Andy Fenelon

Gotta show the whole distribution. It’s all good biking weather

This is great, but it does have me wishing they collected the before and after data at locations NOT covered by speed cameras to make sure there wasn't a seasonal trend in speeding.

This is an amazing advertisement for Minneapolis: awesome housing, surprisingly affordable

Many workers have missed shifts without jobs being destroyed making it challenging to measure labor impacts with conventional sources.

We use real-time daily data from Homebase to measure impacts. Thanks to UChicago and Homebase for making the data available.
#EconSky #NumbersDay

Boston is definitely on-average warmer without a doubt. My point is that people sometimes talk about Minneapolis as having a categorically distinct winter when there's actually a lot of overlap. My experience is that the extreme days are pretty few (which TBF appears to be a recent phenomenon).

That is FASCINATING. Thanks or bringing data to bear on my anecdote. Full disclosure, this is only my third winter here.

As someone who spent 15 years on the East Coast, I can say that the number of days each winter when the weather is notably colder than what you'd experience in, say, a Boston winter is fewer than 10. Most winter days here are in the 20s.

Minnetoba?

But it’s also correct that getting a false spring in early January doesn’t happen? Like it’s only in the ‘false spring’ stage of winter?

Minnesota natives/long-time residents, is this something? Here we experience many different stages of winter (chilly, snowy, frigid, snowy, chilly etc.) while on, say, the east coast there’s only one winter with varying temps.

That game is the GOAT!

Opinion | In the Resistance, We Drive Minivans

Impossible not to tear up reading this absolutely beautiful essay about the Minneapolis grassroots resistance from the talented Will McGrath.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...

Me: Typing Reúnion and deciding that starting with ‘un’ is the most effective search

The Luminary Loppet: far superior to Groundhog Day as a middle-of-winter celebration event.

Snowy owl

“Be a real snowbird”

Midtown global market from Midtown Greenway

Snow-covered South Minneapolis residential street

Kid on a frozen Bde Maka Ska

Kids playing hockey on law Harriet with skyline behind

I mean, summer is nice, but winter is top-notch as well

You should absolutely visit. And if you’re like me, you might just want to move here.

In a Minnesota Winter by Heather Randell YouTube video by Heather Randell

I wrote a song for our immigrant neighbors here in Minnesota.

Pardon my rusty guitar skills—it’s been over 10 years since I wrote my last song, but this moment called for music.

youtube.com/shorts/B7Csu...

I think ICE Should Leave

Replacements - Skyway
Minneapolis - Lucinda Williams
Passenger - Lisa Hannigan
Rock and Roll is Alive - Prince
Minnesota Girls - The Shackletons
Minneapolis - Anna Tivel
Twin Cities - Everything but the Girl
And probably some Hold Steady song

Dan Fash's

Maybe should change our greeting to "Hi, good to see you, fuck ICE."

Dozens of communities members took to the streets to record and protest ICE activity in the area.

My home city of Santa Barbara taking my current city’s lead

www.noozhawk.com/federal-ice-...

Rent Relief for Minneapolis School Families By Mpls Families

From a friend who works at an MPS school with hundreds of families in hiding:

"The thing REALLY needed is money for rent/utilities/cell phone bills. It looks like there is a lot of money raised but across 5 schools it’s not enough with February rent coming due."

givebutter.com/rent4mplsfam...

Chicago is pretty great. I would happily live there. Not quite as happily as here.

Wear them every day!

I grew up in California and knew little about Minneapolis until I visited for a conference in 2015. I immediately knew it was my place, and it took 8 years to finally get here. I truly believe it is America’s greatest city, all things considered. People are starting to see why.

Tired: City of Lakes

Wired: the City that De-Ices

Inspired: Woke Hoth

Smartphones definitely play some role in the diverging trend, but I suspect the biggest factor in both the US level and the trend is the amount of per-capita driving.

Australia is by far the smallest continental land mass in the world