Last week, the City of Northfield announced on its website and via an emailed press release (PDF) that the public process for creating a master planning update for Bridge…
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Bridge Square is Northfield’s living room. The public process for planning its future begins Oct. 23
I’ve been whining about the ugly recycling bins in downtown Northfield for two years (here and here). Last week two classy-looking combination recycling/trash bins made their appearance on Division…
I was struck by the popularity of game tables in New York City’s parks when I visited there last week. People gather around the tables to watch some…
I missed the imprinting of the sidewalk poems yesterday morning so see the short Nfld News video here and the story with more photos at Nfld Patch: Northfield Sidewalk…
Eco Gardens opened two years ago this month in the old Tires Plus site at 6th Division (blog post here). Last summer, proprietors Howie and Jeni Holt revamped the…
Last Friday, I got this email and photo from Steve Wilmot: Griff, We may have some confused tourists today as all the street signs for Division Street appear to be…
The government’s listing for the Northfield Post Office building reads: 14 Bridge Square, Northfield, Minnesota represents a unique opportunity to purchase a unique and beautiful former US Postal Service facility.…
Back in June, 2011, I blogged about St. Olaf’s new bike repair stations and that we needed something like them in downtown Northfield. In mid-August, I commented: "Ross Currier told…
Several downtown locations (businesses and public spaces) were tagged with graffiti over the weekend. I’m not sure when it happened. The last time there was a big…