In the discussion about the sudden removal of the trees on 5th St, Jean Wakely wrote:
However, I have a Vote of NO CONFIDENCE that the new trees will be cared for properly. Just drive down 7th all the way to the pool. The trees were not staked, nor watered, nor guarded from damage from children [...]
Back in April of last year, I blogged about the Danes and their efforts to achieve energy independence. The efforts of these people in this area have come to my attention once again.
In the July 7 & 14 New Yorker, there is an article by Elizabeth Kolbert titled “The Island in the Wind”. The article’s [...]
Today and tomorrow, judges for the American in Bloom (AIB) competition will be making the rounds. They were introduced to Northfield earlier this morning at a breakfast at the Northfield Golf Club.
Left: AIB judge Bruce RiggsCenter: AIB judge Patrick Bones
See all the details on the Northfield Garden Club’s Northfield in Bloom page.
As reported here on Locally Grown back in this April discussion thread, single sort recycling (AKA single-stream or co-mingled recycling) is arriving for Northfield. The containers arrived on my street (Heritage Drive) yesterday.
See the recycling page on the Rice County web site. New items now included:
Cardboard and food boxes (non-refrigerated). Items like cereal, [...]
I took these two photos yesterday morning of some unusual activity adjacent to the Ames Mill on the Cannon River.
Can you guess what’s going on?
The Carleton Arb is awash in wildflowers. Areas surrounding the Rec Center are particularly spectacular. See the panel on the Arb Trailhead kiosk (right photo) for all the work that’s taking place this summer.
And more news on the biking/sustainability front: 2006 ArTech graduate Colin Colby, inspired by an idea he observed while in college in Sante Fe, has started “Green Hermes”, a bicycle delivery/courier service for Northfield. His tagline is, “Supporting Local Businesses and the Conservation of Gasoline”. Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest. [...]
I got this email yesterday from Joe Pahr, Advisor and Social Studies Specialist at ARTech:
Today I met Andy Davis of Changing Gears. He and his fiancee, Melissa, had stopped at Blue Monday on their way from Bloomington, Indiana to San Francisco by bicycle. Along the way they are filming a documentary about communities and organizations [...]
Left: What Northfield City Park has two ponds, one flowing into the other via this man-made rock spillway?Right: Where is Campostella Park?
Hint: you won’t find the answers by navigating the City’s Parks and Rec section of its web site, nor by navigating the Parks and Rec Advisory Board section of the city web [...]
During a walk in the Arb last week, I:
Left: saw evidence of vandalismRight: had my personal body space invaded 4 timesBelow: experienced severe noise pollution.
Click play to watch/listen. 11 seconds.
(I refuse to be upstaged in the fluff department by Tracy.)
Under the proposed new sidewalk dining ordinance, would the above type of sidewalk consumption of non-alcoholic food and beverages not be allowed anymore unless the business got a permit? In the second paragraph of the ordinance, there is a sentence that reads:
“Similarly, and as provided by chapter 14, article V of this code, a [...]
I counted three dozen people fishing from the west side of Riverwalk on Sunday. (Click photo to enlarge.)
Is the fishing getting better on the Cannon? What’s being caught besides bullheads are carp? Are the fish safe to eat?
(FYI, the NDDC hosted a forum on the Cannon River yesterday morning. Ross blogged it at Experts [...]
Significant citizen opposition to an already-approved archery range at Lashbrook Park and an already-approved skateboard plaza at Ames Park has surfaced. An April 30 Nfld News editorial ends with this:
“… why does there continue to be opposition each time the plan is invoked and a project is approved by the board? Residents opposing changes in [...]
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