Northfield Ward 1 City Councilor Jim Pokorney was our guest AGAIN this week. (Photo recycled from last week.)
Talk of the revisions to the Comprehensive Plan dominated last week so we asked him back so we could touch on other subjects: the library, the liquor store, downtown streetscape, the proposed ice arena… and of course, [...]
Northfield Ward 1 City Councilor Jim Pokorney was our guest this week.
And of course, talk of the revisions to the Comprehensive Plan dominated. Click photo to enlarge.
We’ll have him back on the show next week so we can cover other topics.
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February 22, 2007 – 10:35 pm
In this week’s Northfield News, there’s a Letter to the Editor from Victoria Schlecht in opposition to the City selling liquor via its Municipal Liquor Store.
I’m not necessarily opposed to the City selling liquor but I thought I’d highlight one of her arguments (italics mine):
The whole issue became clear to me when I tried to [...]
February 5, 2007 – 8:08 pm
Our Locally Grown podcast guests this week included (center) Ward 2 City Councilor Scott Davis and (right) Erin Mayberry, Recreation Coordinator for the Community Services Division at the Northfield Public Schools. Click photo to enlarge.
We first talked with Erin and Scott about Saturday’s Northfield Community Volunteer Festival in the Northfield High School lower cafeteria . [...]
January 23, 2007 – 10:02 pm
Northfield City Administrator Al Roder joined us in the KRLX studios yesterday for a municipal update.
We made sure we got to Stephanie Hendrickson’s and some of John Thomas’ questions and then roamed all over the map with our own.
Click play to listen. 52 minutes, 14 seconds
Our show, Locally Grown, airs on Tuesdays at 4:30 PM, [...]
November 24, 2006 – 12:59 pm
This week’s episode has been put together with chewing gum and bailing wire. On Monday I interviewed Bianca Lutchen, pictured at left with Mathias Bell, our show’s producer. She’s a senior at Northfield High School and is in Ron Nuebel’s Political Economics class which has taken on the task of hosting next Monday’s League of Women Voter’s [...]
November 15, 2006 – 4:31 pm
We start the show by dissecting last week’s election results and a few other issues/happenings of the past week.
Our guest was Phillip Spensley, a member of the of ArtsPlan06 task force that’s drafted a report — with many recommendations — titled A Strategic Vision for the Arts and Culture in Northfield (PDF) that’s on its way to the Northfield City [...]
November 8, 2006 – 8:51 pm
Last night’s election results in the Fourth Ward, on the City’s west side, were shameful. Jon Denison, a candidate who didn’t campaign, didn’t show up at public meetings, didn’t speak, write, or communicate positions on any issues, received a winning percentage over candidate Victor Summa, who has repeatedly demonstrated deep and sincere (albeit sometimes loud [...]
October 30, 2006 – 10:05 pm
Retiring Northfield City Council Member Dixon Bond was our studio guest this week, discussing the pertinent issues for the upcoming city and county elections.
Right: KRLX Business Director (and Locally Grown producer) Mathias Bell with Station Manager Adam Carr. Click photos to enlarge.
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October 21, 2006 – 1:26 pm
Northfield’s LWV and the Cannon River Watershed Partnership are co-sponsoring two public events consisting of a candidate forum/moderated panel discussion. Candidates who have been invited to attend are are:
MN Senate District 36: Pat Pariseau, Carolyn Sampson
MN Senate District 25: Tom Neuville, Jessica Peterson
MN House District 36B: Pat Garofalo, Paul Hardt
MN House District 25B: David [...]
October 15, 2006 – 9:18 am
Oh, the barbs and arrows that I suffer…
Although I told Griff that I was going to be out of town for the most recent podcast, he forgot that small detail and joined Tracy in slandering my good name, adding insipid music to the show, and, perhaps most offensive of all, putting a red “x” through [...]
September 21, 2006 – 10:56 am
The City of Northfield’s Municipal Liquor Store is hosting a wine-tasting event tonight at the Grand. The first one held earlier this year was fantastic and I hope to be there again tonight.
Ross Currier posted about it to his NDDC blog and Lora Steil, NEG publisher for By All Means Graphics did her part and [...]
September 21, 2006 – 12:15 am
I’ve heard from a couple of reputable sources (hence the designation of ‘rumor’ for this blog entry) that Mendota Homes, developer of The Crossing, AKA Northfield Crossing), is trying to replace the planned second condo building in the southwest corner of the site with a hotel. The change in thinking is evidently because of the [...]
September 17, 2006 – 10:17 am
In today’s Strib: Houses are breaking free of beige.
After decades draped in monochrome, the suburbs are getting a big splash of color. Propelled by technological advances in home exteriors and public fatigue with the limited palette, builders and homeowners in the new suburbs are cladding homes in eye-catching tones. Drab vinyl siding is suddenly sinking [...]
September 14, 2006 – 10:03 pm
Back in April, we did a show on Northfield’s ultra high-speed broadband infrastructure with guest, Joel Cooper, Carleton’s Director of Information Technology Services. I think we should do another one, as municipal constipation may be setting in.
Earlier this week in the the Strib: College debuts Internet so fast, it almost gives you whiplash
Preparing for increased [...]
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