BOOKS by Jennifer Vogel Through the Lens of Nancy Crampton Some people become authors because they are of the exact opposite temperament from a movie star. Putting on a clean shirt can, in itself, be a chore; putting on a pressed one is out of the question. Author photos, then, are the art of making … Read more
My husband, older son, and I spent the weekend in Duluth, helping friends get their new Canal Park restaurant ready to open later this month. After a day of schlepping waffle irons, shelving, and cookware from a third-floor storage space to the kitchen, using a hundred-year-old elevator whose gates you had to close with a … Read more
Mick Anselmo, GM of all thing Clear Channel in the Twin Cities — specifically radio stations KFAN, Cities 97, KOOL 108, K102, KTLK, KDWB and 690 The Score was fired today. His departure puts an end to one of the more remarkable success and survival stories in radio management in this market. Anselmo had managed … Read more
This is my last dispatch from Denver: #1 Thing to Do in Denver When You’re Hungry. Find Biker Jim’s hot dog cart on the 16th Street Mall, he’s out in front of Palomino. Order a Reindeer Dog. He’ll happily give you a bun with a split alaskan caribou sausage. In the split he’ll caulk a … Read more
It’ll be several more weeks before Ramsey County judge David Higgs hands down a decision in the matter of whether Star Tribune publisher Par Ridder’s actions upon leaving the Pioneer Press are grievous enough to warrant throwing him out of his new office in Minneapolis. One line of thought in the legal community is that … Read more
It was the event of a lifetime for the few locals who got the invitation (Kristin Tillotson, Melodie Bahan, Alison McGhee … ) Now, for the unfashionable Minneapolitans who didn’t attend former Stribber John Habich’s wedding: Here’s a link to the NYTimes’ lowdown on the affair. A couple note: The slide show is not to … Read more
MUSIC Classic Music over Country Bluffs If you didn’t head over to Winona for the FatFest this weekend, then maybe this week is the time to do so. Don’t worry, I’m not sending you over there for raucous music. It’s the inaugural season of the Minnesota Beethoven Festival. For the next week, the beautiful bluff … Read more
Jet boat or this? (Image:Groovyman’s Guide 2007. Toolbox:Nokia N93i) Here’s a quick deep thought (QDT) I had after driving both the Maserati (to heat me up) and the Benz (to cool me down, sorta.) This primarily applies to that beautiful Maserati. QUICK DEEP THOUGHT #1: Why can perfectly normal people own a fast, expensive speed … Read more
(Pic or two tommorow. Stay groovy.) The letter “M” is indelibly etched into the automotive zeitgeist. I realize you do not need someone like me to hyperlink the word zeitgeist or pummel you with such a pretentious first sentence. Pretense, on the other hand, may keep you from driving the Mercedes Benz R Class. You … Read more
I usually avoid pre-opening parties and opening night events, but last night I stumbled into one by accident. Riding down Bryant Ave.in south Minneapolis, I saw that the Opening Soon facade had been torn away from the former Caribou Coffee storefront at 815 W. 50th, so I parked my bike and entered. The host informed … Read more