I took these photos on Wednesday at the DJJD graveside memorial service honoring Joseph Lee Heywood and Nicolaus Gustafson. Brad Ness, David Anderson, Lynn Wilmot, Orrin DeLong, and a Gustafson…
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Mary Rossing, proprietor of Present Perfect, was our guest on Wednesday, talking about DJJD and its impact on Northfield retail. We also talked city hall issues. After the show, she and…
Two well-known Northfielders died yesterday. Basil’s Pizza’s John Pitsavas, 32, was killed early Thursday morning in a rollover accident in Lakeville. Strib story here. Bob Jacobsen, 82, of Jacobsen’s Department Store,…
I took this photo of Elaine Nesbit riding her bike in front of Tiny’s Hot Dogs/Dogs All Day this morning.
She agreed to be the poster child for a discussion about the Northfield City ordinance that makes riding bikes on downtown sidewalks a petty misdemeanor.
She claims that Division St. downtown isn’t safe for bike riding, kids especially. So does my wife. I’m not so sure.
So is this an act of civil disobedience? Do adult bikers get cited for violating this ordinance or is it mainly youth skateboarders? Should I have performed a citizen arrest and escorted her to the police?
The relevant ordinance language:
I took this photo about 10 this morning. The gang from the Northfield Senior Center was hauling the Bridge Square vintage popcorn wagon (see the new web page on it) over to…
For what it’s worth, there’s something happening here this week. What it is ain’t exactly clear, but there’s a man with a gun over there. Several men, actually. What a…
First National Bank Northfield put up banners on its downtown and drive-through bank locations last week, promoting its ATM services with a Jesse James theme. “Jesse James couldn’t get…
Northfield’s Caribou Coffee in the Westside Plaza recently changed its policy and now offers free wi-fi, joining a dozen other Northfield establishments. They do require a simple email address registration and limit it …
Grezzo Gallery opened their Lowbrow High Octane Art Show on Bridge Square last night with MNHotRods.com. See the album of a dozen+ photos or watch this slideshow.