The last two years have been wonderfully mosquito-free, but this year, as you probably know, the mosquitoes are back, and they are hungry. I'll spare you the details of where ... Read More

Were you woken up by the bang! on Saturday morning? The two explosions were Xcel Energy demolishing the smokestack at the High Bridge power station in St. Paul. (The first ... Read More

This weekend is the famous and fabulous Twin Cities GLBT Pride Celebration. On Friday 27, the free Uptown Pride Block Party rocks from 6 - 10.30 p.m. at Bryant Avenue and ... Read More

This weekend, the Minnesota State Fairgrounds hosts a Vintage Clothing, Jewelry and Textile Show and Sale. The show begins on Friday evening, with shopping, a vintage fashion show and cocktail ... Read More

July has several major celebrations: the whole country will be celebrating on July 4, Independence Day. St. Paul will give us fireworks, food and music at A Taste of Minnesota from ... Read More

Minneapolis has Red, White and BOOM in the Riverfront District. The party starts at 4.30 p.m. with music, food on sticks, and a huge firework display at 10 p.m. St. Paul ... Read More

Wonderment, the natural toy store that has been operating from Linden Hills since 2005, recently opened a second store on St. Paul's Grand Avenue. The store has actually been open for ... Read More

An upside of the summer storms and heavy rain is that Minnehaha Falls are at their best in June. The flow over the falls is beautiful and spectacular, and ... Read More

The sumer growing season is really getting started in Minnesota, and the farmer's markets are full of wonderful produce at the moment. This morning, we headed to ... Read More

Here's my favorite: Izzy's Ice Cream in St. Paul. Even if they weren't solar powered eco-warriors, their wild and wonderful ice cream flavors are pure frozen fabulousness. And here's the rest ... Read More

Cleverly holding their open day on a beautiful evening, and not in a torrential downpour, the firefighters, police officers and city workers who hosted the St. Louis Park Fire House ... Read More

As gas prices creep ever-higher, today, the national average price for a gallon of gas topped $4 on Sunday. In the Twin Cities, we are slightly below the national ... Read More

The Minnesota Bike Festival, aka the Great River Energy Bicycle Festival, begins on Wednesday 11 June, running until June 15, Father's Day. The centerpiece of the festival is the Nature Valley ... Read More

Many businesses, restaurants and attractions in Minneapolis and St. Paul have special deals and offers for Father's Day. Here's some of what's on offer in the Twin Cities for dads. Pa ... Read More

Around 9 a.m. on Thursday morning the emergency outdoor sirens, also known as tornado sirens, sounded across Ramsey County. In this case there was no cause for alarm, the county ... Read More

What a lot of cans. Happy 150th birthday, Minnesota. Photo by Clara James More Wordless Wednesday blogs...

Father's Day is Sunday June 15. What are you going to get Dad? Here's some gift ideas and activities that are slightly more original than another tie. For the Custom Car ... Read More

While I was running errands this morning, every overheard conversation was about Barack and Michelle Obama and their scheduled appearance at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul tonight. The ... Read More

When I first moved to Minnesota from California, it was a year much like this one. A bitterly cold winter, a late, wet spring, and then when I thought we ... Read More

In parks all across Minneapolis and St. Paul, the summer concerts are starting. Several parks in the Twin Cities have concerts in the evenings and at the weekends, and the ... Read More

Grand Old Day is still happening as I write, so you still have time to get down there before the festivities end at 5 p.m. today. and if it's even ... Read More