I confirmed with co-owner Kim Swanson yesterday that a. renee salon has closed due to the recession. I first blogged about the salon in June of 2008 when he and…
Locally Grown (LoGro) Northfield Posts
Yesterday’s Outlaw Run Motorcycle Rally was a vrooming success, attracting 180 riders (triple the numbers from last year) under cool sun-drenched skies. Kudos to Northfield Historical Society Executive Director Hayes…
I was out for a leisurely bicycle ride on Wed. night when I came upon the 7th annual Community Youth Fair(s) that was being held outside Bridgewater Elementary,…
Three weeks ago, Steve Wilmot, SMSQ Architects and a regular commenter here on LG, gave me a tour of the Prairie Creek Community School expansion. It had been a while…
Kudos to the ELCA: Strib: ELCA validates ‘chaste’ same-sex relationships MPR: Lutherans pass measure on gay clergy
Northfield Historical Society Executive Director Hayes Scriven has joined the Twittersphere, just in time for tomorrow’s Outlaw Run. He says he’ll be tweeting throughout the day’s events. We’ll see.…
The July August issue of the Citizens League’s monthly newsletter, MN Journal has an article by evaluator Bill Johnston titled The final analysis: What MAP 150 taught us about citizen involvement and engagement (p. 7). It includes this startling statement: "Dialogue is more important to citizen perceptions of authentic involvement than the effect on outcomes." He explains why… and I’ve excerpted some other interesting findings. (continued)
I took the photo of Northfield Mayor Mary Rossing and Dundas Mayor Glenn Switzer last Saturday at the Peggy Prowe Pedestrian Bridge Dedication. But I left at the end…
Andrea Een, who has an office at the GBM next to mine, is one of the many local musicians performing in the 11th annual Bridge Chamber Music Festival. There are…