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Nicholas Thomley of Headwaters Relief

In Haiti or nearer home, Headwaters Relief's brand of hands-on disaster help gets results

Wednesday, April 06, 2011
When disaster strikes and people want to help, there are always some big questions: will all of my donated money get where it's needed, or be eaten up by administrative costs? And will it really do any good? For the Twin Cities-based volunteers of Headwaters Relief, these questions are easy to answer: Headwaters has no employees and its administrative services are donated. And Headwaters volunteers travel to the disaster zones to deliver relief supplies personally and give hands-on help. Which means hard work, some danger, and a great deal of hope.
John Foley of 4FRONT

4Front Update: John Foley's progress report on a project to show off the Twin Cities to the world

Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Here's an update on 4Front, the ambitious project initiated by local adman/marketer John Foley to make the Twin Cities a world-class innovation hub by calling international attention to our achievements and persuading top creative talent from around the world to come here to work and live. The means? Annual awards in four major areas of innovation, and a world's-fair-like showcase. Foley and a stellar board of directors are working on funding, planning a fall kickoff event, and mulling a new way to connect prizewinners with the community.
Frankenstein Seed Art

Editor's Pick: The Walker's "MN Made" will celebrate local creativity on Saturday

Jon Spayde Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Our world-class contemporary-art showcase, the Walker Art Center, will be celebrating--and inspiring--made-in-Minnesota creativity this coming Saturday, April 9, with MN Made, a day of events and workshops keyed to our lovable local blend of sophistication and earthiness. The Walker, like The Line, defines creativity in capacious terms, so you'll not only be able to take part in a crafts sale, seed art and knitting workshops, a gallery tour, and a neo-folkie concert, but you can glean tips on chucking your day job and starting your own offbeat business.
Rob Byers

As the snow melts, the metro area gets ready for its most bike-friendly spring yet

Elizabeth Millard Wednesday, March 30, 2011
In the past year or so, the Twin Cities have solidified their reputation as one of the bike-friendliest metropolitan areas in America. And we're not resting on our laurels. An expanded bike-share program, a brand-new online bike-rental business, new trails and connections, a new bike/coffee shop combo in the works, and more--they all point to a great spring for the human-powered-transport set.
Arms and the Man at the Guthrie Theater

Editor's Pick: How Do They Do That? Guthrie Theater secrets revealed this weekend

Jon Spayde Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Going to the theater can be soul-satisfying and exciting, but it also prompts questions. How did they get that lighting effect? Why did they decide to put the lead actress in such a strange costume? Why did they choose this play? This Saturday, fans of Minneapolis' internationally renowned Guthrie Theater get a chance to ask anything they want about a major current production, George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man, and get answers from senior Guthrie staff and starring actors.
Nicollet Towers

Despite tight money, local developers are rallying to house, and help, the homeless

Anna Pratt Wednesday, March 23, 2011
When the Great Recession swept in, it took a toll on development--including the building of new housing for the homeless. But now, along with other signs of life in the economy, local developers in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors are back on the job in a highly visible way, rehabbing major buildings and creating "support housing" within them--places to live that also offer services that help keep people off the streets.
Shrunken Heads at Psycho Suzi's

Quirky Twin Cities bars and restaurants that take you away from the everyday: A slide show

Bill Kelley Wednesday, March 23, 2011
When it comes to dining-and-drinking venues, there's atmosphere--and then there's atmosphere. Some go the extra mile beyond a good color sense and a lively vibe to actually spirit you away to another place or time, real or imaginary. Herewith, a slide show of four of our favorite local places to escape the here-and-now.
David Frank

For David Frank, Minneapolis' new transit-development director, the goal is to give people choices

Jeremy Stratton Wednesday, March 16, 2011
"We need to grow, meaning more people have to live here to support all the good things we all want," says David Frank, Minneapolis' first-ever Director of Transit Development, in a conversation with The Line's Jeremy Stratton. For Frank, who came here from Minneapolis' friendly rival Portland, that means giving people more choices, and that means making wise plans around the places where we've already committed resources, like our light-rail lines. The biggest challenge? Finding the money.
David O’Brien Wagner of SALA Architects

Architect David O'Brien Wagner: There's more to green building than systems and certificates

Meleah Maynard Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Another local David--who is also connected to the Pacific Northwest--is an advocate for the role of good design in sustainability. David O'Brien Wagner of Minneapolis' SALA Architects speaks up for the subtle, even spiritual side of green building. Systems and certificates are important, he tells Meleah Maynard, but a building isn't green if it isn't carefully designed to connect the human and the natural worlds.
Enrique and Michelle Palma

The natural-pet-foods movement is growing, and Woody's is its Twin Cites headquarters

Meleah Maynard Wednesday, March 09, 2011
We love our pets, and we're coming to realize that over-processed foods are no better for them than they are for us. Hence the natural-pet-food movement, and new businesses like Enrique and Michelle Palma's Woody's Pet Food Deli, where "human-grade" pet food is for sale. For the Palmas and their customers, feeding pets better isn't sentiment or anthropomorphism--it's good science and good sense.
The ICC's Anna Chernakova, Massimo Bonavita, and Nassim Rossi

Looking for the real Italy in Minnesota? The Italian Cultural Center can help

Susan Klemond Wednesday, March 09, 2011
In colloquial Italian, the word spunto means a creative idea. Italy has given the world more than its share of spunti in art, architecture, music, design, and more--and five years ago some adoptive Twin Citians got a spunto of their own: to create a place that celebrates all things Italian. Today the Italian Cultural Center teaches language, sponsors film showings, collaborates with art and opera venues--and it's just getting started.
the creative team at 4RM+ULA

For the architects of 4RM+ULA, the whole city matters

Wednesday, March 02, 2011
When James Garrett Jr., Nathan Johnson, and Erick Goodlow formed an architectural firm, they vowed to do more than create attractive buildings. The three Saint Paulites knew the city and its needs from the ground up, and they wanted to make an impact on the whole urban fabric. Via their company, 4RM+ULA, they're bringing a holistic design sense to some of the highest-profile projects in the Twin Cities--including the Central Corridor.
Lars Leafblad of Keystone

The Big Picture 2: A conversation with Lars Leafblad on Minnesota's search for a new identity

Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Lars Leafblad, a principal in the Minneapolis executive search firm KeyStone Search, was dubbed "the most networked man in the Twin Cities" by Minnesota Business magazine last year. In the second of our Big Picture conversations about the future of our city and state, Leafblad acknowledges that we're good at cooperation and connection--but adds that we need a compelling new image of what we want to be and where we want to go.
Don Smithmier

Four-way entrepreneur Don Smithmier: they told him to "focus," and luckily, he didn't listen

Michelle Bruch Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Don Smithmier starts companies without worrying about crafting a single image for himself. In fact, he calls the Minneapolis office of Matter Worldwide, his umbrella company, "the physical manifestation of my weird brain." It contains four companies he founded or in which he's a partner: a music studio, a web design firm, a web news aggregator, and a bold new venture in online learning. And then there's his country-and-western band...
Why we're here

VideoLine: Why We're Here--a grass-roots tribute to the Twin Cities

Seven and Sixty Productions Wednesday, February 23, 2011
A few weeks ago, The Line ran an article by Holly Dolezalek on a Knight Foundation-backed survey that asked Twin Cities residents what they love about their city. At about the same time, Susan Bernstein and Mary McGreevy of Seven And Sixty Productions released this video on very much the same topic, and the answers the filmmakers heard confirm the survey results--but in color and sound.
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