Art open house in the South Metro
My mom makes dichroic glass jewelry and knitted felted bags and sells them at small art fairs around town. I think the biggest she’s been in is one in Northfield. I think she’s going to try to get into...
View ArticleFallCon comic book convention
Speaking of jewelry, I bet you could pick up a Wonder Woman pin, or a Superman belt buckle at FallCon, the annual two-day comic book convention put on by the Midwest Comic Book Association. This year...
View ArticleAround Lake Calhoun on a Sunday afternoon
Who knows how many nice days we have left this year, so my friends and I took advantage of the wonderfully warm weather, and walked around Lake Calhoun. The wind on the north side of the lake was taken...
View ArticleGLBT science fiction convention coming to Twin Cities
The 20th anniversary of Gaylaxicon just happened this past weekend in the Washington DC area, so it’s only a year until the convention comes to the Twin Cities for the first time. I’ve never been to...
View ArticleMatthew Shepard vigil tonight in Loring Park
At 6:30 pm, Loring Park will host a remembrance gathering for the 10-year anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death. His mother, Judy Shepard, will be speaking during the candle-light vigil, and...
View ArticleRally for Marriage Equality and protest against Proposition 8
There are protests taking place from coast to coast tomorrow to show national dismay at the passing of Proposition 8 in California, as well as similar constitutional amendments banning marriage...
View ArticleCan’t get a car loan? There’s always the bus…or is there?
I’m a big advocate of public transit, so I was quite dismayed when I heard on MPR this morning that Metro Transit is looking at an 80 to 90 million dollar deficit over the next several years. Metro...
View ArticleThe lament of a new fan
I finally figured out what was going on, how the team has four tries to move the ball ten yards, that they’ll usually try to run it first, then pass it, then punt it. I have to be honest, the sport of...
View ArticleNext, they’re going to hide all the books
Yesterday, the Hennepin County Library system merged the websites for HCL and Minneapolis Public Library. The catalogs and accounts are still separate, but the URL for the Minneapolis Library redirects...
View ArticleMaybe Florenz can make some more Follies
One industry that still seemed to flourish during the Great Depression was Hollywood, with people still attending movies in droves (guess there weren’t that many cars–how many does a drove hold...
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