All Entries in the "Minneapolis" Category
The Favre Factor on WDAY (video)
I was on the air this morning when the biggest announcement in the history of the world came through our newsroom. It aired on ESPN, the BBC…even a baby yak that speaks English helped Sherpas in Nepal understand the significance of the moment: Brett Favre is back and he signed with the Minnesota Vikings. After [...]
Spotlight: Sandy Boren-Barrett, Part 2
If you haven’t already done so, make sure and read Part 1 of my interview with Sandy Boren-Barrett. She’s got a lot to say and every word is well worth your time. Here’s Part 2: CG: Sandy, over the years during rough economic times people have gravitated to the arts for a bit of an escape. What kind of [...]
Spotlight: Sandy Boren-Barrett
Today is the beginning of the Spotlight series at Blog Harbor. In the coming months you’ll be reading interviews with an eclectic mix of professionals at the top of their game in the arts, media, sports, politics, child psychology, business and environmental issues. You’ll even meet a group of 13 pretty amazing teens in middle school and high school. And of course [...]
Eye on Monday: Stages Theatre Company, Hopkins, MN
This week’s Eye on Monday has a dual purpose. It not only will highlight one of the two professional theatre companies for young audiences in the Twin Cities, but it will also serve as what amounts to an opening act for a new Blog Harbor feature called Spotlight. Spotlight will be an interview series that does exactly what the [...]
Brett Favre Feeling Minnesota?
And so The Favre Dance begins again. Back on August 1, 2008 I wrote a piece about Brett Favre and the Packers. Namely, that I believed the Packers and Favre were better off together. The flurry of talk at the time was the idea Favre and Green Bay might work out a deal for him to join the Minnesota Vikings. [...]
It’s Dark. It’s Late. It’s Quiet. Why? (video)
It was dark. It was late. Nobody was out. It was quiet. Too quiet? Maybe. But I needed to know: Why was it so quiet? Why wasn’t anyone out. I knew why it was dark. Because it was late. When it’s late . . . it’s dark. I could have been a detective. My [...]
Eye on Monday: Sneak-a-Peek Cell Phone Technique (video)
I was speaking with a friend the other day about people and their cell phones. Namely, how folks can be in mid-sentence with you, stop abruptly, check their cell for a new text message and then continue talking as if nothing happened. Or, worse, they’ll actually interrupt you to read a text, then send a reply [...]
The Batting Cage
As spring is settling in here in Minnesota, summer is in the on-deck circle. And with summer around the corner, this means many things to different people: Going to the beach house at the Jersey Shore every weekend, heading up to the Maine coast, traveling “up north to the cabin” here in our state and [...]
The Three Minnesota Driving Styles Direct from Hades
Christopher Gabriel, CGabriel.com I often think it’s me, this uncanny ability I possess that allows me to drive directly behind, or in front of, The Driver Spawned From the Depths of Hades. And for those of you not up on your Greek mythology, Hades was the God of the Underworld, which also went by the same name. Not [...]
Nikos Got a Gig!
After arriving in Wisconsin several months ago, Nikos’ green card finally came through. And I’m happy to report he got his first voiceover gig! It’s a radio ad for a small Minneapolis jewelry store owned by Russian transplant and all-around good guy, Boris Valnekoff. Nikos was the Sales Star of the Month for both January and February and [...]
Snow Event 2009: Panic in Minneapolis
It was February 26, 2009. In the language and psyche of Minnesota, this was to be . . . The Day. Snowmageddon. Snow Emergency. The End is Upon Us. You betcha, we’re in trouble. The lines at the stores were insane. People buying all the eggs, butter, milk and bread they could fit into their baskets. Cross country [...]
Eye on Monday: The Premiere
This week brings three new features to Blog Harbor. The Farmland Almanac with Harrison Beillor will air every Thursday The Gabriel Theatre on the Air will perform on selected Fridays And starting today, Eye on Monday joins the Blog Harbor community. Inspired by weekly features on two great blogs, Photo Friday from my wife Wendy at her blog My Green Side, and [...]
The Drive-Thru Window and #3418
Christopher Gabriel, CGabriel.com It all started out like a great idea. You drive up and order. You drive a little further and pay. Then you wait patiently before you receive what you’ve ordered. And within minutes, you’re on your way. Coffee, food, prescriptions, even alcohol - you did it all without ever getting out of the car. It’s [...]
A Trophy for Everyone: The Seeds of Entitlement
When I was growing up, I played sports. Basketball was what I eventually settled on by high school but prior to that I also played baseball and ran track. When there was a tournament during the year or the playoffs at the end of the season, there were winners and there were losers. The winners got [...]
Blackhawks Win and Lose in Winter Classic
By Christopher Gabriel, CGabriel.com I spent New Year’s Eve at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul watching the Minnesota Wild defeat the San Jose Sharks in overtime. On a brutally cold night outside, it was a warm, festive atmosphere inside. Watching the game with a dear friend I had reconnected with after not seeing each other [...]
The Christmas Spirit and Customer Service: Return of the Grinch
By Christopher Gabriel, CGabriel.com Part 2 of The Christmas Spirit and Customer Service. Part 1 was published December 8, 2007 I look forward to the month of December and Christmas more than any other time of the year. The music, the decorations, the meaning of the holiday, the snow - so much good cheer in the air. [...]
