The Fieldhouse Sports Bar and Grill in River Park Mall has a sign on their door that today, Aug. 18, is their last day. I blogged their opening in December,…
Author: <span>Griff Wigley</span>
Our radio show/podcast guest this week, Peter Dahlen, Chair of the Northfield Charter Commission, talking about their subcommittee report that I blogged about last week. I’ve turned off comments here. Continue the discussion there.
Click play to listen. 30 minutes.
The City has a new (July, 2009) Northfield Bike Trails & Paths map (PDF) posted to its web site. Unfortunately, it’s rotated 90 degrees to the right on page two…
The email discussion list for Carleton College parents has been heating up of late, with some parents upset that the administration is planning to install a surveillance camera on the Bald Spot to deter underage drinking. After phoning Associate Dean Joe Baggot, one parent wrote: (continued)
Update 10:20 PM: this appears to have been a hoax. See the comment thread below.
The Rare Pair‘s Krin Finger and Jill Enestvedt were pictured and featured on the front page of the Strib Business section on Sunday in a story titled Keeping the goods…
Saturday’s Tour d’ Art bike tour (part of ArtSwirl) began with a dedication ceremony for the Peggy Prowe Pedestrian Bridge, part of the Mill Towns Trail. See the album of…
Butch Thompson and his All Stars performed at Northfield’s historic The Grand Event Center last night, launching the First Annual Northfield Jazz Festival. See the album of a dozen photos,…
I first experienced Butch Thompson’s piano and clarinet playing in 1966 when I was 17 years old and regularly sneaking into the Emporium of Jazz in Mendota to hear…
The Savage Aural Hotbed performed on Bridge Square last night, launching ArtSwirl 2009. I hope to have some video posted, but for now, see the album of ten photos, the…