Britt Aamodt is traveling along the route of the proposed Sandpiper pipeline that would bring North Dakota crude oil across northern MN to refineries in Superior, Wisconsin and beyond. In the third of Pipeline Stories: A Series on MN’s Natural Resource Economy from Northern Community Radio reporter Britt Aamodt goes to Clearbrook, MN to the Enbridge Energy distribution center of crude oil from Canada and North Dakota.
Construction of the Central Corridor light rail to connect downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul is well under way. Since its inception, the project has received a mix of community excitement and trepidation. Some business owners along University Avenue have struggled or closed because of the lack of access and parking during construction, but the Met Council maintains that the route will ultimately bring economic development to surrounding neighborhoods. In this story, KFAI producers Allegra Oxborough, Jemma Brown and Christina Cerruti ride the rail to talk to people about the rewards and challenges of Twin Cities’ light rail transit.
Hackensack, MN has a population of just over 300 people – it’s a small town with a big personality. Learn all about it in the following segments!
Kris Beissener moved to Hackensack after she and her mother purchased a resort. She’s never looked back. Today, she raises her family in this small, progressive community. Kris is on the board of the Hackensack Lakes Area Community Foundation. In this segment of Let’s Visit, she discusses Hackensack bike trails, restaurants, and upcoming community projects!
We are stronger when we work together, with reflections on finding community all around us. Marcia Hyatt is a leadership and life coach who provides a weekly feature on WTIP’s North Shore Weekend titled “The Best of Ourselves,” which explores how we can be resilient and creative in these turbulent times.
From maintaining the 60 miles of streets in Thief River Falls, to garbage pickup, to snow removal and mosquito control, to maintaining the arenas and upgrading the playground equipment in city parks … those are just a few of the many responsibilities of the Thief River Falls Public Works Department. Director Mark Borseth visited with Pioneer 90.1’s Mark Johnson at the 2019 TRF Community Expo.