News Source: Star Tribune

Minneapolis eases liquor license restrictions, restaurants flock to opportunity offering craft cocktail experiences

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

When it comes to liquor, the City of Minneapolis chose to take a step back and do a little deregulating. As a step of confirmation, they offered the idea to the citizens through a city charter change; the public supported it overwhelmingly (72% yes). And now, in the first season that restaurants were offered the

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How well do electric vehicles perform in cold weather?

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Winter’s over (hopefully) but if you’re thinking about a new car purchase and wondering about going electric, you’ll want to be extra mindful of our longest season. Why? We all know batteries don’t perform as well in winter, and electric cars have lots of batteries. Want to know how much performance your prone to to

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St. Paul to steer charitable gambling revenue to low-income youth

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Do you ever wonder where money from charitable gambling in Minot goes? Most gaming sites are located in bars, and all of them are sponsored by a non-profit organization in some form. Revenues from gaming go back to benefit that non-profit. It’s a revenue source that’s had a huge impact on how Minot looks today,

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Target Field seeing a big spike in home runs

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The Twins are off to a fast start and the balls are flying out of Target Field at a record pace. And with baseball on the brain here in Minot, the article linked below from the Star Tribune is a fun read on the science of baseball and the thoughtful architecture of the classic ballpark.

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‘I wish I hadn’t waited so long to visit’: Badlands and history in Theodore Roosevelt National Park

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

On the list of states and sites to see, North Dakota rarely rises to the top, but for one East-coaster, that fact now holds a tinge of regret. Beth Harpaz made her first visit to the Badlands last fall and after seeing it first hand, the experience now rates as one worth putting higher on

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Twin cities construction firms band with developers, schools to attract more workers

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Construction is booming in the twin cities, but there’s still a problem — they don’t have enough workers. The solution? Right now it’s a program to attract more students into the construction trades. Stories of worker shortages are becoming more commonplace on TheMinotVoice as they reflect a situation we have to address locally.

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Mining the magic: MN Industry leftovers reinvented by influx of silent sports

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

How do you take a once scarred landscape filled abandoned ore mines and turn it into something positive? One method: by embracing silent sports like mountain biking, hiking, trout fishing, and kayaking. A two-hour drive from the twin cities, you’ll find the Cayuna State Recreation Area, home to a then-radical idea hatched 30-years ago that is

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Minnesota planners begin to envision driverless future

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

We can resist it however we want, the world we live in is going to change around us. One change that’s virtually guaranteed, driverless cars. They’ll be safer, more efficient, and more convenient, and that will equal adoption by consumers. So if they’re coming, perhaps we should be planning for them? In Minnesota, they are.

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How innovative restaurants revitalize neglected Twin Cities neighborhoods

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The conversation about revitalizing Minot’s downtown and possibly other neighborhoods is about to get started. And so, it’s a natural time to look around at ideas that are working in other places. To that end, here’s a great story out of Minneapolis about the food and beverage industry leading the charge. Coincidentally, the proprietors of

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Minnesota baker’s clever twist on chocolate chip cookie recipe goes viral

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

When it comes to chocolate chip cookies, many might contend that ‘love’ is an important ingredient. But a baker in Minnesota would take exception to the statement. In her case, it’s anger and aggression that’s required to put the dough in its proper place.

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Backyard chicken trend linked to spike in salmonella cases

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The discussion about allowing backyard hens in Minot is taking place right now. One of the factors being considered is whether these animals a risk to public health? And how do we balance that against the benefits of fresh, locally sourced food? On the public health side of the equation, this story out of Des

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Pickle beer and Red Bull slushies among new brews at Minnesota State Fair

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The 2017 North Dakota State Fair is in the books, and at first blush, the numbers seem pretty good; attendance was up nearly six thousand visitors compared to last year. But in order to stay competitive, we should always be looking around at how others are doing the ‘fair’ game. One stark difference between Minnesota’s

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Why craft markets are proliferating at Twin Cities breweries and taprooms

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

How do we create a self-sustaining diversified economy? It’s question we’ve been looking to solve here in Minot for generations. Here on The Minot Voice, I’ve argued that breweries are a part of the solution. If we brew beer locally and drink it, we’ll be keeping our dollars in our towns and creating something unique

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‘We hereby declare!’ Young citizens take oath in special Children’s Museum event

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

When it comes to immigration formalities, the children of naturalized parents and those adopted by American parents are often notified by of their citizenship by a letter in the mail. But at a recent ceremony at the Children’s Museum of Minnesota, the full oath and recognition of the occasion were celebrated. The Star Tribune has

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Stretch of Mississippi River in and around St. Cloud sheds its sullied history

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

For one city in Minnesota, the Mississippi River was just a water pathway that flowed through town. It was the place they dumped their sewage; it was the home of meat-packing plants that sent their environmental impacts downstream. They stopped the environmental damage they were doing a generation ago; now their eyes are opening to

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Judge is asked to halt Army Corps’ flood-diversion project for Fargo-Moorhead

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The Fargo-Moorhead area’s attempt to build flood protection is in the hands of a federal judge. The state of Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources has denied the project a needed permit. The details of the case may be of interest to the legally inclined, but the context in which this matters to Minot is this:

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