A businessperson looking to fly today might be astonished at the decline of what was once the Twin Cities’ prestige air corridor: MSP-Chicago. Sure, you can still fly to O’Hare
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Earlier this year, the Minneapolis City Council struck from city code a ban on bathhouses that was enacted in the AIDS era as a public health measure. The impetus was
My introduction to beer was at Macalester College, back when they allowed kegs in the dorm because the drinking age was 19. (I was 18, but whatever.) Warm Hamm’s in
I wrote an article exploring the mystery of the $15 side salad, now commonplace at local mid-priced full-service restaurants. Beforehand, I was fortunate to spend a week this summer in
We all have our restaurant pricing stories. The $15 side salad is my biggest head-scratcher. (Weren’t they $5 or $6 just a few years ago?) For some, it’s the $14
There are three default perspectives on Rebecca Cunningham and her first two years as president of the University of Minnesota. The most common is “Who?” because Cunningham has not yet
The July news that Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus was ending flights to MSP Airport this October proved the latest in a series of disappointing recent developments in local air
At mid-season, the Twins got deeper into frequency marketing. The team was already offering season ticket holders (“members”) a points currency for their loyalty, good for various goods and experiences,
I read an interesting blog post this spring: the author, Aaron Renn of Indianapolis, talked about a changing of the guard in civic leadership, as the corporate sector ceded influence
It’s not easy to tease a lot of insight out of Star Tribune CEO/publisher Steve Grove’s Tuesday announcement that the paper was embarking on another round of headcount reductions, other
The end of the Wild and Wolves’ playoff runs last week exposed complex changes in the local sports broadcast environment. Fan Duel Sports North (FDSN), the regional sports network that
Jude Bricker is closing in on his ninth anniversary as CEO of Sun Country Airlines but will not quite get there. Today, as its shareholders approve a merger with Allegiant,
In recent weeks, better detail has emerged about the political and structural roots of Minnesota’s social services frauds. Most edifying was a column by Hamline University political scientist David Schultz
Everything ends. For businesses, especially restaurants, those endings can be abrupt and disappointing. Rarely do we get to watch a complete life cycle play out. But Saturday brought an ending
I took a couple trips this winter, one to Phoenix and the other to Fort Myers (dull, I know). I paid nearly $1,000 roundtrip to each place on Delta. Both
On Nov. 10, 2001, the StarTribune published an op-ed article by a member of the Pohlad family. It concerned a recent decision by Major League Baseball to remove two financially
In early February, the St. Paul City Council passed a resolution supporting the creation of a passenger train from St. Paul to Kansas City. Such a train would connect with
Eric Dayton has yet to enter politics, but he maintained the family tradition of curated retail and hospitality when he returned from grad school to found a series of businesses