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Photo album: Northfield says goodbye to Lansing Hardware

Griff Wigley posted on May 02 2008 at 06:47

The community said goodbye to Lansing Hardware in a parking lot ceremony on Wed. night. See the album of 2 dozen+ photos or this slideshow.

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- Our nation’s financial crisis (637)
  - Peter Millin: Crisis??…What crisis? http://www.politico.com/news/s tories/1208/16117.html Anyone remember...
  - Peter Millin: maybe i have become too cynical. Am I the only one that thinks that it is ironic that congress...
  - Peter Millin: After we bailout the auto industry who should we bailout next? In case you lost track the money so...
  - David Henson: Paul - you are getting close to be on the money with your last comments. A $25,000 investment...
  - Paul Fried: Here’s David Lindorff, commenting on the possibility of an auto bailout, and saying we...
- Neighborhood associations in Northfield - where are you? (2)
  - Bill Ostrem: My experience of living in Minneapolis and St. Paul makes me think that defined neighborhoods are a...
  - David Ludescher: Tracy: Is there a problem defining “neighbor” as someone within 350 feet? It seems...
- Northfield civic blogosphere directory updated (3)
  - Griff Wigley: Thanks, Andy. DONE!
  - Andy Alt: Griff, can you add Mental Health in Northfield MN to the Locally Grown civic blogosphere directory?
  - Holly Cairns: Thanks for adding www.progressivenature.com If anyone wants to author, just let me know....
- City asks Lansing to dismantle Christmas-tree housing structure (18)
  - martha cashman: I continue to be amazed by Lansing’s flagrant disregard for the laws of this City and...
  - Anne Bretts: What is there to resolve? Temporary structures are just that. They aren’t designed to...
  - Bonnie Obremski: Hello all, I was away for the holiday. I spoke with Mayor Lee Lansing on Tuesday and he said he...
  - Charlene Coulombe- F: I do not think the license which is being referenced is the actual one needed since there...
  - Nick Waterman: If the powers that be have this much free time, perhaps they could go out and repaint some of the...
- DNC and the RNC: the good, the bad, the ugly (438)
  - Bright Spencer: Peter, I am afraid you will be waiting along time because the accountable persons and parties...
  - Peter Millin: Most experts agree that the only way Franken can win is by going to court. Looks like he took a...
  - Patrick Enders: For those of you interested in the finer points of the Senate recount, I highly recommend the...
- McCain was right. The surge worked. The war in Iraq is over. We won. Now what? (264)
  - Peter Millin: The Iraqi government just approved a plan that will have our troops out in three years. Finally.
  - Anthony Pierre: griff. friedman has been a fan of ‘dick’ foreign policy all the way back to 2003...
  - Griff Wigley: Tom Friedman’s column today: In the last year, though, the U.S. troop surge and the backlash...
- St. John’s beats Carleton 14-10 for MIAC crown (2)
  - david roberts: Carleton College Knights had several players all M.I.A.C and Carleton has the football coach of...
- A Small Town with Big Ideas on Citizen Journalism (1)
  - Bonnie Obremski: Nice work Mackenzie! To clarify a point: The Harnisch Family Foundation of New York, via Ruth...
- Why is the new kiosk going to waste? (24)
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  - Mary Rossing: Jim What is the cost of a sponsorship?
  - Jim Bohnhoff: Hello everyone, I have been working feverishly on updating the Street and Building Map, a big job,...
  - Griff Wigley: Jim B, any progress? You wrote: “I am hoping to get the Kiosk ready for business the week of...
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  - David Henson: Griff - how do you feel about the G1? Esp - how does it work in Northfield ?
- Willie’s Shoe Repair gets a new sign (5)
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  - Robbie Wigley: Don’t let him kid you. Griff has been supporting the Duct Tape industry for the last 10...
- Podcast: Councilor-elect Erica Zweifel (2)
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  - Rob Hardy: About Tracy’s female-only gathering, Ross said that the guys who complained should grab a cold...
- Northfield video game designer immune to economic woes (4)
  - Griff Wigley: This story has now been pinged/linked to hundreds of times by misc. video gaming sites. I’ve...
- In the Obama-Era, Plans Revive for a Northfield-Twin Cities Rail Line (34)
  - Bill Ostrem: For an interesting history of the Twin Cities streetcars, see the book “Twin Cities by...
  - Stephanie Henriksen: Bright, I wish we could go back to that time. Railroads have gained too much power in...
  - Bright Spencer: In Illinois, freight lines operate via the behest of the government of the people and are, or at...
  - Holly Cairns: I should have included this link in my last post http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D an_Patch_Corridor...
  - Peter Millin: With a national debt projected to go to over 15 trillion dollars, we simply can’t afford...
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  - Bright Spencer: My mom used to bring the homeless person into the nearby McDonalds’ and buy a burger and a...
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- Love Your Town (5)
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  - Dean Kjerland: There is an interesting article in the Nov 20th issue of Science which sheds light on another...
  - Rob Hardy: The results of the study can be found here (as a .pdf file). There was a correlation between the...
  - Mary Rossing: Let’s do both!! Come on downtown this weekend and do some shopping then take in some...
  - David Ludescher: Ross: The article also suggests that it may be economic success that makes the city well-loved,...
- Audio and photo album: Moravian Church town hall forum on heroin (4)
  - Curt Benson: I’ve got google news alerts set to turn up news about heroin use in suburbs and small towns,...
- Happy Thanksgiving to all you turkeys out there (1)
  - Mike Zenner: Which Turkey should be pardoned? http://in.reuters.com/news/pic tures/rpSlideshows?articleI...
- Conversion of Southgate to Culver’s begins (10)
  - Griff Wigley: Hi Katie, yep, I took a photo today and will add it soon. Shane, I don’t know an opening...
  - Katie Prichard: Would it be possible for pictures of the renovations to be added to this thread? I’m off...
  - Shane: When is the opening day?
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Below are the most recent weblog headlines from Northfield-area bloggers who mainly comment about local civic issues. See our blogosphere page for a complete directory of civic-oriented blogs in the area.
Bruce Anderson
Bill Ostrem
David Bly, State Rep. 25B
Ross Currier, NDDC Exec. Director
Kevin Dahle, State Senator, D25
Bruce Morlan/Politics and a Pint
League of Women Voters Northfield
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- December 2005 (2)
Commenters this month
- Andy Alt
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- Bill Ostrem
- Bonnie Obremski
- Bright Spencer
- David Ludescher
- david roberts
- Griff Wigley
- martha cashman
- Peter Millin
- Victor Summa
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