Links
Blogroll
- 22 Words experiments in getting to the point
- Adventures in Time and Space We are all of us living in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. ~ Oscar Wilde
- Alec Soth's Blog His name is Alec Soth (rhymes with ‘both’). He live’s in Minnesota. He likes to take pictures and make books. He has a Labradoodle. He also has a business called Little Brown Mushroom.
- Brad Shapiro This site is an aggregator for all of the things that Brad thinks are interesting enough to pass on.
- Downhill Both Ways Views and vignettes from South Minneapolis
- everything feeds process Jessica Fox-Wilson is a part-time poet and a full-time educator, and author of the poetry collection Blameless Mouth. Here is where it comes together
- Mike Dust Fascinatum… The ongoing effort to present the entirety of the world’s knowledge in one central location, one subject matter at a time.
- momo Fab local life blog
- North of Mpls Constantly evolving, internetting along the way.
- Old Minneapolis Share your photos and memories of pre-1988 Minneapolis on Facebook
- Postcardy A blog is about postcards, postcard collecting, a postcard collection, and “vintage thingies.”
- Robb Henry A Journeyman Guitarist Scrapbook
- Secrets of the City The daily digest of Twin Cities culture
- Stuff About Minneapolis A hodgepodge of Minneapolis stuff.
- The Deets You want the Deets? You can’t handle the Deets!
- The Heavy Table The Heavy Table is a Twin Cities-based magazine passionately telling the stories of food and drink in the Upper Midwest.
- The Scribblerati A blog concerning the literary adventures of a Twin Cities area writers’ group.
- Thoughts on the Urban Environment Writing and thinking things I never think the way things are in the big city.
- Tommy Ryman Tommy is a comedian, and he is skinny. His glasses have been broken for over three months; he will get around to getting them fixed. He has a cat who doesn’t have a tail, so he got a discount…Tommy doesn’t have a tail, so they get along great. He is a ris
- Twin Cities Design Scene A showcase for the individuality of local businesses and the creative spirit that resides in the Twin Cities
- Twin City Sidewalks The view from the sidewalks of Minneapolis and Saint Paul
- Uptown Mpls Blog The best Uptown photoblog ever!
- Uptown, Minneapolis – Past, Present, and Future Musings about the greater (and great) Uptown area of Minneapolis
- Wide White Joey spends his time following current events, sports, comedy, Jesus, all things Minnesota, and other things he likes. He also writes corny autobiographical “about” pages in third person.
History
- Dakota County Historical Society There are over 25,000 objects in the museum’s collections and more than 20,000 photographs!
- Ghost Signs of Minneapolis A look at the city’s past through its barely-remembered commercial signs.
- Hardcore History In “Hardcore History” the very unconventional Dan Carlin takes his “Martian”, outside-the-box way of thinking and applies it to the past.
- Hennepin History Museum Superb exhibits, an historic mansion setting, and archival collections of priceless scholarly value.
- History Pin Pin your history to the world
- Larry Millet Twin Cities Historian, Author, Architechture Critic, Teacher, Tour Guide
- Lileks' Minneapolis site Hundreds of pages and pictures documenting downtown Minneapolis then and now. Plus the lakes. Updated throughout ’09
- MinnesotaHistory.net a forum for discussing current events relating to the history of Minnesota
- Minniepaul Music Documenting and preserving the history of the Twin Cities music scene, especially bands active from 1955 to 1975.
- MN 70's Tumblr Significant and not-so-significant events from Minnesota’s most unappreciated decade
- News Tribune Attic Odd, obscure, historic, humorous, random and/or relevant items from the archives of the Duluth News Tribune
- Shorpy By creating a free account on Shorpy you can share your own vintage photographs. Visitors to the site are particularly interested in images from the dawn of photography to the 1940s. Best of all, becoming a member is free!
- St. Louis Park Historical Society Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month, at Lenox Community Center (6715 Minnetonka Blvd.) in the winter and at the Historic Depot (37th and Brunswick) in the summer. Meetings are at 7:00 p.m. and everyone is invited to attend.
- The Minnesota Historical Society Collecting, preserving, and telling Minnesota stories for 150 years.
- The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota is the only statewide, private, non-profit organization advocating for the preservation of Minnesota’s historic resources.
- The Robbinsdale Historical Society “Sharing Your Past to Build our Future”
- Vintage Minnesota Hockey dedicated to those from Minnesota’s past whom have carved out Minnesota’s rich hockey history from the “State-of-Hockey”
Links
- Aaron Landry Pictures of Pizza Pies
- Blog Catalog With bloggers from all over the world, we have the latest information, photos, gossip and news stories traditional media hasn’t even heard of yet.
- ensculptic Home of the Minnetrista Mushroom House
- Hüsker Dü Database There’s quite a bit of material here. Making it easily accessible is an ongoing effort. Most of the core material can be reached via links from the long-form discography, the dates page and, in some cases, from the magazine articles.
- Jucy Lucy Restaurants Fear the Cheese!
- Marcia Ward Richie Paintings “I am interested in how light defines objects. As light in varying intensities plays over the surface, subtle changes in color and shape are revealed. I find reflections particularly fascinating and love discovering surprising features at the intersection
- Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission Historic preservation! It’s not just for St. Paul anymore.
- Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Get Outside! Recreation, Water Quality and Water Level Information
- Minnescraper Have an opinion about Minnesota development or construction? Discuss it on Minnescraper!
- Minnesota Reflections Minnesota Reflections now brings you nearly 62,000 images and documents shared by more than 120 cultural heritage organizations across the state. This site offers a variety of resources on Minnesota’s history for researchers, educators, students and the p
- Mischke Listen to Mischke’s Show on ‘CCO weekdays at 10pm
- Mississippi National Recreation Area Established in 1988, the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area stretches from Dayton to Hastings.
- Modern Midwest Modern Living. Midwest Style.
- Placeography A website about any place anywhere that anyone can edit
- Saint Paul Spot A mobile guide to everythinfg Saint Paul.
- Saint Paul Vocal Forum The Saint Paul Vocal Forum is dedicated to exploring important societal topics through vocal music. We differ from other choral organizations in our intent to produce “choral forums” on topics which are “discussed” through music, text and poetry that is d
- Shorpy Historic Photo Archive Always something interesting
- Siri Caltvedt Siri Caltvedt, soprano, is a Twin Cities-based classical singer and actor known for her innovative recital programing and expressive singing. Her specialties are Baroque and Classical opera, German Romantic art song, and songs by American women.
- Southwest Minneapolis Patch
- The Smooch Project Collecting 10,000 photographs of the affectionately inclined.
- Thursday Night Hikes Thursday Tours of the Twin Cities
- Twin Cities Urban Recon Urban Exploring, Trip Logs, Photography, History
- USPHC Pond Hockey Hockey. The way nature intended. Outdoors in the crisp winter air, skate blades gliding on the fresh ice below, with the sounds of clacking sticks and the smell of grilling bratwurst filling the air.
- Velo Traffic Discussing Cycling from a Traffic Engineer’s Point of View
Neighborhood
- Airport Dog Park A community blog for dogs who play under planes.
- Bancroft Neighborhood Association The urban history of the Bancroft Neighborhood dates back to the early teens through the 1930′s.
- Dave's Popcorn Dave’s has been a local favorite for over fifty years.
- East Lake Tumblr News and views of the neighborhood from a Longfellow dude.
- Hale, Page and Diamond Lake Community Association The HPDL Community Association is a volunteer, not-for-profit organization formed in 1991.
- Mill City Times Since moving here in the fall of 2009, These folks are continually learning about what this incredible neighborhood has to offer. They love it here and want to do our part in assuring it continues to flourish.
- MPLS.TV spotlight the unique culture of Minneapolis by featuring local artists, musicians and businesses in an entertaining and insightful way.
- NENA Serving Keewaydin, Wenonah, Morris Park, and Minnehaha
- SENA The Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association brings neighbors together to build on the strengths of the neighborhood
- The Longfellow Community Council A citizen participation group for the Longfellow, Cooper, Howe and Hiawatha neighborhoods.
