Monday, March 18, 2013
Let the NCAA name its tournament brackets. Some kids in Fridley had their own March Madness to take care of.
Watch kids playing basketball outdoors in a Fridley driveway above or at YouTube.com in a video posted by Chad Erickson.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
'IT WAS FREEZING'
The latest Fridley Harlem Shake video to hit YouTube looks downright chilly. See it above or at YouTube.com where Vin Parmessar posted it Saturday. Other Fridley Harlem Shake videos include: Do you know of another local Harlem Shake or other video with a Fridley connection? Leave a link in comments below or share a video yourself by uploading to this post.
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Commons Park
6249 7th St NE, Fridley, MN
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Saturday, February 9, 2013
Twenty-two appetites, five restaurants, one school bus. Ride along with this Fridley and Columbia Heights community education Feb. 6, 2013 outing.
Were you on board for the Central Avenue Restaurant Tour? Community Education in Fridley and Columbia Heights offered this bus tour of the avenue's eateries on Feb. 6, 2013. Here's a great five-minute YouTube documentary about it. See the Fridley Community Education course catalog here by clicking on the PDF thumbnail, or visit the Fridley Community Education website and read it on their viewer. Here's the course description: NEW! Central Avenue Restaurant Tour Check Out and Taste the Fare of 6 Local Eateries! Central Avenue offers an incredible array of diverse and interesting culinary options. We will visit 6 different locally-owned, non- franchised restaurants. Between stops we'll give you a brief history and commentary from the …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
This creative Fridley High School recruitment video shows how being in the band can turn dreary black-and-white school scenes into full color musical experiences.
A biology lecture, gym class and lonely lunch period all are improved "100 million percent" by school band in this 2013 Fridley High School band recruitment video on YouTube. If you don't see the video above, find it at YouTube. Related:
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Fridley High School
6000 W Moore Lake Dr # NE, Fridley, MN
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
News channel France 24 went live to Fridley for commentary from Abdul Mawgoud Dardery, a spokesman for Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party.
If you haven't seen an English-speaking French TV news host go live to Fridley, MN, to talk about politics in Egypt with a prominent Egyptian lawmaker before, check out these two YouTube videos. Abdel Mawgoud Dardery, spokesman for the foreign relations committee of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, is visiting Minnesota, according to KFAI-FM in Minneapolis. The local community radio station aired its own interview with Dardery along with Hamdy Makky of the Egyptian American Society of Minnesota. Links:
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Bernard Born posted a YouTube showing a gouged sidewalk on East River Road: "The guy got a little deep on his plowing I guess and came up on the sidewalk ... sure did some damage to the concrete."
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
While you're waiting for the NHL or Winterfest, here's 90 minutes of classic puck action in not-quite black and white.
YouTube user roachcliff1 posted this feature-length video from 1989 of epic boot hockey competition at Summit Square Park in Fridley. Warning: There's a bit of salty language right in the first couple seconds and there could well be more during the remaining 96 minutes. If you're wondering if you recognize someone in the video, roachcliff1 listed a few of the participants in the comments at YouTube. Related:
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Summit Square Park
5201 Capitol St NE, Fridley, MN
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Luke Thompson delivers a pop parody video of Adele's James Bond theme song—with a cameo by a Fridley snowplow and some snowsuit horseplay along Rice Creek.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Kids in Nancy Simoneau's class at R.L. Stevenson Elementary in Fridley used math, science and teamwork to make the pies.
Watch as students at Stevenson Elementary whip up great looking pumpkin pies in this YouTube clip.
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Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School
6080 E River Rd, Minneapolis, MN
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Saturday, November 17, 2012
YouTube clip celebrates their first-place football finish.
From the note by Satveer Chaudhary, who posted "2012 Fridley Tigers Football: 2nd and 3rd Grade" on YouTube: The 2nd and 3rd Grade Fridley Tigers Football team finished with a 1st place record, with only one loss the whole season! The kids worked hard with the help of dedicated coaches, team moms, and parents, and improved steadily throughout the season. The season culminated in the last game with a dramatic, come-from-behind victory—in overtime! If you have related video or photos to share, please upload them to this post.
Chris Steller
2:14 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
I check YouTube regularly. Very nice job! Thanks for posting it at YouTube and congrats to the boys.   more ›