10 years ago today, the I-35 bridge collapsed
The Interstate 35W bridge, one of the Twin Cities' most used, crumbled and fell into the Mississippi River on August 1, 2007 during evening rush hour. 13 people were killed, and 145 were injured...
REAL ID is coming to Minnesota: What you need to know
It has been a bit of a long road for Minnesota to get going on the straight and narrow with federal regulations for REAL ID. Minnesota was the last state to comply with the...
How Bibelot is making a difference in the Twin Cities
Bibelot, the best place to buy gifts in the Twin Cities, has more to offer than just interesting finds for the holidays.
I had a chance recently to sit down and talk about Bibelot...
Minneapolis posts EPA’s deleted climate change data
Minneapolis joins Seattle, Boston, Atlanta, Houston, San Francisco and other cities across the country in posting a screengrab of deleted Environmental Protection Agency's climate data to the official city website.
The data, which was deleted from the...
Metro Transit is raising prices for bus, train rides
It's a good thing to ride the bus and/or train in the Twin Cities: It gives you time to read, ponder, catch up on work. It's better for the environment. It eliminates road rage...
Passing on the left: New safe-passing law for bicyclists
Minnesota has an incredibly large and robust bicycling community. Cyclists contribute over a billion dollars to the state economy, and roughly 5,000 jobs to citizens. Local businesses support bike commuters as well: 55,000 Minnesotans...
“Police easily startled” signs posted in St. Paul, Minneapolis
At the corner of Snelling and University Avenues in St. Paul, and Cedar and Riverside Avenues in Minneapolis, bright, hard-to-miss orange signs have popped up warning us that Twin Cities police "startle easily." The...
State Capitol brought back to brilliance
I remember the first time I went to the Capitol Building in St. Paul. I was on a school field trip, and I remember being in awe as we went on the tour. The...
Lowertown Blues & Funk Fest starts tomorrow
St. Paul is doing its best to stake its claim as music capital of Minnesota.
Jazzfest was, in a word, insane: The music, the turnout, the city on blast.
And now it's the Lowertown Blues &...
YouTube TV Expanding to Minneapolis-St. Paul Market
Are you tired of your cable bill? Many consumers are cutting the cord in favor of lower cost Live TV alternatives.
And as of June 22nd, Google has announced that they are expanding their Youtube Live...
