Alyssa Kohn is Minneapolis’ newest bicycle entrepreneur.
Kohn’s company, Minneapolis By Bike, offers guided bike tours of the city, including a farmer’s market route and a history themed ride. Her inaugural tours were scheduled over the weekend.MORE »
Imagine pulling into a gas station and being offered a complimentary tune-up to improve your car’s fuel efficiency. You’d probably wonder: what’s the catch?
So how about when your electric utility gives you a free compact fluorescent light bulb? Or your gas company offers to help pay for new windows or a more efficient furnace?MORE »
When Minnesota passed one of the nation’s most aggressive renewable portfolio standards in 2007, Minnkota Power wasted no time in ramping up its wind capacity. Believing the cost of wind power would go up, the Grand Forks, N.D., generation and transmission co-op locked in long-term contracts to cover its needs for the next 25 years.MORE »
When a former high school hockey star proposed to develop a $2 billion "clean coal" power plant outside this northeastern Minnesota city, the news couldn't have come at a better time.MORE »
A longtime public servant says he is withdrawing from the Ward 1 City Council race in order to finish business as a city employee.
Thomas Deegan, manager of the city's Problem Properties Unit, said he learned late last month that federal law prohibits political activity by officialMORE »
When North and Northeast Minneapolis home owners embark on home improvement projects, they can often apply for financial help from their neighborhood organization.
The Waite Park Community Council in Northeast, for example, started a program this month, providing $50 rebates for certain home safety improvements.MORE »
A longtime public servant says he is withdrawing from the Ward 1 City Council race in order to finish business as a city employee.