Wild Thing Jumps Track

Out at Valleyfair, Minnesotas tallest coaster, "Wild Thing", glitched out just in time for the busy summer season. No fatalities, but much pain.

New Sports Stadiums approved for Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS -- State lawmakers gave final approval at 5.am Sunday to finance an open-air stadium for the Twins, and University of Minnesota football team.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty said he plans to sign the bill, possibly at a Twins game this week.

A new $522-million Twins ballpark, paid for mostly by taxpayers, is scheduled to open in 2010.

The 42,000-seat stadium is earmarked for the west edge of downtown Minneapolis.

Minneapolis' New Library Opens

Feel like time traveling back to the old library??

The NEW ONE opens in the morning.

"It's one of the best libraries I've ever seen in my life," Brett says. "It's got so many book selections and it's probably got a set of every book I've ever wanted to read."

"It's so different," Layla says. "Usually any library you go to they don't have these kind of things so this is what will make people want to come. I'd love to come here."

Grand Opening footage

Art-A-Whril 2006

It's Art-A-Whirl time again! All this weekend there will be open studios, live music and fun events permeating North East Minneapolis.

The North East Arts District is ground zero for most of the activities. Here is a map overlay to open in GE.

There are more events outside the district(but the map is huge).

Check NEMAA for more information.

Welcome to Geo News Views!

On this site you will find Google Earth placemarks relevant to local current events in the Twin Citys.

I had the idea last night, to create this new media approach to watching the news. Now you can fly around the city and SEE WHERE as well as what, is going on. This seems to provide a whole new perspective which I think is very cool.

Hopefully I can keep it up to date with news feeds from mnspeak, KSTP, WCCO, KARE, and every other source I can utilize.

Enjoy!
R.Rolfe