As the price of gas keeps escalating, I’m starting to see a lot more bikes downtown, including more weird ones like the Xtracycle that I blogged about last week. Left:…
Category: <span>Gov’t & Policy</span>
Work has begun on the Water Street parking lot this week, part of the 5th Street and Water Street Parking Lot Improvement Project. What’s it going to look like? I…
NCO board member and LWV Council Observer Jane McWilliams alerted me last Friday that the City of Northfield’s web site has undergone a change. I phoned City Administrator Al…
Northfield City Administrator Al Roder publishes a memo to the mayor and city council each week on Friday. It summarizes many of the staff activities for the week. The Friday…
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…
A concerned citizen stopped by my corner office at the Blue Monday earlier this week, alerting me to fact that the handicap access signs at the Northfield Post Office still…
According to tomorrow’s Strib: ‘Worst’ bridge is to be replaced. And Carleton’s news service: Carleton Announces Plan for Waterford Bridge. Thanks to Skip Zimmerman for the tip.
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…
In Saturday’s Northfield News: Court thwarts city’s rental code. The city’s rental code, approved in October 2007, includes provisions that require landlords to adhere to standards including door width, window…