#101 Locally Grown for week of 07.06.08. Triumvirate discussion about city council filings, the stalemate between the mayor and council over board and commission appointments, Hwy 19 and regional transportation, the comp plan, the CIP, plus the usual fluff. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#102 Locally Grown for week of 07.13.08. Our guest today: Representative Journalist Bonnie Obremski, the reporter for the Northfield Representative Journalist project . By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#103 Locally Grown for week of 07.20.08. Northfield Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee members Abby Erickson and Nicole Maloney joined us for the first half of our show to rev up excitement about Crazy Daze.The rest of the time, we discussed some of our recent pet issues that help make Northfield the crazy city that it is these days. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#104 Locally Grown for week of 07.27.08. Jerry Anderson joined us to talk movie theaters. He’d like to build a 10-screen movie theater in the area. Jessica Paxton was also a guest, giving us a preview of next week’s 5th annual ArtSwirl. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#105 Locally Grown for week of 08.03.08. Arts and Culture Commission chair Phillip Spensley was our guest this week, a follow-up to the NDDC forum on arts and culture policy that was held earlier this week. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#106 Locally Grown for week of 08.10.08. Interim Northfield City Administrator Joel Walinski was our guest this week. Topics: missing millions, 5th St trees, liquor store, the Friday Memo, the Economic Development Director position, and his priorities for the next 6-9 months. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#107 Locally Grown for week of 08.17.08. Newly appointed interim At-Large Councilor Dixon Bond was our guest this week.Main topic: the plans to renovate City Hall. We also discussed the relocation of the liquor store. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#108 Locally Grown for week of 08.24.08. RepJ reporter Bonnie Obremski was our guest this week. We discussed what's she's learned thus far on her story about the proposed business park in Greenvale Township. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#109 Locally Grown for week of 08.31.08. Our guests this week: Defeat of Jesse James Days Committee members Sandy Vesledahl and Brad Ness. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#110 Locally Grown for week of 09.07.08. A Triumvirate post-mortem on Tuesday’s primary election results. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#111 Locally Grown for week of 09.14.08. It was just us co-hosts yesterday, doing the fluff treatment of the new owner of KYMN 1080 AM, Jeff Johnson, and then spinning conspiracy theories about the city hall renovation petition fiasco. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#112 Locally Grown for week of 09.29.08. It was just us co-hosts yesterday, recovering from a microphone-in-need-of-Viagra opening and moving on to discuss the financial meltdown, the new Arts Quarter, the Comp Plan, upcoming elections, and RepJ. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#113 Locally Grown for week of 10.05.08. Our guest this week: Victor Summa, member of the Northfield Charter Commission and the Northfield Economic Development Authority (EDA). By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#114 Locally Grown for week of 10.12.08. We reconnected with our Locally Grown radio show roots by recording at Carleton's KRLX 88.1 FM studio yesterday. KRLX station news director Brandon Walker coaxed us back. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#115 Locally Grown for week of 10.19.08. It was just Tracy and I this week, talking mostly about the ongoing discussions that are happening among the candidates here on the Locally Grown blog By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#116 Locally Grown for week of 10.26.08. The show was devoted to the upcoming Fiber Optic Feasibility Study and the City’s Nov. 6 open house on the subject. Our guest: Melissa Reeder, IT director for the City of Northfield. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#117 Locally Grown for week of 11.02.08. 2008 election post-mortem By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#118 Locally Grown for week of 11.09.08. Our guest this week: Rhonda Pownell, new Councilor for the City of Northfield for the two-year At-Large seat. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#119 Locally Grown for week of 11.16.08. Our guest: Betsey Buckheit, newly elected City of Northfield Councilor for Ward 2 and a blogger. We discussed the newly approved comprehensive plan with which she has a long history. But most of our time was spent on the municipal liquor store and the current controversies surrounding it. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#120 Locally Grown for week of 11.30.08. It was just us co-hosts yesterday, discussing Tracy’s neighborhood assocation blog post, followed by a discussion about the liquor store land proposals. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#121 Locally Grown for week of 11.23.08. Our guest: Eric Zweifel, newly elected City of Northfield Councilor for Ward 3 By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#122 Locally Grown for week of 12.07.08. Minnesota State Patrol Lt. Nancy Silkey and Rice County Deputy Blaine Smith were our guests yesterday, discussing the MOD Squad's DWI project. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#123 Locally Grown for week of 12.14.08. Our guest this week was Northfield School District Superintendent Chris Richardson, talking with us about the proposed $2.8 million construction project at Sibley Elementary School. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#124 Locally Grown for week of 12.21.08. Part 1, Rep. David Bly and Sen. Kevin Dahle, discussing Minnesota’s state budget crisis. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.
#125 Locally Grown for week of 12.28.08. Part 2, Rep. David Bly and Sen. Kevin Dahle, discussing Minnesota’s state budget crisis. By Griff Wigley, Ross Currier, Tracy Davis.