I took these two photos yesterday morning of some unusual activity adjacent to the Ames Mill on the Cannon River. Can you guess what’s going on?
Category: <span>Environment</span>
The Carleton Arb is awash in wildflowers. Areas surrounding the Rec Center are particularly spectacular. See the panel on the Arb Trailhead kiosk (right photo) for all the work…
And more news on the biking/sustainability front: 2006 ArTech graduate Colin Colby, inspired by an idea he observed while in college in Sante Fe, has started “Green Hermes”, a bicycle…
I got this email yesterday from Joe Pahr, Advisor and Social Studies Specialist at ARTech: Today I met Andy Davis of Changing Gears. He and his fiancee, Melissa, had stopped…
Recent rainfall over the midwest and northern plains states has resulted in extensive flooding in southeastern Minnesota, southwestern Wisconsin, and in Iowa. LoGro reader and frequent commentor Paul Fried suggested…
I guess it’s time I outed myself. Some of you may have probably figured out, based on my previous posts about robins and rock doves, that I’m a closet birdwatcher.…
Left: What Northfield City Park has two ponds, one flowing into the other via this man-made rock spillway?Right: Where is Campostella Park? Hint: you won’t find the answers by navigating…
During a walk in the Arb last week, I: Left: saw evidence of vandalismRight: had my personal body space invaded 4 timesBelow: experienced severe noise pollution. Click play to…
Under the proposed new sidewalk dining ordinance, would the above type of sidewalk consumption of non-alcoholic food and beverages not be allowed anymore unless the business got a permit? In the second paragraph of the ordinance, there is a sentence that reads:
“Similarly, and as provided by chapter 14, article V of this code, a purveyor of food and beverages on premises located in such districts who is not a liquor licensee may, on an annual basis, apply for a permit to use such an area for the sale and service of food and beverages other than alcoholic beverages.”
Would it matter if customers just carry out their purchases for consumption on the sidewalk, but the establishment’s wait-staff don’t sell or service on the sidewalk?
Also, in the Nfld News story, Outdoor dining passes first round with council, Victor Summa raised other issues at Monday’s Council mtg:
Speaking before the council Monday, Summa wondered why the proposal didn’t include the word “sidewalk,” requires a landlord to consent if their tenant takes advantage of the ordinance, and asks business owners to carry more than $1 million in insurance.
See Pages 36-40 of the May 5 ouncil Agenda Packet (PDF) or the plain text here: