
How a Family of Ducks Unites Strangers
Nature never fails to connect people and calm the nerves, even amid freeway traffic.
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Nature never fails to connect people and calm the nerves, even amid freeway traffic.
Cities don’t have to be anonymous, hectic, lonely places.
There’s nothing like a big snowfall to bring people together. What are the lasting lessons from these blasts of goodwill?
As I walk across Minneapolis’ lakes, my pace slowed* both by the resistance of snow and wind and by my fascination with every sight and sound, I think about scale a lot. There are drivers on the bridges above me, caged up in steel, bikers and wind surfers zipping past me, skiers who half […]
Every year, more than 50,000 people are drawn to the Powderhorn neighborhood in south Minneapolis to participate in the festivities of the MayDay Parade. This is not your typical parade — the mission statement of the event is “to bring people together for the common good through the power of puppet and mask performance.” The event uses […]
When I was pregnant with my daughter my husband worked second shift, and five nights a week I was left to wrangle our then two-year old son by myself. After working all day I lacked the energy to cook, clean, and play with him. My solution was to find different people to feed and entertain […]