Record Twin Cities Cold Snap Coincides With Baseball All-Star Game Unfortunately, “Cold in July” isn’t just the name of an obscure new movie. Depending on your definition of cold — mine is needing a sweater in the Summer — the last few days in the Twin Cities definitely qualify (overnight lows have been in the 50’s.)...Read More
I’m Sure It Will All Be Melted By Then Anyone who wonders why the Minnesota Twins always start their season on the road need only look out their window this morning. If you’re not local . . . there’s a fresh 6-8 inches of snow on the ground. Good thing the purists prevailed and made...Read More
Hosting the Vikings – Packers Game. Not. “We’ll leave the light on for you.” –Tagline, Motel 6 advertising campaign I’ve heard of people leaving a few lights on when they’re not home, just to give the impression that someone’s there. But, is there some reason now-empty Target Field is lit up like a Roman candle...Read More
A Multi-Modal Bicyle Adventure The best way to explore the Twin Cities? You certainly notice things on foot — but your range is limited that way. A car solves the latter problem but at the expense of the former. Which leaves . . . . bicyling! — or in our case, two stints on bikes leveraged by...Read More
400′ of Premium Riverfront, Very Spacious In the spirit of Minneapolis’ Biggest Fixer-Upper, I offer . . . Minneapolis’ biggest walkout. That would be the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, facing the Mississippi River on the northwest side of downtown Minneapolis. At least, the north, walkout side of the building faces the river (photo at right);...Read More
Light at the End of the Chunnel OK, so it’s only 775 feet long (vs. 31.4 miles), and runs under Target Field (not the English Channel), but did you know that Minneapolis has a Chunnel, too? Designed for bike riders rather than trains, the Twin Cities’ version connects the Cedar Lake Trail Extension (almost) to...Read More
