The cover of the latest issue of The New Yorker makes a powerful statement. It’s worth ten thousand words on the economic challenges that the local economies of our communities…
Category: <span>Businesses</span>
Since we moved last fall, I’ve been buying gas at the Cenex station on South Hwy 3, despite its branding problem (note the three different names in the photo: Cenex,…
Many downtown businesses and organizations have climbed on the America in Bloom — Northfield bandwagon. Others have had flowers for a long time. I zoomed around Division St. over the…
I’ve had it. As I mentioned at the tail end of our podcast a couple of weeks ago, I’m thinking that a little civil disobedience might be in order in…
I noticed earlier this week that these two homes, next door to each other, both had “No Shopper please” signs on their front doors. I know one of the…
I’ve been trying to grasp the nature of the Northfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), starting with my blog post in early April which included some of my whining about…
NCO Board member Cyntha Child has a blog post on Northfield.org about the “I Love Downtown Northfield” buttons that can be purchased for a buck at various downtown stores. The…
The Ole Store has reopened as the Ole Cafe. I stopped by early Thursday morning, its second day of operation. Their coffeehouse opens at 5:30 am on weekdays, which…