East Coast Blizzard Creates Accidental Twin Cities Tourists Thanks to the East Coast blizzard, our New York City visitors found themselves with an extra day (yesterday) in the Twin Cities. While coming up with activities in Summer is easy (Sculpture Garden, walk around the Lakes, Stone Arch Bridge, biking the Midtown Greenway, State Fair in...Read More
No, we didn’t see the half-marathon that was apparently held this am in the vicinity of Minneapolis’ Stone Arch Bridge. But, we did see the (impressive) clean-up efforts — just about completed by 11 a.m. this morning — on our way to brunch at Pracna on Main.Read More
I suppose that would be in contrast to the “expectedly” romantic cities — presumably, places like San Francisco, Manhattan, and Niagara Falls (is that a city??). P.S.: I didn’t take the photo (above) of the Stone Arch Bridge spanning the Mississippi — but I paid for it (sort of). It was taken by the (taxpayer-supported) Minnesota Department of...Read More
Property Showcase: 5006 Bruce Ave. in Edina One of the interesting things about 22 mile long Minnehaha Creek is that it combines long, public stretches — like along 54th St. in South Minneapolis — with private hideaways where you’d never think to look for it. Like in the backyard of 5006 Bruce Avenue in Edina, just...Read More