Minnesota Veteran Receives Refurbished Vehicle via ‘Recycled Rides’ Program
January 20, 2018
Uptown VFW Member Erik Rapoport was given a refurbished vehicle through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides program....
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Uptown VFW Sneakily Open Big, Cool Second Bar
August 7, 2017
You know the Uptown VFW as a cozy dive bar, tucked in the back of a nondescript storefront on Lyndale, a place to shovel free popcorn in your face and get cheap drinks and karaoke Bob Seger deep cuts until the early hours of the...
A Battle With Pain
February 14, 2017
The backroom of the James Ballentine VFW Post #246 in Minneapolis’ Uptown neighborhood looks more appropriate for meat raffles and ladies’ auxiliary meetings than for medical treatments....
Places to get lost
February 14, 2017
MINNEAPOLIS – Step into James Ballentine VFW Post 246 and something strikes you.The place is alive.Alive, sadly, is no longer a given when it comes to VFW halls and the older veterans who've been keeping them going....