Sense of Place

Highway 100 closed for parade

Ok, Highway 100 isn't closed for a parade this year, but every year when I smell the lilacs in bloom I think back to to the beginnings of Highway 100...
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Quaking Bog… 3700-year-old ‘best nature in the city’

One of the most unique natural sites in the Twin Cities is Quaking Bog, a 5-acre acid bog tucked into the wooded hills of Theodore Wirth Park on the western edge of Minneapolis. About...
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Finding Community in Windsor Green

New Brighton's Windsor Green was the first owner-occupied townhome complex in Minnesota and it was carefully designed to be an enticing reason to transition from a house. With spacious units...
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How Minnesota Ranks… tells a lot about us

Whether you are thinking about relocating to Minnesota or you already live here, how Minnesota ranks compared to other states in things ranging from health, wealth and happiness to people, place and...
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Silverwood Park – center for arts and environment

Silverwood Park is unique Twin Cities regional park in New Brighton, MN with a focus on the arts and the environment. This 68-acre park was a Salvation Army Camp from 1922 until 2001,...
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Walkable St. Anthony Park

St. Anthony Park is one of St. Paul’s most charming and popular walkable neighborhoods. With hilly terrain, winding streets and large irregular lots, it was first developed in the late 1800’s as estates for...
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Weather is what we get

In the words of Mark Twain, "Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get."  Weather in the Twin Cities is a central character in our sense of place… and a...
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Why we love the Twin Cities

Of all the places in the world to live, what is it about the Twin Cities that brings and keeps us here… in spite of frigid winter temperatures? This wonderful...
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