On the road, again

by Jackie Alfonso | July 30, 2009 • Cold and dry weather does not make happy vegetables. My garden, and the gardens of many, are not doing well this year. Not warm enough for the heat lovers like tomatoes and squash, too dry for the veg that like cool weather, but the weeds! We can watch them grow.
Lemonade Chronicles is a blog written by Jackie Alfonso, a local writer who is deeply concerned about food ... and other issues.
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REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK | Is hitchhiking making a comeback?

By Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet

Photo by Johann Bitsoenn (Creative Commons)

With the economy deep in recession and transportation costs rising, is hitchhiking making a comeback?MORE »

Weekend What's What 7/31-8/2: Oh, the drama!

By staff, l'etoile magazine
This weekend kicks off one of the Midwest's largest and quirkiest performing arts events, the two-week long Minnesota Fringe Festival!MORE »

NEWS DAY | Above average

By Mary Turck, News Day blog
All the children in Lake Woebegon are above average, and right here in the Twin Cities, our civic spirit is above average, too.MORE »

CariFest 2009

By Alan Wilfahrt, TC Daily Planet
Twin Cities CariFest is a celebration of the sights and sound of the Caribbean Islands, by the residents of the Twin Cities metro area. A free event with a family flavor.MORE »

Art Cars on parade

By Trang Do, TC Daily Planet
Art cars paraded around Lake Harriet on July 25 Jan Elftmann, creator of the cork truck and past Art Car participant, cxplains: "This much-loved annual parade is organized by a grassroots affiliation MORE »

Looking around the Twin Cities

By Marinda Bland, TC Daily Planet

The Stone Arch Bridge and St. Anthony Falls seen from the Endless Bridge at the Guthrie.

Price of gas got you down? If you were planning a road trip this summer, but then thought better of it, fear not! There are plenty of beautiful vistas and scenes of historical import right here.MORE »
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