Congrats to the Northfield News for winning the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s 2008 Mills Trophy for ‘most outstanding weekly newspaper in Minnesota.’ See the article in last Wednesday’s paper titled Newspaper wins top state award. It’s the first time the paper has won the award. (continued)
While visiting the offices of Construction Consulting Partners (a client) last week, I noticed the Jan/Feb 09 issue of Girlfriends (‘where local women turn’) and that CCP staffer Mary Closner was featured in the magazine’s Daddy’s Girl column on the back. The issue is not yet available on the Girlfriends website but should be soon. (continued)
The south Riverwalk kiosk on the Water St. pedestrian promenade (AKA ‘Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza’) now has the Northfield downtown directory on its north side. Jim Bohnhoff, who has a 1-year contract to maintain the kiosk information, has secured ten sponsorship ads for the left and right sidebars, including (continued)
Northfielder Will Healy has a new music show called ‘The Long Way Home’ that airs on KYMN 1080 AM on Sunday nights, 7-9pm. Last week’s Feb. 1 show (blogged by…
It might have the promotional blog post of the R-rated third set but whatever, Jon and Daitra Wersal made the trek from St. Peter to Northfield last night to hear the New Moon Trio at the Contented Cow. Their dancing and singing inspired us all. See the album of 10 photos. (continued)
Former Northfield Mayor Marv Grundhoefer showed up at last week’s open house at The Key, wearing a leather jacket as worn out as mine. We’re hip, baby. Proof: Leather for…
At last week’s Union of Youth open house at The Key, I met Kevin Krein, Addy Payne, and Dan Zenner, co-hosts of the KeyMN radio show which airs on Saturday mornings at 9am on KYMN 1080. The show now has its own web site where each episode is blogged with a clickable Flash player. They started podcasting in early December. (continued)
We’d planned to do yesterday’s show all by our lonesomes. But halfway through, Northfield Mayor Mary Rossing stopped by KYMN studios to record an ad for her store and barged in graciously joined us to talk about recent Council decisions on the liquor store and Way Park street closure.
After seeing this article in last week’s StarTribune, Between Jesus and Jay-Z: The word of God came to local rapper Xross in a strip club, Northfield Riverside Baptist Church pastor Cory Ellingston has organized a bus trip to Deja Vu Dreamgirls in downtown Mpls. this Friday night.