“Bunnies . . . for Sale” How did St. Louis Park watering hole cum dive bar “Bunny’s” get its name? According to one St. Louis Park old-timer, the cast-off sign originally read “Bunnies” — as in, “Bunnies for Sale.” The original owners re-did the last few letters — and the rest is history!Read More
Shorts in February Quick — which represents a bigger swing in temperature: 10 below to 50 degrees above, or 30 degrees to 90 degrees? Answer: they’re exactly the same, 60 degrees difference. But my guess is that if you live in a temperate climate, anything below, say, 40 degrees just seems . . . cold....Read More
CSA Sign-up Time Except for the lengthening days, there are scant signs of Spring outside: the thermometer is still in the single digits (or lower), and yesterday’s sunny Ground Hog’s day is supposed to herald six more weeks of Winter (if only!). But, that doesn’t mean people’s attention isn’t looking ahead to Spring or even...Read More
One Size Doesn’t Fit All More than four years after it opened, I finally got to the “new” Guthrie Theatre near the Mississippi River — just in time to see the closing performance of Tennessee Williams’ “A Street Car Named Desire” (thanks for the tix, David and Shana!) The performances were indelible and wrenching; I...Read More
Dropping Prices: Two Theories I put it in the same category as a 50 degree day in January (at least in Minnesota), or the movie theatre with the popular new movie — and no lines: a welcome development, to be sure, but one that’s still slightly unnerving. What am I referring to? The rather steep...Read More
