We’re back, in part drafting on others’ wake in the crazy boating and gridiron worlds: — Since Green Bay had […]

The 2017 version of the bluegrass and roots music festival in River Falls is continuing its tradition of pushing ‘grass

(See more things that are new in the Notes From the Beat Department, where there’s a party everywhere, such as

  Not to be a green horn, St. Patrick’s Day festivities are a mixture of the tried and true blue,

Jim Field started the Mouldy Fig Jazz Band in 1959 when he was a junior at Main Township High School

The newly and massively renovated Pudge’s Saloon and Eatery and a second, adjoining supper-club-style offering — there are separate food

Now with the Valentine’s Day holiday fading, it’s time to reference some encounters with rock star heartthrobs heard while on

Lets get Wild over V-Day, and riled over the Super Bowl, before all good parties must come to an end:

There is even more music to accompany the ballooning at the 28th annual Hudson Hot Air Affair, which has the

A youthful Stillwater-based trio is attracting lots of regional attention, to the point where they are playing the prestigious First