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Sitting on a frontage road perched above the interstate, hemmed by roads and nondescript government buildings near the Capitol, 12th and Robert streets in St. Paul isn't much to look at. But in 1903, this was the place to be if you loved baseball. There, the St. Paul Saints and the St. Paul Colored Gophers — two of the city's historic baseball teams — played at the Pillbox, sometimes called the “Downtown Ball Park,” a popular venue almost laughably small for baseball."It was a tiny ballpark,” said Stew Thornley, a local baseball historian who's seeking approval this year for a plaque to commemorate the Pillbox and its history in St. Paul."Even if you hit a ball over the fence, right down the line, it was worth only two bases,” he said. “There were another set of poles out to left and right center field. You had to get it more to center field and over the fence for it to be considered a home run."Home plate faced northwest, at what would be the site of the state Capitol, which was completed in 1905, two years after the Pillbox opened.While the Saints history is well-known, historians say the Colored Gophers were key to the history of Black baseball in Minnesota and across the country. They played a decade before the formation of the Negro Leagues."They are probably one of the greatest baseball teams, white or Black, in Minnesota history,” said Frank White, who wrote a book about Black baseball history in Minnesota. "And in terms of Black baseball, they are, for sure, the team.”  MPR News The history of black baseball in Minnesota Starting in 1907, the St. Paul Colored Gophers wrapped up a four-year run with a 380-89-2 record — winning more than 80 percent of their games — under legendary team owner Phil “Daddy” Reid, according to the Center for Negro League Baseball Research.Reid sought the fastest ball players he could find from around the country and paid them. The result was dominance, White said. The team beat the Saints in a 1907 unofficial state championship. In a series that was called the Black World Series by some, the Colored Gophers hosted Chicago's Leland Giants, one of the best Black baseball teams in the country, for a five-game series at the Pillbox, with Minnesota winning the series three games to two.Among the notable players on the Gophers were "Steel Arm” Johnny Taylor, William "Big Bill" Bill Gatewood and Bobby Marshall, who had played football for the Minnesota Gophers. Marshall happened to be one of the most famed Minnesota athletes at the time.Telling ‘the hidden history of Black baseball'After the 1910 season, Bobby Marshall bought the St. Paul Gophers. The team changed its name to the Twin Cities Gophers. The ballpark on Lexington Avenue near University Avenue became more popular and the Pillbox soon closed. It's such a distant memory that it has been forgotten by most.But not by Thornley. He has applied to put up a memorial plaque next to the Minnesota Department of Health laboratory where the park once stood."It's got greater significance than just to somebody like me who loves baseball, loves the old ballparks,” he said.“The chance to tell the story, the story of baseball, the story of the ballpark, but especially with the hidden history of Black baseball … many people here in Minnesota have been digging that history out and telling those stories. And this is one more way to do that,” Thornley said.He and others have worked to get plaques up at other baseball sites around the Twin Cities. But the application for the Pillbox site is more time-consuming than most. That's because it sits on the Capitol complex and has to go through the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board. On top of that, it is the first application received since the board created a new multistep application procedure.The new process was put into place after the Christopher Columbus statue outside the Capitol was torn down by protesters in June 2020. The new process was put into place to make sure there is ample opportunity for public input on things being added or removed to the Capitol grounds. The staff at the Capitol architectural board say the application process for the marker for the Pillbox could take six to eight months, or longer."It's definitely a more involved process,” said Tina Chimuzu, a planning fellow at the CAAPB. She says the board considers many factors in applications, including whether it has public support.“Documented public support for the artwork, and the artwork has to have lasting statewide significance for Minnesotans,” she said. “And then the artwork has to be respectful of the diversity of Minnesotans. And then, does viewing the artwork provide a rich experience to broaden the understanding of Minnesota-shared history, heritage and culture?"Erik Cedarleaf Dahl, executive secretary for the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, said the team works to confirm and fact-check everything in the application. The goal is to learn as much as possible about it in their own research. "With limited space on the Capitol Mall, we want to make sure that what we're putting there is totally accurate, especially if you're going to go through this,” he said. “To ask taxpayers dollars to spend this time on this … we want to make sure that it is accurate and the process is effective."Public input on the application for the Pillbox field plaque is open until May 5.If all goes as planned, the plaque could be up this fall, although it still has several more fences to clear.

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Veterans rally at Capitol Mall calling for Trump removal under 14th Amendment section 3 regarding insurrection Gaza residents face Israel cutoff of aid and electricity, plus Trump's policies, but vow to stay on Trump's pick to head Medicare and Medicaid, Dr Mehmet Oz, faces democrats' questions at confirmation hearing about promoting nonscientific medical products Palestinian student organizer Mahmoud Khalil remains in ICE detention, as ICE arrests second Columbia University student Saturday marks International Day to Combat Islamophobia, UN chief Guterres warns of scourge of intolerance, extremist ideologies The post Veterans rally calls for Trump removal from office under 14th Amendment Section 3 on insurrections; Palestinian organizer remains in detention as ICE arrests second Columbia Univ student – March 14, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Send us a textIn this episode of Brewstilled, Gina from Runnin' for Rhett returns to the Brewstilled podcast to preview the 15th Annual Capitol Beer Fest to be held on March 8th. Capitol Beer Fest is a craft beer festival that takes place at Capitol Mall in Downtown Sacramento. The event features breweries from Sacramento, the Bay Area and other craft beer scenes. There will be craft beer, seltzers, kombucha, and other beverage varieties to serve all tasting preferences. All the proceeds from Capitol Beer Fest will go to Runnin' for Rhett, which supports youth and adult fitness programs. Gina and I will preview Capitol Beer Fest and what attendees can look forward to for the 15th year anniversary. It's all here on Brewstilled. 

Proposed bridge park over I-5 would reconnect downtown Sacramento and the riverfront. Checking up on the CARE Court pilot program in Stanislaus County. Finally, the SacramenKnow newsletter is rolling out audio “local legend” features. Proposed Downtown Park Over I-5 A new plan seeks to connect Downtown Sacramento with the city's riverfront - by building a deck park over a stretch of I-5 between Capitol Mall and O Street. The proposal, called the Sacramento Stitch Park Riverfront Reconnection Project, is supported by the Downtown Sacramento Partnership and Rep. Doris Matsui, who has requested $5 million in federal funding to help with planning efforts. Scott Ford, Deputy Director of the Downtown Sacramento Partnership joins Insight to talk about the project's vision, and how it plans to reconnect communities. Stanislaus County CARE Court In late 2023, Stanislaus County became one of seven California counties to pilot the state's new CARE Court system - a new judicial division intended to handle serious mental health conditions and substance addiction, and address the homelessness crisis. Marijke Rowland, the Senior Health Equity Reporter for the nonprofit Central Valley Journalism Collaborative, provides a look at how the court has been working so far in its first six months. SacramenKnow's ‘Local Legend' Throughout the month of June, you'll hear sound-rich feature stories from CapRadio reporters that take you into some unique worlds and subcultures that make up this place we call home. SacramenKnow Newsletter editor Claire Morgan has the lowdown on local legends.

Non-profit Fenta Nah to host its first Fentanyl Awareness Fall Festival. CapRadio podcast “This is What it Feels Like” discussing losing a parent to suicide. ‘Fenta Nah' Awareness Festival Fentanyl is an epidemic that continues to harm communities across the country. This weekend a new nonprofit, Fenta Nah, will be holding its inaugural Fentanyl Awareness Fall Festival on Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Camellia Grove Lawn at the Capitol Mall, offering a number of live-saving resources and information. Executive Director Tracy Robinson and Vice President and Director of Operations Shei'vonne Weber join Insight to talk about the festival, as well as how the loss of their daughter and sister Abresha Oates to fentanyl motivated them to support other families touched by this crisis. “This is What It Feels Like” Losing a Parent to Suicide Each week we've explored CapRadio's new podcast “This is What it Feels Like” which shares the voices that are often overlooked or politicized by society. We've walked in the shoes of people who have navigated healthcare as a trans person, opened up about the harm of “catcalling culture,” given us an inspiring glimpse into what it's like to be 106 years old, and listened to those who have gone through an abortion. These are firsthand, intimate, conversations that don't typically happen, and they're possible because of host Terra Lopez, an artist with deep ties to Sacramento. The final episode is one that is very personal to Terra– sharing what it's like to lose a parent to suicide. Terra didn't just share her own loss. She sat down with others who have also experienced that similar, but unique, pain. Mike Rafter is in the final episode. He and Terra joined Insight to talk about the importance of sharing a profoundly pivotal experience that often is attached to stigma.

Farm to Fork Festival is being held this weekend at Capitol Mall. “The Beatles Guitar Project Rock Orchestra” performs at the Crest Theater on Sunday. Sacramento students will perform at the Monterey Jazz Festival this weekend.   Farm to Fork Festival Street Fair The final and biggest event of Sacramento's Farm-to-Fork Festival is happening this weekend with the annual street fair on Capitol Mall. It features an impressive line-up of chefs, food demonstrations and concerts as well as some new features. Mike Testa, President and CEO of Visit Sacramento joins us to fill us in on all of the details along with Co-owners of the Sugar Sweetery, Justine and Candice Cabanilla, who will share their Farm-to-Fork journey from their perspective as minority, women and LGBTQ business owners. “The Beatles Guitar Project Rock Orchestra” It could go down as one of the coolest musical collaborations in Sacramento.  It's called “The Beatles Guitar Project Rock Orchestra” ... a mix of rock orchestra, set to some of the Beatles' most iconic hits and it's all happening this Saturday at the Crest Theater. Aside from the music, the performance benefits music education right here in Sacramento. CapRadio's midday classical host, Jennifer Reason, is one of the performers in Saturday's extravaganza and she will be joined on Insight by  Benjamin McClara, music director of the “The Beatles Guitar Project Rock Orchestra.”   Sacramento Musicians at Monterey Jazz Festival The 66th Monterey Jazz Festival is this weekend. Each year the festival also features several student bands, like the Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo, which was created in 2019 to feature top high school women jazz players from across the country. Only six students get in, and this year two of them happen to be from Sacramento. CapRadio's Excellence in Jazz host Avery Jeffry recently sat down with the two students, Paloma Cobbs-Silva and Salome Ospina, to discuss their journey to Monterey. In Sacramento, you can hear Paloma Cobbs-Silva on October 20th at Twin Lotus Thai and Salome Ospina in the upcoming season of the Camellia Symphony. Both students were involved in the “Teagarden Jazz Camp” with the Sacramento Jazz Education Foundation.

This just might be our biggest episodes ever. Today's episode is a recap of the 2023 Celebration of Construction Equipment on the Nation Mall, hosted by AEM, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. You'll hear from a ton of folks from the big names in equipment manufacturing as we discuss topics impacting the construction industry and beyond. In fact, seeing as how this is a manufacturing-centric podcast, you'll likely find that there are many parallels there are between construction and manufacturing.In May 2023, the National Mall - the area right between the Washington Monument and the US Capitol Building - was covered with heavy equipment that was on display for all to see. This included some of the biggest earth-moving equipment from big names like Komatsu, Caterpillar, Bobcat, John Deere, and Volvo. All of this was done in an effort to showcase industry innovations like alternatively powered equipment, autonomous systems, as well as exhibits focusing on workforce development, safety, sustainable materials.All of these interviews were recorded live, from a stage on the Capitol Mall, where we interviewed construction industry leaders across 14 different panel discussions and fireside chat-style conversations. This episode is a highlight reel with some of the top insights and takeaways from those discussions. This compilation should give you a vibe of the event and the type of work that the Association of Equipment Manufacturers is doing. We also cover the type of collaboration that's needed between the the private sector and government to make meaningful progress toward getting folks educated and trained, filling jobs, and improving infrastructure. Finally, you'll hear some things we've never talked about on this podcast before. From aggregates to the recyclability of asphalt, we'll give you a nice behind-the-scenes into some of the processes and technologies that are big in the construction space.

Here are your Morning Headlines for February 7, 2022... State police make four arrests a protest at the Capitol Mall. Plus, Wyoming Fish and Game rescue a moose calf from a freezing pond. Also, Idaho Fish and Game will be holding a trapper education course this weekend.

Drake wins, Hoops from last night, previewing the NFL Wild Card Round with Vinnie Iyer, University of Iowa buys the Old Capitol Mall

Drake wins, Hoops from last night, previewing the NFL Wild Card Round with Vinnie Iyer, University of Iowa buys the Old Capitol Mall

In April 2015, a mailman concerned about climate change and political corruption decided he needed a dramatic way to bring attention to those issues, which he believes threaten our country, indeed the world.So, he decided that air mail delivery was the only way -- not by just dropping letters to Congress in a mailbox and forgetting about it, but by personally flying those letters to the U.S. Capitol himself.So, he trailered a 250-pound flying contraption called a gyrocopter from Florida to Pennsylvania to stage his one-man protest. He flew 70 miles south from Gettysburg across Maryland, turned left at the Potomac, and two miles up the Capitol Mall, past the White House and past the Washington Monument to land on the lawn of the US Capitol Building.The man's name is Doug Hughes and he's here with Lean to The Left today to recount his story, which he has detailed in a memoir, FLIGHT PLAN: A Mailman's Aerial Excursion and Special Delivery.Hughes succeeded in gaining attention, of course. His exercise of free speech eventually cost him four months in jail, but he doesn't regret that and during our interview offers concrete ideas about how the political system should be changed to eliminate corruption of those we elect to represent us.Listen to our interview.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-lean-to-the-left-podcast--4719048/support.

In April 2015, a mailman concerned about climate change and political corruption decided he needed a dramatic way to bring attention to those issues, which he believes threaten our country, indeed the world.So, he decided that air mail delivery was the only way -- not by just dropping letters to Congress in a mailbox and forgetting about it, but by personally flying those letters to the U.S. Capitol himself.So, he trailered a 250-pound flying contraption called a gyrocopter from Florida to Pennsylvania to stage his one-man protest. He flew 70 miles south from Gettysburg across Maryland, turned left at the Potomac, and two miles up the Capitol Mall, past the White House and past the Washington Monument to land on the lawn of the US Capitol Building.The man's name is Doug Hughes and he's here with Lean to The Left today to recount his story, which he has detailed in a memoir, FLIGHT PLAN: A Mailman's Aerial Excursion and Special Delivery.Hughes succeeded in gaining attention, of course. His exercise of free speech eventually cost him four months in jail, but he doesn't regret that and during our interview offers concrete ideas about how the political system should be changed to eliminate corruption of those we elect to represent us.Listen to our interview.

Raelyn Nelson and her band will perform on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021 at the Farm-to-Fork Festival on Capitol Mall. Granddaughter of Willie Nelson, it was natural for her to get into music, and she merges her country sensibilities with rock in a unique style.

Following the 2020, California is set to redraw its legislative maps and for the first time in our state's history, we are set to lose a congressional seat. What does this mean for Humboldt? Guest Sam Sukaton of the California League of Conservation Voters joins Gang Green to discuss the California Citizens Redistricting Commission and how environmental voters can better harness power to affect change.While environmental and climate justice advocates have been building a policy agenda for years, we currently do not have the political power in California to act on these solutions at the rate and scale required. The 2021 redistricting process is a unique moment to make key structural change: not only for the next legislative session, but for this final decade leading to the 2030 climate deadline.California's Constitution requires that redistricting preserve “communities of interest”—those economic or cultural ties that bind communities together—to the maximum extent possible. The redistricting process begins by soliciting input from the public about what forms their community of interest. Unique public comments are very important to the process. There are two ways you can participate!REQUIRED READING:Do You Feel More Like Redding or San Rafael? The California Citizens Redistricting Commission Wants to KnowParticipate in a Communities of Interest Public Hearing!The Citizen Redistricting Commission is holding virtual meetings based on “zones.” Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity and Del Norte Counties are in Zone A. The Citizen Redistricting Commission is hosting a special meeting for our zone on August 23 from 1-7 p.m. Go to this link to see the meeting agenda and to register to speak! Each speaker will get up to 3 minutes.Draw Your Own Map!Don't want to sit through a public meeting? Can't make August? No problem! Submit your testimony online, by email or by mail.The Citizen Redistricting Commission has set up a cool website where you can draw your community of interest. Go to DrawMyCACommunity.org and follow the helpful tutorials. You can also provide input to the Commission by emailing: VotersFirstAct@crc.ca.gov (CC us at epic@wildcalifornia.org too!) or by snail mail: California Citizens Redistricting Commission, 721 Capitol Mall, Suite 260, Sacramento, CA 95814. You can even call in your comments to: (916) 323-0323.Support the show (https://www.humboldtbaykeeper.org/get-involved/donate)

Today on Inland Edition, Lillian Vasquez has a conversation with C ommission Member Ray Kennedy about the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Ray Kennedy has experience working in and around elections all over the world. He talks about the redistricting process, how the community can get involved, and the big job ahead for the commission. If you'd like to participate by sharing information about your specific community, visit: drawmycacommunity.org For more information about the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, visit www.wedrawthelinesca.org Written public comment may be mailed to: California Citizens Redistricting Commission C/O Public Comment 721 Capitol Mall, Suite 260 Sacramento, CA 95814 Or you can email votersfirst@crc.ca.gov

Capitol Mall mourns the Officer who lost his life recently. Why has the Capitol been under siege this year?

A terrific Bar & eatery at the west olympia Capitol Mall.

Randle Communications recently released their third annual Digital Influencer Report, tracking digital advocacy trends in 2019. Sad to say that the Capitol Weekly Podcast didn't make the list, but we won't hold that against them. Randle worked with Zignal Labs, hotshots in the field of social media analysis, to produce data for the report. Short take: this year’s report found that digital advocacy is more essential to public affairs and the California Legislature than ever before. Nearly all 120 legislators, and all statewide elected officials are on Twitter; some, like Senator Lorena Gonzalez and Governor Newsom, are thriving in the new social media environment. John Howard and Tim Foster sat down with CEO Jeff Randle in his office at 500 Capitol Mall (with maybe the most spectacular view in Sacramento) to talk about the report and how Twitter has changed politics.

After 78 straight episodes, it’s time to put the show on the shelf. This podcast has been what I describe as my “Lady Bird” AKA my love letter to Sacramento. The region has taken the needed steps of growth over this past decade and it has been a real pleasure meeting just some of the many people that make our city unique. The decision to put the podcast on hold isn’t out of nowhere. Many of you know my day job has been at FOX40 for the last 5+ years. It has been a great run, but there are some exciting career opportunities down south that I cannot pass up- I’m going to be an Associate Producer on this season of “American Ninja Warrior” and a Freelance Photographer for ABC7 in Los Angeles in between. The decision wasn’t easy as I love my hometown Sacramento, but it will be a great period of growth for me. In this last episode of Capital Success for now, I bring on a few of my favorite people, some repeats on the show. Patrick Harbison of PHPR makes his 3rd appearance, FOX40 Morning News Anchor Pedro Rivera makes his 2nd appearance, and FOX40 Morning News Weatherman Adam Epstein makes his debut appearance. We discuss my big move, Downtown Sacramento doubling in size in 2022 (10:00), why I’ll still love my Sacramento sports teams (12:00), Why winning the Lip Sync battle on Capitol Mall with Adam and Pedro was one of the best moments of my life (20:00), advice for the big move (31:00), roller coasters

Saint John Paul II made a bold proclamation of the Gospel of Life over 40 years ago in on October 7, 1979 at a Mass on the Capitol Mall of Washington, D.C.:“We will stand up every time that human life is threatened. When the sacredness of life before birth is attacked, we will stand up and proclaim that no one ever has the authority to destroy unborn life. When a child is described as a burden or is looked upon only as a means to satisfy an emotional need, we will stand up! We will insist that every child is a unique and unrepeatable gift of God, with the right to a loving and united family. When the institution of marriage is abandoned to human selfishness or reduced to a temporary, conditional arrangement that can easily be terminated, we will stand up!” 

Unfortunately all of my halloween field recordings were lost in the sands of time, so I had to take more field recordings this week. I decided to go the mall for some field recordings in the food court and outside the movie theater. I also took a walk on Kenyon st. going away from the mall and onto Harrison, you can hear someone ordering fast food in the episode. Malls are strange places; the mall here in Olympia is hardly any different than the malls I've been to in Illinois, Wisconsin, Colorado, and New York. Much like airports, they all have sounds in common. They exist on the same plane of reality and then you walk outside and it's something completely different, only unlike an airport you don't emerge into a different place, it's just your local neighborhood again. Wild!

Global Peace Plan, Mayan Sacred Calendars Project for Global Peace beginning December 21, 2021 Report on the Global Peace Council Day8of8 via a recorded and auto-transcribed Conference Call patched into the podcast. The Conference Call will begin at 2:30pmEDT and continue for discussion after the 3-4pm podcast portion of the call is finished.  Summary of the Mayan Sacred Calendar Dreamcatcher Project and will begin with a quick review of the Global Peace Council status of its Global Peace Plan, and of plans for November 1 at the Capitol Mall, convening a 9am prayer circle for Executive Clemency for Leonard Peltier in the tree grove across the street from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, followed by the second Global Peace March, a few hundred yards down the Mall to David’s Tent DC, for a 12pm prayer circle, asking in the name of Jesus Christ for Presidential and Public Acceptance of the Message of Peace depicted by the six symbols on the Global Peace Pole.  http://global-emergency-alert-response.net/GPPsymbols.html http://davidstentdc.org Following  will be a discussion of plans for November 11, the 100th Armistice Day Anniversary, also designated as a Global Oneness Day in New York, featuring an 11am Circle in Central Park at the John Lennon “Imagine” Memorial followed by a short Global Peace March to the United Nations.  Inspired by the designation of 2019 as Global Oneness Year, following on the Oct24 Global Oneness Day Summit, the Great Spirit Relay project of the Global Emergency Alert Response Network is promoting recognition of 2020-2030 as the International Decade of Global Oneness with the promotion of the October 24-31, 2020, United Nations 75th Anniversary Global Peace Forum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Details are in this post: https://www.facebook.com/173258413372666/posts/257068124991694/

This week’s Great Spirit Relay Radio podcast program from 3-4pm on Oct10Wed will include:   A status report on Executive Clemency for Leonard Peltier, and; A status report on preparations for the Oct24-31 Global Peace Council being convened in Greenbelt National Park 12mi North of the White House. This council purpose is to finalize, for delivery to the White House Nov1 and to the United Nations Nov11, a comprehensive multi-issue universally acceptable Global Peace Plan, using a Council Process making decisions by a consensus of unanimous agreement adapted from that of the indigenous Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee, People of the Longhouse). This Great Spirit Relay Global Peace Plan will be developed with public input until then posted at the Global Peace Council Facebook Group, shared online upon completion, and carried by the Global Peace March departing Greenbelt Park at 9:11am to meet on the Capitol Mall near David’s Tent DC at Noon Nov1 with the Leonard Peltier Freedom Ride 2018, on horseback from Florida since Sept22. The Freedom Riders will lead the White House Freedom March with supporters to Lafayette Plaza for delivery of the Global Peace Plan and offer the Global Peace Pole Ceremony inviting President Trump to join the circle along with Leonard Peltier whose Freedom is sought by Executive Clemency for this occasion. http://davidstentdc.org http://global-emergency-alert-response.net/GreatSpiritRelay.html http://global-emergency-alert-response.net/GlobalPeaceCouncil.html http://global-emergency-alert-response.net/GlobalPeaceMarch.html

Immigration reform is back on the Capitol Mall today—but it might not reach the halls of Congress. What are the prospects for any legislation this year?

B-Roll of September 11 10-year anniversary in Capitol Park and Capitol Mall at Sacramento, California. 911TenAnniv

Rick West of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian details the grand opening on the Capitol Mall this September 21st, and invites indigenous peoples of all the Americas to participate. We'll also talk about mercury poisoning in the Bay, and run down the Bay Native Calendar of Events. The post Bay Native Circle – May 5, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.