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Category: Cool Things in St. Paul

  • Come check of Patsy O’Brien at The Irish Fair of Minnesota

    Originally posted on clorblog: Many vendors are to be at The Irish Fair of Minnesota.  One in particular is the Patsy O’Brien. About Patsy O’Brien Patsy O’Brien is a Irish Guitar.  Patsy has toured extensively with Eileen Ivers, Paddy, Keenan, Cathie Ryan, Teada and numerous other ensembles, as well as touring as a solo act…

  • The Fine Art of Sheep Herding

    I have a Collie. In his mind, all the kids in my backyard must stay together. When one wanders off he barks to herd them back together. He’s a herding dog by nature. While my kids are used to Laddie, the neighbor kids don’t always appreciate being treated like wandering sheep. Every year the kids beg to take…

  • How Irish is St. Paul? All Roads Meet at the Celtic Junction

    Depending upon who you ask, St. Paul, MN is very Irish– about 7% today (per the Census Bureau) but the second most populous ethnic group in the 1850s. Regardless of the statistics, Irish culture plays a big part of the St. Paul culture:  10 Irish mayors from 1932-1972 and the last two, as well; A Plethora…

  • I’ve Got $20 in my pocket. No, actually, I didn’t.

    I had $2, mostly in quarters in my pocket as I biked past the Minnesota Wild merchandise booth at Grand Old Day. T-shirts and hats for $10. Eight quarters wasn’t going to help, but my debit card did. How many Grand Old Day merchants missed out on sales because they only accepted cash? It’s well…

  • Social Evolution! Do YOU Notice Favorite Events Becoming More Social?

    What’s your favorite local event? The Uptown Art Fair? The Current Birthday Party? Rock the Garden? The Renaissance Festival? Mine is the Irish Fair, held every August at on Harriet Island. I go every year. I love the music, the dancing, the dogs, and now the new author’s table in the cultural pavilion. The people…

  • Putt-Putt! Golf is a Family Sport in St. Paul

    If you like to golf, there are almost too many options in St. Paul. In fact, last year MinnPost reported that the city is trying to figure out what to do with all the city courses because they’re no longer profitable (learn more about urban golf course decline here). Are kids too busy? Does it…

  • Shout Out St. Kate’s Day: Teaching New Media with the Pride of Public Relations

    Shout it out! Show your pride! Be a Katie! Thursday is Shout Out St. Kate’s Day. My students wrote, produced, starred in and generally lived and breathed the topic since early February. They’ve had one month to learn the public relations value of this event and contribute their own creativity to the effort. What did…

  • Chickens in the City, Yes, You Can Cluck, Too!

    Say hello to Chicken Dolly, Strawberry Sally, and Blackbird — My City Chickens. Dolly is an Ameraucana/ Easter Egger who lays blue-green eggs, Sally is a Rhode Island Red and Blackbird is grand Black Australorp with feathers that glisten greenly in the sun. Are you surprised? Perhaps you’ve missed the latest craze of urban farming and backyard chickens–St. Paul hasn’t.…

  • Too Pretty to Purchase?!

    “Un morceau de ça–pour deux, s’il vour plaît.” I’d like a piece of that for two people, please. “Un plus grand–Oui, c’est bon, merci.” A little bigger, yes that’s good, thank you. When I studied in France, I lived at the food markets, but it took me months to find the courage to buy cheese.…

  • What does “Sold Out” mean?

    I realize that’s an odd question, but one that pertains to how we buy and value products and services. Here are some examples: You see a house go on the market in a great neighborhood and it’s sold in 3 days. You hear a song on the radio and think, “Cool band, I’d like to…