The Mysterious Case of the Mummified Monkey
From flower shows to holiday window displays, Dayton’s department store created enjoyable memories and moments for generations of Minnesotans. And, even though the department store's Minneapolis building (which was most recently home to Macy's),...
Hack Your Brain
You want to be smarter. Everybody does. But "smart" is not an objective term - having a high IQ makes you "smart," yes, but so does understanding the way a carburetor works,...
Technology is awesome: The future of pothole-filling machines
I have seen the future, and it is, in a word, awesome.
A friend of mine walked up to me recently and told me had a video link that he wanted to show me. Knowing...
Get involved: Highways available for adoption
Are you, your friends, family, or maybe even your coworkers, looking for a volunteer opportunity? Something to help you get outside?
If you like to be outside (and like to clean up after perfect strangers...
Minnesota DNR: Please, please, please, compost instead of burning your yard waste
Just like we have all been told since we were kids: "Only you can prevent forest fires."
And Smokey the Bear was right - at least according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)....
Food tech startup accelerator coming to St. Paul’s Osborn370
Big things are happening in St. Paul - specifically in downtown St. Paul, and specifically at Osborn370, a new tech/startup/business collaboration in the old Ecolab tower on Wabasha Street.
The latest? St. Paul Mayor Melvin...
Everything is PLNT BSD
We have become more aware of what we eat, where it comes from, and why that matters, than ever before. But if that is how we treat our food, isn't that how we should...
How many hours it takes to build a lasting friendship, according to science
One of my coworkers has a very particular rule about friendships: He claims that you can only truly be proper friends if you hang out at least two times outside of work. Otherwise, he...
Need extra space to store your stuff? StorageMart is expanding in Chaska
StorageMart's humble beginnings, starting with just one, single store in Columbia, Missouri, has led to unimagined growth: The self-storage company is now the largest privately-owned and family operated company in the world.
Not bad for...
The ‘free-range parenting’ law shaking up parenting practices
It was only a week ago that I first heard the phrase ‘free-range parenting’. I had heard of free-range chickens before, but never the words ‘free-range’ used when describing a parenting philosophy.
Free-range parenting is...
