I’m not sure why, but when I think about the past year, what comes to my mind first surprises me. I think of those people that have passed on. The first folks I think about are the musicians. Regular readers of this blog know that I enjoy putting images of the famous and almost famous [...]
…not really, but the efforts to develop a building where creative professionals can live and work in Northfield continue. As some of you may recall, long before the Historic Middle School became vacant, the School Board had set up a Reuse Committee. This group determined that an arts-based reuse of the building would provide the [...]
Council Members Galen Malecha and Jim Pokorney recently approached me about the much talked about Traffic Light at 3rd Street and Highway 3. We met for the first time last week. Galen and Jim basically said they sense that a majority of community members believe that a traffic light at that intersection is important and [...]
Griff, Tracy and I did the podcast thing again. I think that it is of interest to the community that there is so much agreement between an EDA member and a Planning commissioner on the importance of the Q Block and it’s impact on the future of Northfield. I also foreshadow a future Forum topic [...]
I got a call from John Mathern, developer of The Crossing, Friday afternoon. He had read my blog entry on suburban parking requirements and wanted to talk to me about it. We had vigorous discussion about our vision of a pedestrian-friendly downtown district, the hope that all the new residents moving to downtown would leave [...]
