Fulton Neighborhood News and Events
ECCO wins cash awards for community energy services participation
ECCO has won two awards from the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) and the McKnight Foundation. At an October 25 awards ceremony, $5,000 was awarded to the East Calhoun neighborhood for having the highest percentage (18%) of households receiving Home Energy Visits through the Community Energy Services (CES) program.MORE »
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Broders Pasta Bar ... finally
Back in the day, when I taught pilates for community education courses that took place at Southwest high school, I would often drive to Broder’s Pasta Bar for a quick outdoor happy hour.MORE »
White House, here we come: Parasole one of three finalists in First Lady’s national Recipes for Healthy Kids Contest
First Parasole corporate chef Todd Bolton's Porcupine Sliders became a finalist in the Whole Grains category, one of three areas of entry in Michelle Obama's "Recipes for Healthy Kids Challenge."
"Today we won Best in Nation in our category," said Bolton. "Which means that only two competitors nationwide stand in our way from winning the Grand Prize and a trip to the White House."MORE »
Seeds, green beans and farmers markets mark spring in Minneapolis, St. Paul
Just when you think spring will never come, gardening groups and farmers markets start up, and perhaps give us hope to think that we may have finally seen the last snow flakes for the season. Starting MORE »
STYLE | Beautiful, gentle, and fair: Birch Clothing, Minneapolis's most eco-conscious boutique
Four years ago Marti Markus and Ellen Gavin were fed up with buying clothes made in sweatshops and decided to open a fair trade boutique. But when the friends began to research the garment industry, they discovered it was one of the dirtiest polluters on the planet.MORE »
