as “Metsa is as likable a narrator ever graced a barstool.” –Kirkus Review / Submitted photos. Alphabet Jazz is a collection of poetry, prose, stories, and songs I wrote between 1984 and 2022. It started coming together in 2020 as I was preparing to move out of Minneapolis, my home since 1978. The anthology is
As 2023 begins to unfold, we thought we would take a peek back at some of the covers and HTF content from previous Januarys. Visit www.hometownfocus.us to read entire e-editions of these and all of our previous editions. January 16, 2009 Jean Cole talks to Mary Matthews, president of the Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, locals offer
CHISHOLM- If you think history is boring, pay a visit to the new temporary exhibit at the Minnesota Discovery Center (MDC) which examines a particularly colorful period of Iron Range history. …
"Never Dry" takes a multifaceted look at how northern Minnesota bootlegged its way through the 1920s. An enthusiastic crowd turned out last week to take a first look at the new exhibit.