What a great year for winter weather phenomena. In December, we got treated to a set of sun dogs making a complete circle. Two weeks ago, thundersnow. And this morning,…
Locally Grown (LoGro) Northfield Posts
Left: There’s a ‘Welcome to Dundas’ sign up on S. Hwy 3 just north of Kwik Kopy as you approach Cty. Rd 1 from the north. It’s easy…
Chris Heimerl from Eagan-based Spooky All Natural Gourmet Hot Sauces also had an aisle stand at Just Food Co-op on Saturday. After I snarfed down several of his samples (“made…
I stopped by the Lorence’s Berry Farm aisle stand at Just Food Co-op on Saturday where Gayle Lorence was giving shoppers tastes of their strawberry jam and raspberry jam, spread…
The Friday Memo, written by NEW, OFFICIAL 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 directed to the mayor and city council, it’s helpful for citizens to see what’s going, too. This week’s highlights include:
- Interesting details on the City’s negotiations with MnDOT regarding the value of property currently owned by MnDOT on The Crossings project and some deed restrictions on same by the MPCA
- The State’s obnoxious handling of a joint Neighborhood Stabilization Program grant application by Northfield, Lonsdale, and Faribault in which grant monies were allocations only to Faribault
Chanting “Save our town, or we’re going down",” students from Prairie Creek Community School held a “Northfield First” rally on Bridge Square yesterday. See the album of ten photos, the full-screen slideshow, or this slideshow… and following that, a 25-second video, and a 5-minute video.
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Last week I blogged about Just Food Co-op’s Winter Eat Local Challenge (“Eat 50 % of your food from the five state area for seven days”) and yesterday I signed…
Two new neighborhood blogs have joined Northfield’s blogosphere in recent months. The Northfield Eastside Neighborhood Association (NESNA) launched its blogsite in December under the stewardship of Ed Lufkin. See the…