“The 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships are coming to the Xcel Energy Center, U.S. Figure Skating announced Wednesday, Nov. 28.
Competition will be held Jan. 16-24. The annual event, held since 1914, is the nation’s most prestigious figure skating competition, with past winners including Michelle Kwan, Kristi Yamaguchi and Scott Hamilton,” via Pioneer Press.
“The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a second round of testing indicates migrating pelicans picked up oil spill contaminants in the Gulf of Mexico.
“Earlier testing found contaminants in pelican eggs. A new round of tests on bill knobs, which pelicans shed each year, found oil related contaminants in three-fourths of the birds tested. Oil dispersant chemicals were found in one-third of the birds,” via Minnesota Public Radio News.
“Lawmakers looking for a way around the year-end budget impasse known as the "fiscal cliff" might get help from some Minnesota Republicans who are signaling a crack in the long-standing GOP anti-tax pledge,” via Duluth News Tribune.
“When the story surfaced this week, it seemed odd that a moon rock or two would somehow go missing.
That question disappeared in a press release from the Minnesota Historical Society. They’re not moon rocks at all, they’re moon pebbles, and even that word might be exaggerating things a bit,”
via News Cut.
Filtered @badgerhillbeerMSB today! Hooray for craft beer! twitter.com/ruhbrewer/stat…
— Andy Ruhland (@ruhbrewer) November 27, 2012
In addition to announcing the new album today, Low have also released a free six-song live EP that was recorded in early 2012 while they were on tour with Death Cab for Cutie. The first track on the EP, ‘Words’ features a cameo by Death Cab’s Ben Gibbard.
via Local Current Blog.
“Three weeks ago today, someone — or a group of someones — put a President Obama mask over the face of what has been described as a scarecrow, wrapped a rope around the scarecrow’s neck and threw the rope over the top of a billboard across from Miller Hill Mall.
“Along one of Duluth’s busiest corridors, our president was hung in effigy,” via Duluth News Tribune.
Today on the MPR News Update, a bedbug-infested apartment building in St. Paul debuts as affordable housing after a refurbishment, the state looks for a new way to pay for public education, Central Corridor light rail construction will continue, and we learn more about the two shooting deaths in Little Falls.
Cold morning 2. twitter.com/Bededobedado/s…
— Bededo Bedado (@Bededobedado) November 27, 2012
Photographer Ed Wargen writes about his analog film project to capture the images of the Great Lakes.
“The Great Lakes in photographs. One story. One photograph at a time.
“For decades, I have been a professional still image photographer working primarily with analog film.
“Recently, I introduced digital photography (still and video) into my workflow and it has changed how I am able to tell, create and share stories about my photographic projects.
“The video “The Great Lakes In Photographs” is simply an overview and a work in progress of what I imagine a documentary could look like (if I were to make one) for my photographic work called The Fresh Coast Project.”
Also worth watching: KARE11 profile Wargen’s Fresh Coast Project.
Glad to read hops at #targetField were put to use: “Reverse The Curse Ale” #MNBeer @twins @wcco cbsloc.al/Tk1DTM twitter.com/indeedbrewing/…
— Indeed Brewing(@indeedbrewing) November 28, 2012
“The state’s judicial oversight board has leveled misconduct charges against the chief judge of Minnesota Tax Court, alleging that he flouted deadlines, lied to investigators and falsified documents to cover his tracks,” via Star Tribune.
The lake bottom is exposed as water levels recede on White Bear Lake in White Bear Lake, Minn., on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. AP Photo/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Ben Garvin
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Rock stars unlike wine don’t tend to get better overtime, but overall sentiment on social media seemed positive toward The Who’s performance at the Target Center in Minneapolis Tuesday night. Although, the most shared photo wasn’t of the show itself, but the “no smoking” signage.
@littlejayboots “@darknessradio: Ladies & Gentlemen…….The WHO! twitter.com/DarknessRadio/…”
— Nick Fritzen (@GingerFritzie) November 28, 2012
Who concert 2nite. This sign posted everywhere. The Who requests that nobody smoke dope. Hope I die before I get old. twitter.com/deaconpunnett/…
— Ian Punnett (@deaconpunnett) November 28, 2012
The Pioneer Press has a review and photo gallery from the show.
