The gun that fired the first American shot of World War II will be moved from its longtime home in St. Paul this week, exactly 80 years after that defining conflict of the 20th century came to an end. The … Continued
Sadly, summer comes to an end this month. But the great news for stargazing this September is that there’s so much happening in the heavens and along with that, there’s still plenty of great summer constellations to see. Sunsets are … Continued
Almost 50 years ago, just an hour after what doctors had expected to be a normal birth, newly born Eric Franzmeier underwent surgery to correct a diaphragmatic hernia. With such a condition, abdominal organs can move into the chest cavity, … Continued
“It’s completely changed our lives,” said Sabine Zetteler, a London communications agency director, who last year, with her partner, Alex Booker, an artist, built a kit sauna cabin by Polhus in their backyard in the London borough of Hackney. Looking … Continued
Where did the summer go? It’s time for a preview of fall/winter fiction and nonfiction by Minnesota authors and publishers. Thrillers/crime top the list followed by memoirs and history. (This is a clip-and-save list of books too new to be … Continued