The July news that Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus was ending flights to MSP Airport this October proved the latest in a series of disappointing recent developments in local air service. The carrier had been serving MSP since 2019 (with a pandemic pause) an... See more
Not Exactly Waiting ’Til Next Year At mid-season, the Twins got deeper into frequency marketing. The team was already offering season ticket holders (“members”) a points currency for their loyalty, good for various goods and experiences, but this round se... See more
Editor’s Note: Leadership Personified I read an interesting blog post this spring: the author, Aaron Renn of Indianapolis, talked about a changing of the guard in civic leadership, as the corporate sector ceded influence to the nonprofit sector (“How Amer... See more
Photo by Armand Peterson delano-header Opening night at the 2023 State Tournament at Delano Municipal Stadium At its roots, baseball is a pastoral game, nine people standing in a field. It’s the only spectator sport you can carry on a conversation through... See more
Analysis: The Strib Shrinks Again It’s not easy to tease a lot of insight out of Star Tribune CEO/publisher Steve Grove’s Tuesday announcement that the paper was embarking on another round of headcount reductions, other than that the paper is not immune f... See more
