Buying Your First Home
By Mary Jo Winter, Realtor Buying your first home can be the biggest and most important purchase of your life, but it doesn’t have
By Mary Jo Winter, Realtor Buying your first home can be the biggest and most important purchase of your life, but it doesn’t have
Review by Jamie Stanley I think that all bugs are amazing. Super Fly is about true flies, taxonomic order Diptera. Written for the amateur
No one that I knew when I attended St. Olaf in the 1960s brought sleds with them to college. They found there was no
Review by Lori W. Widowed and pregnant in 1970, Carly finds out that her unborn baby has a heart defect. The doctors tell her
A crisis has befallen me. After last month marked the occasion of my 16th birthday, I realize that the term “Kid Kritic” may no longer
Review by Jamie Stanley Li Juan knew that the mind-numbingly cold winter she spent living in a “burrow” with a family of nomadic Kazakh
The March Madness of the high school and college basketball championships is now behind us, but it was April Madness at Sayles-Hill Gymnasium in
After 22 years of sharing his love for music from the stage, Jesse Totushek has forged a lifetime’s worth of stories to share about
By Teri Menard There are three critical service providers that prospective home buyers must be prepared to hire, as they make the exciting decision
Carleton and St. Olaf have had a hot basketball rivalry since 1910 when construction of Sayles-Hill Gym spurred annual clashes. They have battled for an
The first “Jesse James Day” was held in Northfield on September 11, 1948, as part of a two-day Jaycee Fall Festival. The event was
Yoga . . . when you think of the word “yoga” what comes to mind? Is it study of self? The awareness of your
Since the 2016 election season is in full throttle, this seems like a good time to revisit a historic happening involving a presidential candidate
Well, yes, we do have the smell of Malt-O-Meal wafting through our town on a regular basis. But for a “whiff” which says we
I have occasionally been asked, “When will there be a book of your columns?” Now I have an answer: A book with the catchy
By Kate Buckmeier Do you dread opening your garage door and seeing all the stuff that gathered over the winter? Is your garage in need
By Tim Freeland, Realtor Let’s talk about real estate in the world of COVID-19. What precautions are buyers and sellers taking when the need
In order to maintain or restore the body, we need to have certain processes functioning properly. One of the most important factors in overall
Season’s greetings! As the great Andy Williams once proclaimed, it’s the most stressful time of the year. No matter how hectic they are, the
What’s your favorite item at Cedar & Sage? I love everything, but my favorites are probably the clothing and soy candles (I LOVE candles!)
Lakeville is a great place to live, work and play! We are a thriving community with a population now estimated more than 65,000. There
“Old Bill” Schilling would have loved this August Historic Happenings column. That is because I am going to tell you a lot about his contributions to
One of my favorite parts about my job with The Entertainment Guide is the opportunity to travel and get to know our readership area, which spans
Review by Sylvie Weissman Okay, I get it – no one wants to read an apocalyptic novel right now. But you really should make
Some experts say that in order for an item to be classified as vintage, it must be an item of quality at least 20
The Northfield Arts Guild will kick off celebrations of its 50th anniversary at the Aug. 15 performance of William Shakespeare’s classic popular play, “A
It’s official. March is here! Unless, of course, you’re reading this in the future…or the past. Perhaps you view this month as a sign
Need a suggestion for a stocking stuffer? Well, here it is: a compilation of kids’ letters to Santa from the Northfield News from 1902 to 1945. Dear
“Until Dec. 7, 1941, I thought I was a normal boy, a normal American. All of a sudden I was dirty. All of a
By Leif Knecht In these uncertain times when most of us are staying very close to home getting active in our gardens can be
Let’s get this out of the way from the start. You can’t pay me enough to watch the 40 or more mostly mediocre (and
“We’ve already started three colleges and have the logs cut for four more.” An early 19th century letter from an Ohio settler to a
Review by Sylvie Weissman Taking place in a world where women’s futures are decided on the day of their first period – a white
Review by David Wolff It’s fairly standard practice to describe a new fantasy series as epic in scope, but I’m at a loss for
Two years after the Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote, Minnesotans had the chance to vote for the first woman ever to
Those of you who have been amazed at the magnificence (and length) of the Defeat of Jesse James Days parades will no doubt be
What are Equinox Bath Bombs? Equinox Bath Bombs are my brand of handmade, natural ingredient bath bombs. They are made from baking soda and
It’s been a good year for New York City artist Ward Sutton, St. Olaf Class of 1989. Four of his cartoons were published in the New
Review by Catherine Stricklan Early on in A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet I read the line, “Building wormholes was not a glamorous profession”
With a menacing stare and a big ax, Smoke Shop proprietor Stanley “Tiny” Johnson stood beside two men locked into the “Jesse James Days
Review by Sylvie Weissman Gregory Maguire’s The Wild Winter Swan is a miraculous little book. It’s Manhattan in the 1960s, and teenaged Laura Ciardi – mostly
It isn’t often that Minneapolis’ major newspaper, the Associated Press and the CBS Morning News carry the results of a campaign for a college
Review by Catherine Stricklan In the lead up to the Defeat of Jesse James Days (September 8-12) in Northfield, I read the adult graphic
Review by Jaye Lawrence Not since Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin have I so enjoyed the page-turning yarn of a New York private detective
What’s your favorite Spider Monkey Bake Shoppe item? Probably my Cinnamon Rolls. They are what got me started and I enjoy the process of
Early in the 20th century, Carleton College students eagerly awaited an ice cream party which celebrated the advent of spring after yet another long
On Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012 Northfielders had a chance to experience what it would have been like to be in an “electric theater” audience
Law books or piano? There was not room for both when John and Ann North planned their move from New York to St. Anthony
Rosen Method Bodywork uses gentle touch and words to relieve muscle tension or pain and to create more positivity and an enhanced sense of
Plans were made in December of 1855 for the family of John North to move south from St. Anthony to the Cannon River where
Review by Myrna Mibus Filled with short, beautifully written essays about the natural world and accompanied by gorgeous illustrations, World of Wonders is the book you