I drove by the Grand this morning and noticed the marquee. And then I noticed the poster on the wall at the entrance to the GBM. And then when I…
Category: <span>Gov’t & Policy</span>
This NY Times story from May was reprinted in yesterday’s Strib: One Country’s Table Scraps, Another Country’s Meal: Food riots are breaking out abroad but Americans toss a lot of…
Artist Jennifer Wolcott has installed a sculpture at the entrance to the Northfield Public Library, a set of seven “bookhead dancers“. There will soon be a contest for kids to…
I got this from a local resident a week or so ago: The city has dumped tons of gravel on nearly new streets, including Jefferson Parkway and Maple and others…
I only was able to visit Northfield’s National Night Out event for about 10 minutes yesterday. According to Sgt. Mark Murphy, it was well-attended all the way through to 8…
Seven citizens have applied to be the interim at-large councilor for Noah Cashman’s Northfield City Council seat. This interim term would be from Aug. 18 to the end of 2008.…
On downtown’s west side, the City has opted to put in the light yellow pavers in the medians and other areas instead of grass or other forms of landscaping. Anyone…
I took these photos Sunday of some of the construction happening downtown this summer. Most of it should be done by DJJD, one month from now. Public Services Director…
There’s a Northfield city council meeting tonight at 7 pm, City Hall. The agenda (PDF) is packed and includes a presentation of the draft Comprehensive Plan by the Planning Commission,…