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Podcast blending comedy, unexplained mysteries has Owatonna roots
FIND EPISODES “Scalarious” is available on Spotify, iHeartRadio and Audible. 519c59c8-4579-49f5-a49c-b80802eb462f There’s a big difference between laughing at someone and laughing with them. Comedian John Olson strives to make that distinction clear when he invites people to share their stories of the paranormal on his podcast, “Scalarious.” The show, which Olson co-hosts with fellow comedian...
Empty space above The Blast finally reopens with new taco restaurant
The American dream is alive and well, and the proof can be found above The Blast in Owatonna. After two years of dreaming, seven months of intense manual labor, and one day of setting up the technology in the 11th hour, Taqueria Jalisco opened over the weekend, welcoming an authentic Mexican experience to the downtown district. Oscar Sanchez, well known for his 20-plus years working at Plaza Morena on the north side of town, is the face of the business, working alongside his wife Rosa,...
AAUW prepares for final book sale
For the final time, the local members of the American Association of University Women are unloading and sorting hundreds of donated books. Since 1970, their annual book sale has helped fund college scholarships and given back to various community organizations, according to a history provided by longtime AAUW member Pat Rice. The booksellers have received support over the years, ranging from prison inmates helping unload books to businesses offering freebies...
Riverwalk Market Fair opens Saturday, runs through October 26
Grab your tote bags for another summer of freshly grown produce, unique handmade local crafts and other delightful trinkets and wonders. Riverwalk Market Fair opens this Saturday in downtown Northfield on Bridge Square from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. The operating dates for 2024 are May 18 through October 26. Great new and returning vendors will be selling mouth-watering foods, fine arts and crafts. Each week, local...
Forbidden love, poignant loss at center of Northfielder's debut novel
A sign stating “Please do not disturb” should hang outside the door of Brenda Huot’s home office on Fridays. Those are her writing days. Huot, who writes under her maiden name Brenda K. Massman and has been a financial management planner with Ameriprise Financial, Wealth Management Solutions since 2011, has just published her debut novel “Yet, Here We Are” this spring through Koehler Books. ...
Exhibit tells more stories than one
Barbie displays shown at Waseca Historical Society. Barbie has been a staple of American toys since its first release 65 years ago, on March 9, 1959. She has also been a cultural phenomenon with immeasurable influence. To help demonstrate how the doll changed with the times–and the times with the...
Waseca Art Center exhibits art by art appreciation group and Eric Zuccola
The Waseca Art Center held a opening reception for it’s new exhibits on Thursday, May 9. Artist Eric Zuccola has his art in the Harguth Gallery of the Art Center while artwork from the center’s Art Appreciation Group is in the Beckmann Gallery. Both exhibits will run till June 8. Art Appreciation Group Every Wednesday...
Pet of the Week: Tara & Rudy
Tara is the Paws and Claws Humane Society Pet of the Week!. This sweet girl is a 2-year-old German Shepherd mix. Tara was transferred to Paws and Claws Humane Society from the Owatonna Police Department. She was picked up as a stray there and never claimed. She has puppy energy...
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