Lisa Steinmann

It's been a long winter, but the snow is finally disappearing.

When it comes to children's lit, the rock stars don't get much bigger than Lois Lowry. The award-winning, millions-of-books-selling author is coming to the Twin Cities at the end of March. She will make a stop at Wild Rumpus Book Store in Minneapolis on Tuesday, March 29, at 6:30 p.m. What makes this writer, now a grandmother, so successful is that young readers really connect with her fun, sometimes edgy and always thought-provoking work.

The excitement about the transformation and opportunities for communities along the central corridor is tempered by concern that the construction of light rail will result in the dislocation of fix

St. Anthony Park is known as a hotbed of creative folks, even in the coldest of weather. Mark Johanson, a St.