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Ann Treacy lives in the Twin Cities. For work, she writes about broadband in Minnesota. After hours she write about travels and adventures around town.

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MUSIC REVIEW | Father John Misty is the show at First Avenue

By Ann Treacy, TC Daily Planet
Photos By: 
Meredith Westin

Last night on Tuesday, May 21, Father John Misty played to a packed house at First Avenue. Solid Gold was the first band. The hometown heroes got the room swaying and blinking to the strobe lights. It’s become rare to see a Minneapolis stage without the Hanson brothers , but again they got folks going.

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MUSIC REVIEW | Brother Ali records the second episode of MN Original and TPT’s " The Lowertown Line"

By Ann Treacy, TC Daily Planet

Photo credit Ann Treacy

Last night I attended the taping of MN Original and TPT’s new series The Lowertown Line, a program that features in-studio concerts and interviews with local musicians. Dessa is the host, although her portion of the program had been recorded earlier, so we didn’t see her last night. Last night’s featured artist was Brother Ali. Apparently tickets for the event were gone within half an hour. (Tickets were free and announced via MN Original’s Facebook page.)

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MUSIC REVIEW | 2 By 4 Music Festival: Southern Culture on the Skids, 4ontheFloor & Erik Koskinen

By Ann Treacy, TC Daily Planet

Know what biases a review? When bassist Mary Huff singles you out to dance on stage! Or even better when some guy jumps on the stage to dance and the same bassist acts like a block to make sure you have enough space to dance–on stage! So my unbiased review is that this was the best show ever.

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Technology, teens and bad ideas

By Ann Treacy, Blandin on Broadband

Here’s an idea that makes a even the biggest broadband advocate in the world question the role of technology in the world of teens. According to the Washington Post…

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Minnesota telecommunications regulations bills: HF 985/SF 584

By Ann Treacy, Blandin on Broadband

A few folks mentioned that the outline of the Office of Broadband Development post was helpful – so I thought I’d try to highlight some other bills in the works, such as HF985 / SF 584, bills that address oversight of telecommunications in the state especially in light of changes in the FCC that are anticipated in 2019.

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Minnesota Office of Broadband Development bills – HF1255 / SF1128

By Ann Treacy, Blandin on Broadband

Last Wednesday Legislators heard about bills to establish an office of broadband in both the House (1255) and Senate (1128). Unfortunately due to some time on jury duty, I wasn’t able to attend the sessions and the archives aren’t yet available online but I thought I’d at least look at both bills. (Both were discussed last week at the TISP Forum.)

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Teens and technology: Is mobile the right tool or the only tool available?

By Ann Treacy, Blandin on Broadband

Pew Internet and American Life released a new report this week on teens’ use of technology and the Internet. I’m always interested in these reports – both because of my obvious interest in broadband but also because after a big birthday in February I am now the proud keeper of two teens. And as of this week they each have an iPhone.

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Internet and the libraries: Both are here to stay!

By Ann Treacy, Blandin on Broadband

While I was doing training in Windom last week, one of the students asked if I thought there was a role for libraries as we know them in the future – after all won’t everything be going online. So it was fun later in the week to run into the recent survey from Pew Internet & American Life that demonstrates that libraries are still vital…

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Grandmas on Facebook: Closing the digital divide on the Leech Lake Reservation

By Ann Treacy, Blandin on Broadband

Last week I was on the road with the Blandin Foundation visiting MIRC communities. We stopped in a number of places, including the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Temporary Employment Program. Through MIRC funding, the TEP developed a number of projects, including a computer center and access to digital literacy programs. I have written about the program before – the quick take is that TEP participants now have the opportunity to take digital literacy classes as part of the service that is offered. The lab is also open to other community users.

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PHOTOS | Ice Sculptures at the 2013 St. Paul Winter Carnival

By Ann Treacy, TC Daily Planet

(Photos by Ann Treacy)

Billed at the Coolest Celebration on Earth, the St.  Paul Winter Carnival is one of my favorite winter activities.

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