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The opening session for the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Main Street Program (Building a a Sustainable Future) set the tone. Authenticity is downtown’s strength. Doug Loescher, Executive Director of the National Main Street Program, welcomed the 1,600 attendees to the historic 5th Avenue Theater, noting that it was the largest gathering in the organization’sContinue reading “Focus on the Authentic”

As I mentioned in the previous entry, I’m attending the National Trust’s “Building a Sustainable Future” conference in Seattle. I forgot to mention that my participation is made possible, in part, by the generous support of the Minnesota Housing Partnership. The organization is helping the NDDC achieve a sustainable design for the Building for CreativeContinue reading “Searching in Seattle”

Early last spring, I first reported on the mystery surrounding this man and his activities. Well, he’s at it again. Here he is, second from the right, chatting with friends in a local factory. I can only reveal that he is continuing his work to support the advancement of a cause that is near andContinue reading “Mystery Man Surfaces Again”

Buried in today’s Strib article on Frank Gehry’s planned addition to the Weisman Museum on the University of Minnesota’s campus is a detail that was more fascinating to me than all of the rest of the article combined. According to the article “highlights of the addition include a new studio and exhibition space for “creativeContinue reading “Collaboration among Creative Professionals”

…to the cold weather. Get out and enjoy another exciting weekend in Northfield. Friday and Saturday nights, it’s Eat Your Heart Out at the Grand Event Center. We’re talkin’ dinner theater, with d’oeuvers, dinner, dessert and a comedy, right here in Northfield, produced by the Northfield Arts Guild. Also appearing downtown are Kim Bloom atContinue reading “Don’t Give In”