We received an email earlier this week from Northfield High School Principal Joel ‘Frankie Valli’ Leer, alerting us to the efforts of high school senior Mauricio Lozada and friends to…
Locally Grown (LoGro) Northfield Posts
The Northfield City Council discussed truck parking in the Babcock Park (rodeo grounds/dog park) parking lot at Monday’s meeting. I wasn’t there but caught a bit of the discussion on…
Jessica Paxton is KYMN Radio’s new on-air host for the weekday drive-time (4-6pm) slot. I paid her an impromptu visit yesterday, adding a traffic report while providing emotional support to…
As the moderator here on LoGroNo, I’ve occasionally intervened when people have brought up their views on abortion while discussing topics/issues that appear to have little or nothing to do with abortion. I intervened again this week in the discussion attached to my blog post, Is this bur oak worth saving? As I see it (I could be wrong), since abortion is such polarizing issue, injecting it into other issues brings along some of the same polarizing tendencies and the possibility of an inquiry-based discussion diminishes. (continued)
The Friday Memo, written by Northfield City Administrator Joel Walinski and many of the department directors, managers, and supervisors, summarizes many of the staff activities for the week. Although it’s…
We have a new non-profit advertiser this month on Locally Grown, plus one returning for-profit advertiser. Bill Nelson, manager of the Dundas Dukes, has a banner ad that links to…
The Northfield Police Report (released Friday) shows that 19 young people were busted for either underage drinking or possession of marijuana / drug paraphernalia on the West Side of downtown…
It appears as though the Yellow Bike Club project by the Carleton Bicycle Co-op (CBC) has, um, hit a rut and gone downhill. (Rob Hardy, did I get the…
It’s time for my annual whine about those who ride bikes on the downtown sidewalks. (See the Sep. 2007 blog post w/ 32 comments and Sep. 2008 blog post w/ 26 comments). City Admin Joel Walinksi has an update in the April 17 Friday Memo:
To improve safety regarding sidewalk bike riders in the downtown, the community service officer will be dedicating more time to public education involving those bike riders that disregard the city ordinance. Additionally the Public Works/Engineering folks will also be looking at signage or stencils that (continued)