Put the Twin Cities in the 2/3 of the country NOT affected by Sandy. Directly, that is. With all air travel to the East Coast cancelled, financial markets closed, and all manner of media focused on the storm, its centripetal pull easily reaches this far (and beyond). Thanks to the Internet and social media, those...Read More
Unfortunately, that last one doesn’t go with the first two — especially at the beginning of the season (by the end, you’re inured to it, and just go about your routine regardless). With a blustery, cold day in store for the Twin Cities, most home sellers aren’t likely to see much activity today (my guess)....Read More
Retail Gas Gauge If you want to track the spot price of a barrel of oil in world markets, you could monitor various Web sites that specialize in commodities. Or . . . you could just watch the gas lines at Costco. When they’re inexplicably long, mid-day –as they are now — you know that...Read More
OK, so I have no idea if the charging station — at the BP gas station just northwest of Minneapolis’ Lake Calhoun — is the first such station in the Twin Cities. But, it’s the first one I’m aware of — and I’m pretty sure it wasn’t there even a month ago. Here’s hoping that there...Read More
“President Obama Made Me Late!” (Yeah, Right) President Obama’s visit to the Twin Cities this am — apparently, he’s speaking at the Honeywell plant in Golden Valley — is playing havoc with local traffic, at least on the west side of town. And it’s not just Highway 100, which appears to be closed (at least between Highway 7...Read More
A meteorologist could explain why it happens. All I know is that the Twin Cities this morning looked like it had been covered with white flocking overnight. Pretty! And best of all, it’s still very mild, at least for early February in the Twin Cities (low 30’s today). (Of course, the other way to achieve...Read More
