One Family’s Fascinating History at Oakland Cemetery — the Son
Part Two of an exploration of the state’s oldest public cemetery and interview with its superintendent. Obelisks, mausoleums, ghost stories and more.
Category: Culture
Building Community Through Bicycles
Bicycles can bring people together, but not without somebody putting in the effort! Today we chat with Patrick Stephenson about how 30 Days of Biking and the Joyful Riders Club got started, with tips for starting your own group ride.
Five Faces of Healing: Public Art’s Power to Transform
A mural on the wall of Target on East Lake Street reminds shoppers and passersby of the neighborhood’s resilience and the power of the city’s diversity.
National Links: Colorado Transportation Changes Course
California’s potential mega-flood, how Stuttgart launched the beginnings of an urban forest just before World War II and more news about our Big Blue Marble.
Honoring and Celebrating Philando, Seven Years On
A Falcon Heights police officer killed Philando Castile in July 2016. Less than two months later, friends, family and former classmates came together to honor his life. That celebration continues.
Rondo in Stories: A Little Free Library Walking Tour
The history of a neighborhood can be gleaned by walking; its culture is often discernible through a leisurely tour of its Little Free Libraries. So it is with the Rondo neighborhood in St. Paul.
The Rite and Wrong of Driving
Contributor and transportation leader Mary Morse Marti responds to Ross Douthat’s recent column in the New York Times about driving, asking: Is it really a rite of passage?
No Use for a Name: The Untold Story of Alley Identity and Utility in Minneapolis’ Palace Court
(The photograph above, showing the Metropolitan Opera House and Palace Court, was taken by C.J. Hubbard in 1914, Minnesota Historical Society) Historical and contemporary Minneapolis is not particularly known for its public alleys. They have served a more discreet role in the lives of Minneapolitans, unsung for getting private vehicles off city streets. Of course, […]
National Links: Urbanization and Climate Change
New research out of China shows that the mass urbanization of the country led by rural migration could be beneficial on the road to zero emissions.
Some Mental Health Cartoons
Last week, I went to see my Cycologist. I told him I was depressed about all the climate change induced flooding in Australia. He suggested that humans would develop new ways to adapt. I told him that I was also depressed by the lack of color on winter streets and the fact that everyone in […]