Starting Sunday, August 1, we’re shutting down Locally Grown for a month or so. This includes the blog, the membership sideblog, the comments, and the radio show/podcast. The site will remain up with this blog post ‘sticky’ at the top. Continue reading Locally Grown: on sabbatical starting Aug. 1
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After getting feedback from y’all about the Friday Memo, I’ve gotten into a groove, so I’ll be posting the City Administrator’s “Friday Memo” on my CityCommons blog during the LoGro sabbatical. Hope to see you there. Here’s this week’s memo post.
If not omelettes, then might your dog be hungry for a snack? Last night’s Books and Stars on Bridge Square was the finale for the summer. See Northfield librarian Kathy Ness’ blog post on Northfield.org for details. And see the her Kid’s Happening blog for all the latest kid-related activity at the library. See my album of 16 photos, the large slideshow, or this small slideshow:
The Vintage Band Festival (VBF) starts next week: "Over 100 concerts by 25 historical American and international bands in 4 days."
Follow VBF on Twitter and VBF on Facebook. Looks like some of the brick paver crosswalks downtown are need of sand fill after recent heavy rains. Lots of gaps in lots of pavers. And some pavers are cracking. I’d report this via the City of Northfield’s Tell the City About page but I used it over a month ago to report graffiti and never heard back. A good idea and implementation back in 2005 but now way outdated. I wonder if they’ve heard about SeeClickFix? The difference? Transparency and accountability… plus photos via mobile phones. Cheap to . . . → Read More: Sand needed in brick paver crosswalks downtown: how to tell the city about it?
The issue was on the agenda at last week’s Council meeting. See p. 42-52 of the July 20 packet (PDF). From the packet:
Here are six more photos of the area in front of the Scriver Building.
I’m trying to understand the rationale for the removal of the trees since ADA standards would still be met after the ramp was built. Update July 29 7:05 am: photo of the access at the Holland Block at 5th and Division:
After a presentation at the Council meeting by NHS Executive Director Hayes Scriven and SMSQ architect Steve Wilmot, much of the Council discussion was about the removal of the trees. It ultimately voted 6-1 (Pokorney opposed) to approve the resolution to begin negotiations for the right-of-way (ROW). Here’s the video of the discussion: Continue reading NHS recommends trees be removed in front of Scriver Building; Council agrees There are some new trees in Riverside Park near the pergola, courtesy of Northfield in Bloom, which I think is a subsidiary of the Northfield Garden . . . → Read More: Northfield in Bloom: not just flowers anymore  Comments are closed  City, Civic Orgs, Environment  Northfield Garden Club, Northfield in Bloom, Riverside Park Friday night’s thunderstorm (actually Sat. morning around 1 am) did some damage on the north side of Northfield. At least four of the historic-type street lights on the east side of Hwy 3 near The Crossing blew down. And many trees near St. Olaf took a beating, including these on Highland Ave., one of which landed on a parked car according to this comment from Josh Dale who lives nearby: I live on the north-east corner of St. Olaf property, off Highland Ave. The power went out shortly after 1am. No power=no warnings, other than a lightning . . . → Read More: Friday night’s thunderstorm did some damage Cycle America’s coat-to-coast bicycle tour came to Northfield (from Hutchinson, the last leg of the Mighty Rivers segment) last night and many of the participants were spending money in the coffeeshops of downtown Northfield this morning, including the Goodbye Blue Monday. Today is a day of rest so they’ll be camped one more night in town, most of them at the Northfield High School. Tomorrow, the tour’s Heartland Patchwork segment takes them east to Cannon Falls on Hwy 19 where they’ll take the Cannon Valley Trail to Red Wing and then on to Pepin, WI. Former . . . → Read More: Cycle America’s cross-country tour: a day of rest in Northfield After buying corn from the Grisim’s Sweet Corn stand for years, I finally lucked out yesterday afternoon: Glen and Cindy Grism were there for a photo op. “Spread the word, we’re open,” said Cindy. . . . → Read More: Glen and Cindy Grisim, still doing that sweet corn thing The “Friday Memo,” written by Northfield City Administrator Joel Walinski, department heads, and other City staff, summarizes the staff activities for the week. The Friday memos are published and archived in PDF form at the bottom of the City Administrator’s web page. The Friday Memo information from the Library, Streets & Parks, and Recreation departments would be of interest to most citizens. This week’s memo (PDF) also includes draft agenda items for August City Council sessions first notice of Public Forum on Budget – August 23, 2010 (check it out!) details on annual water testing There is a . . . → Read More: City Administrator’s weekly Friday Memo of July 23 As Robbie and I got out of our car in downtown’s west side parking lot last night, we heard music coming from both the Cow’s outdoor stage and the back deck of The Key. Northfielders who ventured downtown, it turns out, got a real treat from the bands at both outdoor venues—with warm temps, spectacular skies, and later on, a full moon. See my album of 18 photos, the large slideshow, or this small slideshow (videos below): Below: a two-minute video clip of The Big Strong Men (Facebook page). The band wowed the audience (wide age range) . . . → Read More: Photos and video of a music night in Northfield: The Big Strong Men; Area 51; Fort Wilson Riot Comments are closed Arts & Culture, Photos, Video Area 51, Contented Cow, Fort Wilson Riot, The Big Strong Men, The Key, Union of Youth Bloomberg Businessweek ran a special report a month ago titled What’s Your College Degree Worth? Less than you think. Exclusive new research suggests most students would be better off never setting foot in a classroom. (See info on Carleton’s #1 ranking (St. Olaf runner-up) in MN: What’s Your College Degree Worth?) Over the course of a working life, college graduates earn more than high school graduates. Over the past decade, research estimates have pegged that figure at $900,00, $1.2 million, and $1.6 million. But new research suggests that the monetary value of a college degree may be . . . → Read More: What’s a college degree worth in the Great Recession? It’s not often that someone beats me to a blog post after a community event. But it happened this week. At last Saturday’s Riverwalk Market Fair, I took the photo on the left of Carlson SEEDS interns Chelsea Wagner and Natasha Hegmann (housemate Julia in the center) selling their wares, including the fantastic basil (center) that Robbie purchased from them. What’s SEEDS about? The St. Olaf Center for Experiential Learning has a page on it: The Carlson SEEDS (Social Entrepreneurship, Environmental Design, & Stewardship) internship program, founded by Greg and Nancy Carlson ’82, is designed to engage . . . → Read More: Carlson SEEDS interns Chelsea and Natasha: planting, growing, selling, blogging Comments are closed Blogosphere, Civic Orgs, Colleges, Environment Carlson SEEDS programs, Center for Experiential Learning, Chelsea Wagner, Greg Carlson, Nancy Carlson, Natasha Hegmann A team of realtors from Coldwell Banker South Metro has set up a hugging tent on Division St. to raise money for the Food Shelf at the Community Action Center during today’s Craze Daze. For every passerby who gets (in my case, “reluctantly consents to”) a hug from a team member, they put one of their own dollars (raised from staff contributions this week) into the food shelf fundraising jar. Of course, you can put your dollars in the jar, too. When I stopped by at 8:15, Jim Blaha, Executive Director of the Northfield Community . . . → Read More: Crazy! Team Coldwell Banker South Metro hugs for the food shelf 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Civic Orgs, Volunteerism Arlen Malecha, Coldwell Banker South Metro, Community Action Center, Crazy Daze, Ed Kuhlman, Food Shelf, Jeanette Nelson, Jim Blaha, Larry Defries The scene on Division St at 6:30 this morning was rather bleak. The radar doesn’t offer much encouragement, nor does Paul Douglas’ forecast. Should the Northfield Area Chamber of Commerce’s Crazy Daze (PDF of today’s schedule of events) be two-days long in case of inclement weather, like the 2010 Taste of . . . → Read More: Should Crazy Daze be two days? 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Civic Orgs Crazy Daze, Northfield Area Chamber of Commerce, Taste of Northfield Way back in 2004-05 when I was still at NCO/Northfield.org, we encouraged local civic leaders (including members of the city council, school board and county board) to start blogging. I taught a civic leader blogging class and even coached some local ministers. It was all part of the civic blogosphere project with an emphasis on including leaders. So as A) we head into the 2010 election season; and B) begin looking for a new Northfield City Administrator, I thought it might be helpful to point out some very important reasons on WHY someone in a leadership . . . → Read More: Using blogs and Twitter to leverage your influence as a Northfield community leader 12 comments - (Comments are closed) Blogosphere leadership blogging, Michael Hyatt, Seth Godin, Twitter The “road closed” signs went up on Hwy 19 last night though the barricades were still off to the side. The truck drivers from Missy’s Trucking in Rochester were all holed up at Americas Best Value Inn & Suites (former Super on So. Hwy 3. I’m guessing that by 7 am or 8 am, the detour will be in effect. July 13 Nfld News: Hwy. 19 closings will compound traffic woes That means motorists heading from Northfield to I-35 will be forced to detour from the detour. Rice County Engineer Dennis Luebbe says that will push traffic . . . → Read More: Hwy 19 between Northfield and I-35 closed starting today, July 21 It was just me and Ross this week, talking about all-things Northfield including goose poop, the upcoming council and school board elections (separate issues), and the opportunities afforded by the departure of Northfield City Administrator Joel Walinski. It’s clear from listening to the show, however, that we need Tracy. She’s–not–just a pretty face She’s–got–everything it takes She’s–mother–of the human race She’s–not–just a pretty face
Click play to listen. 30 minutes. You can also download the MP3 or subscribe to the podcast feed, or subscribe directly with iTunes. Our radio show/podcast, Locally Grown, usually airs Mondays at . . . → Read More: Podcast: Triumvirate minus 1 on goose poop, the elections, and a departure opportunity |
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