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…
Author: <span>Griff Wigley</span>
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)
On Thursday morning, I noticed that these cars had been hit by an official PD tagger. Welcome to the Thursday 2am to 6am fundraiser! Notice my red arrow on the…
This bur oak tree on South Hwy 3 across from Target/Cub/Applebee’s is on the agenda for Monday night’s council meeting. See p. 26 of the Packet (PDF).
I love oak trees like one but it seems pointless to go to such lengths to keep it when the whole south section of Highway 3 from Woodley/246 to Cty Rd. 1 is mostly a commercial strip with little thought to aesthetics/nature. (continued)
Dr. Mark Werner gave Northfield Mayor Mary Rossing and City Administrator Joel Walinski a tour of the 62,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility under construction that’s now attached to his…
Three trucks delivered the bridge girders for the Mill Towns Trail bridge over the Cannon River this morning. They’ll be put in place next week. (A tip-of-the-blogger hat to John…
Econofoods of Northfield has a new drive-through for its pharmacy. Instead of a window, they’ve opted for a tube system, similar to a bank, with a phone/screen for…
LoGroNo (Locally Grown Northfield) traffic for March was a mixed bag, according to Google Analytics. Site visitors set a record, with another 500 beyond last month’s record. Visits were up…
Our guest this week was Gunnar Swanson, Managing Director of the War Kids Relief project, updating us on their recently completed Young Ambassadors Pilot Program and plans for the future. (See our previous blog posts on the project.)
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