I, like everyone else I know, was horrified to learn of the senseless violence and killing in Blackburg, Virginia on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic University. I watched the news; I listened to the radio; I read the paper; I wanted to learn what it was that caused the young man to go over the edge of sanity and perpetrate such horror. I thought that if I knew then ...
I went to an event at the Minnesota State Capitol today. (It is the first time I have been in the Capitol since I was sworn in as a member of the bar way back in 1984 and maybe I am remembering that incorrectly!) The event today was "Eyes Wide Open" an exhibit and a ceremony that presents a memorial to those who have been killed, injured, or otherwise adversely affected ...
One of the neatest neighborhoods in St. Paul is Cathedral Hill (So-named because of the Cathedral of St. Paul which is subject of an earlier post on this blog). A unique corner of that neighborhood is at the intersection of Selby and Virginia Streets, which has the Blair Arcade Building.
I hadn't been in the building before, except to visit Nina's Coffee Shop (subject of a future blog) and Garrison Keillor's book store, (also ...
I've been visiting the Cities, as we call it up in northern Minnesota, once every few months for the past four or five years (there's math there, ignore it), and now that I've finally moved here, I'm still surprised by all there is to do.
Even — especially — in St. Paul. There's downtown, of course (map .pdf), and the Mall of America and the ...
