Last week I met with St. Olaf grad Phong Nguyen about his new company, AhaDiscounts. He hosts local businesses’ promotional discounts on his website. People who carry his City Discount…
Author: <span>Griff Wigley</span>
Caroline Jones, Director of Prairie Creek Community School, will be our podcast guest next Wed. PCCS is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year (a K-6 Charter school since 2002). Their enrollment lottery is March 16. The Northfield School of Arts and Technology (ARTech) is a 6-12 Charter School that opened in 2003. Their lottery is April 6. Both PCCS and ARTech are sponsored by the Northfield School District. A new K-8 Charter, the Cannon River STEM School (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) opens this fall, sponsored by the Audubon Center of the North Woods. It holds its enrollment lottery on March 14. While all seems healthy for local Charters, there are some ominous changes being considered by the Legislature. (continued)
I detect a trend. A couple weeks ago, I blogged how Target had lowered its community decency standards to match LoGroNo. Then yesterday, the StarTribune’s editorial page ran a delightfully…
It was just us co-hosts yesterday, primarily doing a post-mortem on Ross’ trip to Chicago for the National Mainstreets Conference with its 2009 technology-related theme, Becoming Main Street 2.0. (And what is Web 2.0? ) See the live-blogging organizers did during the conference. Ross has posted to his NDDC blog about the conference here, here, and here and on LG here and here.
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I was doing a little research last week on where to find the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue in Northfield (I’m thinking of applying for a grant now that stimulus money is flowing). I thought it interesting that the St. Olaf Bookstore and Carleton Bookstore (as does Target) not only carry it but also Cosmo and Maxim. (Notice how I’m not linking to any of the magazine publishers.) These magazines and others similar to them have their critics. (continued)
Northfield News Publisher Sam Gett wrote in column last week, SNL events axed, re: the letter to NMS parents on the cancellation of SNL: “The notice is pretty vague as…
Let it not be said that shopping in downtown Northfield is strictly a highbrow experience. To wit, see this educational display at Present Perfect. That our mayor is the purveyor…
Due to some last-minute scheduling problems, I’ve cancelled tonight’s Live chat on Northfield business. I’ll post an update as soon as I get it rescheduled. My apologies!