Art All Night. Community All Year. The Northern Spark Festival is headed to Lowertown Saint Paul this year. Lowertown is the year round home to several of my favorite arts organizations, from Springboard for the Arts and new to the neighborhood Bedlam Theater to Zeitgeist’s...

This past fall, our family acquired a sailboat, our first.  There is much excitement in the land:  the kids are reading books, practicing knots, and making plans for a great summer.  I will also confess to some mild anxiety, as well: I grew up sailing,...

It’s Tuesday early morning as I write this, a historic day in Minnesota.  The Governor will be signing the marriage equality bill making Minnesota the 12th state in the nation to legalize gay marriage.  This legislative act is profound on many levels, especially when only...