The Mall of America has talked about expanding for years now. There was talks about a casino, hotel, entertainment / concert hall, Bass Pro Shop and so much more. Yet, nothing has happened. Good news is that the mall is still expanding, bad news is, not really anytime soon. Instead of one giant addition, they […]
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Soak City Water Park Comes to Valleyfair
New for 2009 is the Soak City water park! Valleyfair is adding a 350,000-gallon wave pool, aka Breakers Bay, with 200 feet of beach! Imagine that, a nice beach in the Twin Cities! No diving allowed though as it only goes down 6ft at the deepest. Soak City is about double the size of the previous Valleyfair water park and spans […]
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Things Learned at the 2008 MIMA Holiday Party
Paul Mitchell’s Tea Tree Body Ad Steals Twitters Logo [updated]
I was walking by Mastercuts in Eden Prairie mall yesterday and I saw the Twitter bird in a window advertisement for Paul Mitchell’s Tea Tree products. See for yourself. Looks to me like someone has some explaining to do. [Update] enSue has pointed out that the bird also shows up in a WordPress theme by Randa Clay. […]
Is Ryan Evans Our Next President?
While at the MIMA Summit on Wednesday, I got to talk with Ryan Evans. Little did I know at the time, he was running for president! Since I’m still an undecided voter, Ryan Evans is as good as any. His lack of political experience and ability to dodge questions is on par with any other […]
35W Bridge Collapse – 1 Year Later
It’s been one year since the 35W bridge gave way and it’s still unbelievable. WCCO has a great retrospective on the survivors, the responders and others at the scene of the bridge collapse. Especially moving to us is the Coulter family and Paula, whom my wife use to work with. The doctors didn’t think she’d live, let alone walk and […]
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Daughtry and Bon Jovi Rocked the Xcel
Last night (March 19th) we enjoyed Daughtry and Bon Jovi in concert at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. Granted our seats weren’t that close, and digital zoom isn’t the best, but I was pretty happy with my pictures. View them all. And the concert ROCKED! Daughtry is awesome and Bon Jovi sings […]
Nickelodeon Universe Opens Saturday March 15th!
The theme park formally known as Camp Snoopy opens with an all new Nickelodeon theme this Saturday, March 15th! Spongebob, Patrick, Dora the Explorer, Backyardigans and all your favorite characters will be on hand to welcome you. If you head out, let us know what you thought and how much fun you had! For more […]