Monthly Archives: July 2012
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-07-29
True Music of the Rocky Mtn West TONIGHT 6:30pm MDT Special 1/2 hour sampling of songs/tunes Yellowstone Public Radio http://t.co/7aMkdeg6 # Fed Ex driver blew thru stop sign, almost ran me over in crosswalk http://t.co/GlB4hrca # Minnesota Painted Prairie wine … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-07-22
You know it's a Monday when #70s tunes float to the top of your playlist #lastfm #GratefulDead #AllmanBros #NoDepression # First rain in quite a while, feeling downright tropical. # Good luck #CCMA RT @TerriClarkMusic: Can't wait to see you … Continue reading
GreenStep Cities in the News
We’re all trying to do more with less. Cities across Minnesota have been faced with uncertain budgets, uncertain population change, uncertain energy costs. It’s an uncertain time. Minnesota’s GreenStep Cities program has been in the news recently, as a useful … Continue reading
Redefining the Rural Narrative
We’re living in exciting times in Rural America, have you heard? We’ve just completed the third out of the last four decades of overall population gain in Rural America, growing from 53.5 million in 1970 to 59.5 million in 2010. … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-07-15
Twins' Target Field first concert features @KennyChesney & @TheTimMcGraw. Rumor is they may host Country music there someday, too. #BOTS # Local festivals/special events are job to pull off, but contribute to sense of place: Kiddie tractor pull RT @Daysof87 … Continue reading
MN Livestock: 35k Jobs and $8B Economic Impact
. Press Release Minnesota Animal Agriculture Sector Is Growing, Provides Significant Economic Value New study finds industry employs thousands, contributes billions in revenue and has potential to expand St. Paul, MN (July 9, 2012) – The Minnesota Livestock Industry Benchmark … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-07-08
Scrobbled track 135,000: Adrienne Young – Hills & Hollers http://t.co/2vIe6CBt via @lastfm #NoDepression # Streetscape Spearfish: http://t.co/eVvNgbe2 When I’m motoring along I-90 I try to stop over at Spearfish…. # Local haterade: Authors say locavores do more harm than good http://t.co/yEZNHICa … Continue reading
Streetscape Spearfish
When I’m motoring along I-90 I try to stop over at Spearfish, on the north side of South Dakota’s Black Hills. It’s a nice small town where the modern motorist’s amenities haven’t managed to cannibalize the historic downtown Main Street. … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-07-01
Really shouldn't let me anywhere near a kitchen… #MacNCheeseBackupPlan # .@tbtduluth to headline Duluth fundraising concert at Bayfront | Duluth News Tribune http://t.co/LipyRTHj #NoDepression # Minnesota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Ontario license plates at Mitchell, SD I-90 truck stop. Middle … Continue reading
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