Midsummer Eve’s Reading -- It’s a new issue of MOQ
Just in time to take advantage of those lingering daylight hours, we’ve published yet another issue of MOQ for your reading pleasure. Remember, only a select few of these articles will end up on the Web, the rest can only be found in that quaint old media affectionately known as “print.”
Our lively cover image is Peace Flag, an oil painting by Scott Lloyd Anderson. Read our interview with Scott here.
Herewith, a dozen or so reasons to purchase your very own copy of MOQ. Look for it at your neighborhood co-op or have your letter carrier deliver it to your door. (Scroll down for how to accomplish just that.)
Our Moment in the Sun -- 450 Million Years Ago in Minneapolis. We went on a “geology hike” sponsored by Friends of the Mississippi this spring, and learned a few things about the ancient past of this little patch.
Gardens for Alzheimer’s patients. Wandering Designs is a landscape design company in St. Anthony Park that specializes in therapeutic gardens.
Organic U. A new program on the St. Paul campus nurtures urban farmers.
A Bridge too Far. Getting back on the water the spring after the bridge collapse, a rower contemplates her place on the river.
Where’s Walden? In which a Minneapolis resident undertakes a Thoreauvian journey to the heart of his neighborhood.
Homegrown Hype Of course we think the local-foods movement is a good thing. But a new book exemplifies how local food enthusiasts sometimes miss the point.
Piano Man In Southeast Minneapolis, the Barton Player Piano Company keeps rolling along.
News!
We bid goodbye to Amazon Bookstore -- but wait! After going to press, we learn that a buyer has come forward to save the day.
Plus . . .
An annotated guide to the various lists on which Minneapolis may or may not have earned bragging rights, a Garlic mustard gourmand learns a new twist on pesto, a daughter of the Black Forest rescues the ephemera of history, poetry appearing on a sidewalk near you in St. Paul, two poems, four short-and-sweet book reviews, an urban phenology checklist for summer, and yet more curiosities and observations.
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