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Cheap Groceries in Hyde Park, and how to get them…
In which Maggie shares the knowledge of grocery shopping in Hyde Park: how to do it, how to keep it cheap, and how to enjoy eating even still.
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5 Positive Things
As a way to combat summer melancholy and instill positive thoughts (while also forcing myself to update my blog with frequency) I am going to commit to posting a series called “5 Positive Things”. Throughout the rest of the summer, I plan on posting 5 positively interesting news stories, podcasts, websites, or experiences that Read more…
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Putting more grocery stores into poor communities
I ran across this article recently in the Star Tribune. Up until reading it, I had always thought that I lived “uncomfortably” close (NIMBY close) to the enormous Supervalu warehouse here in Hopkins. Now, I am impressed that Supervalu wants to join up in this effort, and I feel a Read more…
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This Weekend: Chungju, Danyang, and Gosu Cave
[In this episode, we wander aimlessly until an ajumma hand-feeds us, get on a boat, and spelunk.] This weekend, Kristen, Tom, and Lee, and I headed out to Chungju, a town (or tiny city), northeast of Daejeon. Chungju is the proud owner of the Chungju Dam, a hydro electric extravaganza Read more…