April 15, 2008 – 12:02 am
I know that there are die-hards like Bill Ostrem and Bruce Anderson, not to mention my husband, who bike almost all through the winter. But for the rest of us mere mortals, it generally isn’t until the roads dry up that we start thinking seriously about it.
Now spring is here, and I’m starting to [...]
Our guest this week: Judy Code, president of the Northfield Garden Club.
Never underestimate the power of a handful of gardeners determined to make their corner of the world a better place. The Northfield Garden Club has built an impressive number of coalitions, partnering with public and private organizations all over town.
The NDDC devoted their [...]
March 18, 2008 – 10:02 pm
Late this afternoon, a motley crew assembled at City Hall and got on the Northfield Transit bus for a tour around the outskirts of our fair city. The purpose of the trip was to help city officials in the process of reviewing Northfield’s designated Urban Expansion and Priority Growth boundaries as part of the revision [...]
February 6, 2008 – 1:01 pm
In today’s Strib South (February 5th) section there is an article titled “Region’s No. 1 Concern: Transportation”. It discusses the release of a recent survey at the Metropolitan Council’s State of the Region event.
Now, I’m not mentioning the Met Council just ’cause I’m hoping to get former Chamber President Ludescher to weigh in on this [...]
January 1, 2008 – 11:34 am
Happy New Year from Locally Grown! My wish for 2008 is for a healthier, more productive civil discourse from our online community, and better functioning of our municipal government (elected, appointed, and staff). Who’ll drink to that?
And Now For Something Completely Different: I ran across an interesting piece on the Reuters news [...]
December 14, 2007 – 8:31 pm
Northfield-based blogger/teacher/author Ken Wedding alerted me that the Google Maps Street View feature now includes much of Northfield. Their rooftop camera-equipped car evidently made the rounds sometime this summer.
Left: All the streets outlined in blue have been photographed for 360-degree views.
Center: The intersection of 3rd and Washington, facing the library to the [...]
December 13, 2007 – 7:30 am
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (District 6) is holding the second of two Public Open Houses to discuss preliminary findings of the Northfield Area Access Management and Safety Plan for a section of Highway 19, east of Interstate 35 to Trunk Highway 3 in Northfield.
The Open House will be held tonight (December 13th) from 5 [...]
December 3, 2007 – 10:55 am
I just created a new top-level page for Documents, e.g. plans, studies, and others of that ilk, found on the tabbed menu bar at the top of the site.
Even though many of these things may be available on the City website, many are not, either because they’re too new, too old, or weren’t done by [...]
November 29, 2007 – 9:17 pm
There’s a growing awareness nationwide that encouraging kids to walk and bike to school may pay off in several ways. Besides all the Norman Rockwellesque feelings the idea engenders, potential benefits include increased physical activity for youth and reduced traffic congestion.
Walking to school is one viable solution to the childhood obesity epidemic, but it takes [...]
November 5, 2007 – 1:30 pm
No one can deny Griff’s rapidly developing photographic skills. Just think, some day when his name is mentioned in the same breath as Brady, Capa and Lange, you’ll be able to say “I knew him when…”.
Many of Griff’s images are of the civic “art” known as Streetscape. His photos have included the Library Plaza, the [...]
October 6, 2007 – 6:37 am
In today’s Northfield News, an article by Andrea Nelson titled Unhappy citizens walk out of Hwy 19 meeting; Officials answer questions on overlay, but not widening.
“Vague” is how one citizen deemed Peter Waskiw’s answers to citizen comments and answers at the Minnesota Department of Transportation Highway 19 open house Tuesday night… Several citizens said [...]
September 1, 2007 – 6:39 am
The City installed the new streetscape arches yesterday at 3rd and Division St. The one in the left two photos is over the walkway to the river between the Northfield Arts Guild and the Contented Cow. The one in the right two photos is over the walkway between the Archer House and the Nutting [...]
August 16, 2007 – 11:28 am
The photo at left is of the famous or infamous Prairie - Woodley intersection. At next Monday’s (August 20th) City Council meeting, Agenda Item # 14 is to “Consider Resolution 2007-091 - Ordering Improvement No. 05 - Woodley Street from Prairie Street to Jefferson Parkway and preparation of plans and specifications”.
There has been a buzz [...]
In the comments to my previous post about Northfield/Apple Valley, Anne B. said, “I’ve been asking for two years and I don’t have a clue what you and Ross and others want the city to be.” Well, I’d certainly never try to speak for Ross and others, but I’ll take another, more comprehensive crack at [...]
My daughter Gilly alerted me to the bicycles locked to the railings along the walkway between the Archer House and the Nutting Block… and that someone has taped 5 paper “No bike parking” signs to the railing posts. It reminds me of all the “Don’t lock your bike here!” signs I saw last year [...]
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