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Lifestyle

Warm weather melts a bit of Minnesota's winter fun

A coating of freezing rain and snow has much of Minnesota looking more like winter. But the state's cold weather recreation business needs more than a wintry covering.
by John Enger

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Watch your step: Why thin ice is hard to detect

Watch your step: Why thin ice is hard to detect

You've heard the warning: Don't tread on thin ice. But it's not that easy to tell when and where the ice is safe.
by Molly Bloom

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Duluth council calls for free seed exchanges

Duluth council calls for free seed exchanges

A Duluth City Council resolution asks the Minnesota Legislature to exempt seed libraries from testing and labeling. State Sen. Roger Reinert will propose that amendment to the seed law.
by Dan Kraker

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Is courting controversy a strategy for Urban Outfitters?

Is courting controversy a strategy for Urban Outfitters?

Questionable sincerity aside, a recent string of apparent missteps by the retailer raises another question: Is the company doing it on purpose?
by Steve Haruch

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Fat bikes get 78 miles of new state trails

Fat bikes get 78 miles of new state trails

Fat bikes have exploded in popularity recently in Minnesota, especially in the winter. The bikes' extra wide tires with very low pressure are designed to float over a couple inches of snow.
by Dan Kraker

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London air control computer failure resolved

London's airspace was closed Friday afternoon due to what authorities said was a computer failure at one of Britain's two air traffic control centers.
by The Associated Press

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EB I-94, Green Line in St. Paul closing this weekend

Crews will be removing and replacing bridge beams on the Highway 52 Lafayette Bridge, just east of downtown St. Paul.
by Tim Nelson

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Kalettes, broccoflower and more new veggies for 2015

Kale's days as the superfood-du-jour may be numbered. Next up: How about rainbow carrots, or broccolini?
by Alison Bruzek

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Liberia's Daily Talk: All the news that fits on a blackboard

Liberia's Daily Talk: All the news that fits on a blackboard

The plywood newsboard is the brainchild of journalist Alfred Sirleaf. It's a popular news source situated on a Monrovia sidewalk that features updates on everything from Ebola to politics.
by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

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Why retailers keep sending you catalogs

Why retailers keep sending you catalogs

"Consumers really still love looking at catalogs," says Bruce Cohen, a retail private equity strategist at the management consulting firm Kurt Salmon.
by Uri Berliner

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