Charity Benefit Brainstorm I was at a charity benefit last night where I got the following brainstorm: If you wanted to cultivate a reputation for philanthropy and good works, you could commit a sizable chunk of your time and money to those things. Or . . . you could just change your last name to...Read More
North St. Paul vs. Apple Valley at St. Louis Park Rec Center Soccer moms get all the attention (at least from politicians), but all I seemed to see yesterday at the St. Louis Park Rec Center, watching a bit of the North St. Paul vs. Apple Valley high school hockey game, were hockey dads (I...Read More
First, let me stipulate that I love my wife and three kids. However . . . . if you’re going to be miserable — as I’ve been — with a bad cold for the last several days, there’s something to be said for having a quiet house to yourself to recuperate in. So, what happens...Read More
Good Bones, But Needs Rehab Age: 20-plus years Square feet: 830,000 Location : Downtown Minneapolis How much: estimated rehab budget of $120 million. Unless your fixer upper happens to host NBA games, don’t expect Mayor R.T. Rybak to propose a “public-private partnership” to help defray your costs. Yet, that’s exactly what’s being contemplated to help...Read More
The Hopkins – Edina School District Tug of War Edina was the first school district in the Twin Cities that I’m aware of to put the brakes on open enrollment, the policy of allowing students outside a district to matriculate. Now, it appears that multiple other local school districts are following suit. Background State school districts...Read More
What, No Duck Waders? Just in case you needed a(nother) reminder that you live in the snow-besotted Upper Midwest, take a look at the coupons for at least one local dry cleaner. In addition to the usual “Dress Shirts,” “Sweaters,” and “Blazers/Sport Coats,” add “Snowmobile Suits” and “Snow Pants.” How do you get snowmobile suits and snow pants...Read More
