Art & Architecture

This Minneapolis landmark once held the largest timepiece in world

It’s hard to miss the distinctive clock tower on the historic City Hall and County Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. When the clock was added in 1916, it was heralded as...
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Minnesota… Land of 10,000 Choirs

Choral singing in Minnesota is taken quite seriously – begun when Scandinavian Lutherans started moving here in the 1800s.  They brought with them traditions of singing… which inspired strong choral...
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Christ Church Lutheran… masterpiece of modern sacred architecture

Christ Church Lutheran in the Longfellow neighborhood of south Minneapolis was the perfect site for the lecture and reception we attended last week for Victoria Young's new book, Saint John's Abbey...
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Old Home Certified!

Did you know that most housing stock in the Twin Cities is over 50 years old? To help educate agents about older homes so common in our area, the Presevation...
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Walking the hills of Golden Valley… Tyrol Hills North

My walking leads me, not the other way around. Perhaps it's a sense adventure or maybe just disorganization. But, I love doing it. And, yes, I have got gotten lost...
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The Twin Cities of Minnesota… where there is always tonic in the air and wine in the winds…

We just finished a fascinating course to become 'Old Home Certified', which of course included some history of the Twin Cities. While the current growth of the LRT lines makes...
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Colossal Cafe… one of a growing number of made-from-scratch neighborhood cafes

A record 91 restaurants have opened in the Twin Cities so far in 2014 and more are in the pipeline. What is perhaps most impressive about this boom is that...
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Art is alive and well in the Twin Cities… in venues large and small, urban and suburban, any time of year

Art is alive and well in the Twin Cities… I just did a Google search for arts events today and got a list of 84 events for just one day!...
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