Michael Perry and the Long Beds, featuring Andy Dee, will bring their humor and music to downtown Northfield. Join in the fun, this Friday night at the Grand.
Thursday, January 5th: Matt Arthur & the Bratlanders, 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., Contented Cow; and Mark Mraz, 8:30 to 11:00 p.m., Tavern Lounge. Read the rest of this entry »
NDDC Board members visited our local newspaper, the Northfield News, for the 12th monthly session of 2011. A bit of disclosure, Sam Gett, Publisher of the Northfield News, is a member of the NDDC board.
The owner of the News, Huckle Publishing, Inc. / Mainstream Publications, LLC, employs about 150 people in Minnesota. There are 15 to 20 people in the Northfield downtown office and 40 to 60 people at the Northfield uptown printing plant; there are a total of 10 to 15 full-time employees in Northfield.
Sam, on a personal level, is very satisfied with Northfield. The company has papers in Faribault, Owatonna, Waseca, Kenyon, Lonsdale, St. Peter, Le Sueur, and Le Center. He says Northfield is the regional standard for civic aspiration and that most of the people in other towns are envious of our vitality. He loves the location and loves being downtown. Read the rest of this entry »
’tis the season…to be Trashy? Well, heck yeah, if we’re talkin’ ’bout Minnesota’s favorite Honky Tonk band, Trailer Trash…especially if they’re playin’ in Northfield, down here where the oak savannah meets the hardwood forest, doin’ their ever-popular holiday show, with an opening set by Northfield’s own Bratlanders. Would Ann North be shocked? Nah, she’d be bangin’ out the boogie-woogie on that piano she had John drag across the iced-over Cannon River.
Thursday, December 15th: A Trashy Little Xmas, 6:00 p.m., Grand Event Center; High School and Middle School Orchestra Concert, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., Middle School Auditorium; Celtic Cat and Prairie Dog, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Contented Cow; Mark Mraz, 8:30 to 11:00 p.m., Tavern Lounge; Rice County Roosters, 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., Contented Cow; and D J Karaoke, 9:00 p.m., Froggy Bottoms. Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday, December 8th, it’s the 13th Annual Winter Walk in downtown Northfield, MN. A project of the Retail Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, funded by the downtown businesses, and programmed by the whole community, Winter Walk is many Northfielders’ favorite event.
This year offers a particularly full schedule of entertainment. It includes performances by the Northfield Middle School Choirs, Reindeer Sleigh Rides, Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides, Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the Magic of Model Trains, the Northfield High School Instrumental Ensemble, the Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, I Cantanti, Reading of Holiday Stories, Pictures with Santa, the Artech Middle School Choir, the Northfield Senior Center Choir, the Northfield Dance Academy, Pictures with the James-Younger Gang, the Madrigal Singers, and the St. Olaf Trombones. Additional entertainment (and treats) will be offered within the individual establishments.
So come on down(town) and enjoy Winter Walk. Take a seasonal stroll through downtown Northfield’s mix of one-of-a-kind shops specializing in quality merchandise, wide variety of restaurants and coffee shops featuring artisan food, and a full range of services offering personalized attention
…and celebrate your community.
The NDDC’s most recent business visit was with Econofoods, specifically Area Store Director Carl Nass. Carl’s territory includes Red Wing, Farmington, and Cannon Falls, so he really brings a regional perspective to our community.
Carl says we’re fortunate to have such a vibrant downtown. With a relatively wide offering of products and services, there are good traffic levels to the store; people combine errands and destinations, such as the hardware store, car repair, the pharmacy, dry cleaning and the grocery store.
He says the Northfield store has a particularly loyal customer base. He believes that downtown Northfield has a reputation for good service that builds our brand regionally. Read the rest of this entry »
