What’s in a Name Label? After decades(?) buying Costco’s Kirkland (house) brand — slapped on its milk, eggs, toilet paper and dozens of other items — I’d always assumed Costco had its headquarters in Seattle suburb Kirkland, just north of the city. Unh-unh. Costco’s headquarters (pictured above) is in another suburb, Issaquah, located about 10 miles...Read More
Climate Change Migration “There may be other [climate] refuges to the east. Don’t count out the elevated inland cities in the country’s midsection, like Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Milwaukee and Detroit. “I predict we’re going to have millions of people moving to those areas,” said Matthew E. Kahn, a professor of environmental economics at the...Read More
“Get Me Outta Here!” “We may be small, but we’re slow.” –Cal Tech football team slogan After record-breaking cold this Winter, the Twin Cities is now in the throes of record-breaking April precipitation. I’d compare the local weather to Seattle . . . but that would be unfair to Seattle: that city is expecting record-breaking...Read More
“If you don’t like the weather . . . wait 5 minutes.” –Mark Twain After record-setting March warmth that had locals comparing Twin Cities weather (favorably) to San Diego . . . . the last few weeks feels much more like Seattle. Believe it or not, many Minnesotans (I’m one of them) are more sensitive to sunlight...Read More
Which City is Most Like the “Mini-Apple?” Notwitstanding a local effort to brand Minneapolis as the “Mini-Apple,” I don’t see much resemblance between Minneapolis and “The Big Apple,” New York City (I’ve lived both places). If I had to come up with a metro area most like the Twin Cities, it would be . ....Read More
