Shop or Shoppe, either way it's ALL local!

Yippee! Another small business opened this past week, and this one lives and breathes by our local talents. It's Patina's lil' sister store, Shoppe Local, at 50th & Bryant just east of Patina. Offerings range from fresh Ames Honey and Apples, music by Solid Gold and Tapes n Tapes, clothing by Foat, readers by EyeBobs and my personal fav, art from the 2007 AIGA design show 35W Bridge Poster contest.As you know...

Mad for Modern

I have a soft spot, (which began 9 yrs ago as an obsession) for mid-century modern. I thought the obsession was going to be a phase, but today my love for it continues. Part of that obsession included driving by a flat-roofed mod home just around the corner from my apartment in Uptown. I would slowly drive by and wonder when, not if, I would get to see inside that mysterious modern masterpiece.In 2002 Tim and I move...

Not Six, Seven for the Calendar

My calendar is filling up with events that allow for local community support and local (I'm gonna say it, holiday) shopping, Radar encourages you to add them to your calendars...Starting tonight, the greenest of green events, Free - Eco Boudoir at Twin Cities Green.The most unique line-up of green offerings I've seen, such as:Live Eco-Sleepwear/Underwear/Lingerie Fashion ShowWorkshop from Smitten Kitten - Uptown's own...

It's what you'll Crave

Event-planner extraordinaire, Geri Wolf w/StyleLaboratory, invited Radar to the Crave West End private preview party on Saturday night. This St Louis Park location is the 3rd Crave restaurant to open for this local mini chain, other locations are the Galleria and MOA locations.I wasn't sure what to expect at this party as Radar is a newbie to this type of invitation. But knowing Geri was involved, I was confident it...

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