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Planning Your Minneapolis/St. Paul Garden?

Friday March 12, 2010

You might well be, especially since this week you can probably see it again after the winter. While there is still some snow on the ground, gardeners are getting excited about their 2010 gardens, and there's plenty to do right now in preparation for fruit, flowers and vegetables in your garden this summer and fall.

Minneapolis/St. Paul Bike Directions Now Available on Google Maps

Thursday March 11, 2010

And just in time for summer, Google Maps now has the option to display directions for bikes, as well as by car, walking, and public transport. Google knows where most of Minneapolis and St. Paul's bike lanes and bike routes are for the safest navigation of the Twin Cities by bicycle, as well as avoiding hilly terrain.

To get directions for cycling, either enter your start and finish point into Google as usual, then select "Bicycle" from the drop down menu. Or start from http://maps.google.com/biking.

Once you get bike directions, the map changes to show all the other bike lanes in the Twin Cities. Google is also requesting cyclists' feedback on missing bike lanes, bike friendly and bike unfriendly streets, and any other problems.

Twin Cities Jazz Festival Line Up

Tuesday March 9, 2010

This summer's Twin Cities Jazz Festival is held June 17 to June 19, in downtown St. Paul. The festival's organizers are busy booking artist to appear, and just announced that saxophonist Joe Lovano, and guitarist John Scofield and the Piety Street Band are in the festival's lineup.

The Twin Cities Jazz festival has free admission for all three days of music. The festival is in Mears Park, and neighboring bars in the Lowertown district of St. Paul.

It's the first of two free summer music festivals is Mears Park, and one of several free music festivals and music events in the Twin Cities. Here's the best free music festivals and lots more free music events in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Forbes: Recession Easing in the Minneapolis Metro Area

Tuesday March 9, 2010

According to Forbes magazine, the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area is tied for fourth place on a nationwide list of cities best weathering the recession. Minneapolis' low unemployment rate, diversified economy, and local companies like Cargill, General Mills and Target.  Here's the top five cities on the list,

1st: (tie) Washington DC and Austin, TX

3rd: Dallas, TX

4th: (tie) Minneapolis and Houston, TX

Interestingly, despite the stereotype of Texas' economy being based on oil, it dominates the top five.

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