, e-editions, archives (2010 to current) and special sections.
As Trump II begins, a Minnesota symbol of inclusivity takes a break

1 month ago | minnpost.com | Lev Gringauz

Shortly after the 2016 presidential election, rainbow lawn signs inscribed with a heart and the message “All Are Welcome Here” began blanketing neighborhoods in Minnesota. “It is snowing, the lawns are frozen,” recalled Jaime Chismar, 48, the St. Louis Park-based freelance graphic designer behind the signs. “There is nowhere to put a lawn sign. [But] we sold a ton.”The inclusive message seemed like a rallying cry of the moment.
How Tree Smith Benedikt Found Community By Starting The Jewish Poets Collective

1 month ago | cincyjewfolk.com | Lev Gringauz

The literary world has been no exception to skyrocketing antisemitism in the wake of Oct. 7, 2023. Jewish and Israeli writers are ostracized, cancelled, and boycotted, with attempts to publish Israeli voices driving some journals into chaos. For Tree Smith Benedikt, that trend has been difficult to witness. A Jewish poet, Smith Benedikt lives with her family in New Richmond, about half an hour from Cincinnati. “I just felt so discouraged, really demoralized,” she said.
Member-backed West St. Paul Reader fills a hyperlocal news need

2 months ago | minnpost.com | Lev Gringauz

Kevin D. Hendricks was never going to start a hyperlocal news outlet for West St. Paul. In 2019, after several years of avid personal blogging about the (perhaps confusingly named) St. Paul suburb, someone asked Hendricks, “Oh, are you going to launch your own site?”Nope. “That sounds terrible,” Hendricks replied. That was just a few months before he did, in fact, launch the West St. Paul Reader to cover the city of roughly 20,000 people.
At Vigil For Bibas Family & Oded Lifshitz, Slain Hamas Hostages, TC Jews Gather In Shock And Anger

2 months ago | tcjewfolk.com | Lev Gringauz

Over 200 members and friends of the Twin Cities Jewish community gathered at the Barry Family Campus on Thursday evening for a vigil after the bodies of three hostages were returned to Israel by Hamas, the Gaza-based terror group. The prevailing feelings at the Twin Cities vigil were shock and exhaustion. This is the first return of hostage bodies since Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire and hostage deal in mid-January, putting a stop to 14 months of war.
Hackathon reveals AI’s potential — and a few risks — for journalism

2 months ago | minnpost.com | Lev Gringauz

When Jason Kelly’s 95-year-old grandmother died, he decided instead of reading her obituary, he’d listen to it. So he generated a podcast conversation between two virtual hosts using an artificial intelligence tool. “It really, truly brought her to life as if she was sitting with me in the car,” Kelly said.
University of Minnesota hackathon reveals AI’s possibilities — and potential pitfalls — for resource-starved news outlets | Flipboard

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Lev Gringauz

Why Honeycrisp Apples Don't Taste How You Remember"One bad apple spoils the bunch," or so the saying goes. But what happens when a bunch of bad apples spoils the one? Well, that's what seems to be …