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Posted By Erica M On July 10, 2008 @ 11:17 am In Arts, Business, Education, Environment, Neighborhoods, Ranting, Things To Do, Travel and Tourism | Comments Disabled

i was thinking explains the Harrington Household Index (HHI) for local grocery prices ^[1], from the point of view of someone who loves a good ethnic market.

Ponedaddy’s Pound has good things to say about Minneapolis Public Schools ^[2]. One of ‘em, anyway. That would be Cityview in North Minneapolis.

Two items on Northwest Airlines’ nickel-and-diming: News Cut is brainstorming ways to work around the new luggage checking fees ^[3]. Aaron Landry explains why he’s breaking up with Worldperks ^[4].

On the Radar rounds up some of the plentiful free entertainment options ^[5] in Minneapolis over the next week.

MinnPost says that the Trust for Public Land says St. Paul parks are awesome ^[6].

Altered Esthetics is having its first ever Arty Garage Sale this Saturday ^[7].

Car Free Family says “[t]he Northeast Parade was as toxic as usual.” ^[8]

Two upcoming NRP-sponsored workshops: “Neighborhood Volunteer Training” on July 16 ^[9] and “Walking your way to a safer neighborhood” on July 17 ^[10].

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[1] Harrington Household Index (HHI) for local grocery prices: http://iwuzthinking.blogspot.com/2008/06/harrington-household-index-hhi.html

[2] good things to say about Minneapolis Public Schools: http://ponedaddyspound.blogspot.com/2008/07/mpls-schools-getting-it-right.html

[3] ways to work around the new luggage checking fees: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2008/07/a_workaround_for_nwas_fees.shtml

[4] breaking up with Worldperks: http://s4xton.com/1780/northwest-worldperks-and-i/

[5] free entertainment options: http://jenontheradar.blogspot.com/2008/07/free-free-free-as-summers-breeze.html

[6] the Trust for Public Land says St. Paul parks are awesome: http://www.minnpost.com/politicalagenda/2008/07/09/2510/st_paul_parks_get_high_marks_in_national_report

[7] first ever Arty Garage Sale this Saturday: http://community.livejournal.com/ljtwincities/839916.html

[8] “[t]he Northeast Parade was as toxic as usual.”: http://carfreefamily.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/how-green-is-your-parade/

[9] “Neighborhood Volunteer Training” on July 16: http://nrpneighborhoods.blogspot.com/2008/07/neighborhood-volunteer-training-starts.html

[10] “Walking your way to a safer neighborhood” on July 17: http://nrpneighborhoods.blogspot.com/2008/07/walking-your-way-to-safer-neighborhood.html

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