Monthly Archives: November 2007

Talk City Finances with City Finance Manager Kathleen McBride at Downtown Forum

City of Northfield Finance Department Manager Kathleen McBride will be the guest speaker at the NDDC’s December Downtown Forum. The Forum is Tuesday, December 4th, 8 am in the Riverview Conference Room, lower level of the Archer House, 212 Division Street, in downtown Northfield. Kathleen, or “Mac”, will give a brief overview of the City’s [...]

Birds Eye View Unveiled

My buddy, and good friend of downtown, Jim Bohnhoff swung into the NDDC office the other day to tell me that his “Bird’s Eye View” Map of Northfield is going to be unveiled. The event is tonight, Thursday, November 29th, from 7 to 9 pm at the Northfield Arts Guild. I dropped into the Arts [...]

Celebrate a Decade Downtown

Come join the birthday party, celebrating 10 years of Mary Rossing’s business adventure in Downtown Northfield. Friday, November 30th, 7 to 11 pm, be part of the Present Perfect festivities at the Upstairs Rueb, 503 Division Street. Mary started with an outlet for her studio creations ten years ago in the Nutting Block. She dug [...]

Elves Getting Busy in Bridge Square

I caught two of the more industrious elves, Linda Schneewind and Jami Klehr of digs, putting some decorative touches on the Santa’s House in Bridge Square. It’s become a holiday tradition in our authentic and walkable shopping district with its unique mix of shops and restaurants. Santa’s House is part of the effort to encourage [...]

Christmas Comes Early for Joe Grundhoefer

You might think from the title that I was going to talk about the Santa’s House on Bridge Square. The brain-child several years ago of (former NDDC Board Member) Linda Schneewind and (her husband) Eric Hope of digs, the delivery of this festive addition to the holidays downtown has been coordinated in recent times by [...]