Why you should have a library card
Flipping through the TV channels the other day, I got a hit of my 90’s childhood nostalgia when I landed on a rerun of “Arthur” on PBS. After the standard and frustrating contemplation of...
Weekly Events: 8/7-8/13
A few local haps for the week:
Art -
8/10 Secret Lives of Introverts Book Signing Un-Party, Bad Weather Brewing Co, STP 6:30pm-9pm
Music -
8/9 Silverwood Onstage - Katy Vernon @ Silverwood Park St. Anthony 6:30pm-8pm
8/10 Taking...
New Wildlife Management Area in Dakota County
Located four miles east of Farmington, off of highway 50, is Minnesota's newest Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Hampton Woods. This new area encompasses 191 acres of oak woodlands smack dab in the middle of...
Recipe of the Week: Spanish Cauliflower “Rice”
Looking for something to go along with your taco other than a bunch of starchy rice?
Spanish Cauliflower Rice yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
1ea head cauliflower, cut into 6/7 large pieces
½ red onion, small dice
1ea tomato, concasse
1ea...
Restoration and remodeling company offering franchises
You're sick of your job, your boss, your coworkers. It happens. But when it keeps happening maybe you start to wonder what it would be like to open your own business.
What kind of business...
MN DNR to help fight forest fires in BC
Minnesota and Canada share much more than a border.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be sending firefighters to help battle flames in British Columbia; sending ten firefighters who will join firefighters from...
Weekly Business Roundup, 7/26 – 8/2
Your business week, 7/26 - 8/2
Friends in low(er) places: MN insurers might be lowering their rates for MNSure plans.
However, plans through employers or Medicaid will not be affected, only to plans that consumers...
Protecting citizens from cyber attack
Cyber attacks have become increasingly common over the last few years. From the Sony email scandal, to our very own Minneapolis-based Target Credit Card hack, to the more recent WannaCry virus, people are starting to...
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...
SPOTLIGHT: North Loop’s ALTR alters your body, mind, outlook
Fitness is everywhere. Meta goals, gym days, cheat days, social media pics, and "just do it" attitudes stamped on just about everything.
Give and take time and effort: to work out/hit...